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Rev-erb-α controls skeletal muscle calcium homeostasis through myoregulin repression: implications in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Boulinguiez, A.; Duhem, C.; Mayeuf-Louchart, A.; Pourcet, B.; Sebti, Y.; Kondratska, K.; Montel, V.; Delhaye, S.; Thorel, Q.; Beauchamp, J.; Hebras, A.; Gimenez, M.; Couvelaere, M.; Zecchin, M.; Ferri, L.; Prevarskaya, N.; Forand, A.; Gentil, C.; Pietri-Rouxel, F.; Bastide, B.; Staels, B.; Duez, H.; Lancel, S.

2021-04-22 cell biology
10.1101/2021.04.22.440922 bioRxiv
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The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) plays an important role in calcium homeostasis. SR calcium mishandling is described in pathological conditions such as myopathies. Here, we investigated whether the nuclear receptor Rev-erb- regulates skeletal muscle SR calcium homeostasis. Our data demonstrate that Rev-erb invalidation in mice impairs SERCA-dependent SR calcium uptake. Rev-erb- acts on calcium homeostasis by repressing the SERCA inhibitor Myoregulin, through direct binding to its promoter. Restoration of Myoregulin counteracts the effects of REV-ERB- overexpression on SR calcium content. Interestingly, myoblasts from Duchenne myopathy patients display downregulated REV-ERB expression, whereas pharmacological Rev-erb activation ameliorates SR calcium homeostasis, and improves muscle structure and function in dystrophic mdx/Utr+/- mice. Our findings demonstrate that Rev-erb- regulates muscle SR calcium homeostasis, pointing to its therapeutic interest for mitigating myopathy.

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