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Integrated Multi-omic Profiling Reveals Early Regulatory Events in Dexamethasone Muscle Atrophy

Nakagawa, S.; Sommer, T.; Jarosch, E.; Mertins, P.; Popp, O.; Fielitz, J.; Misios, A.

2025-06-17 molecular biology
10.1101/2025.06.12.659253 bioRxiv
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Skeletal muscle atrophy and weakness are major contributors to morbidity, prolonged recovery, and long-term disability across a wide range of diseases. Atrophy is caused by breakdown of sarcomeric proteins resulting in loss of muscle mass and strength. Molecular mechanism underlying the onset of muscle atrophy and its progression have been analysed in patients, mice, and cell culture but the complementarity of these model systems remains to be explored. Here, we applied deep-coverage transcriptomic and proteomic profiling to characterize dynamic changes during dexamethasone-induced atrophy in the widely used murine skeletal muscle cell line C2C12. Comparison with published datasets confirmed that muscle differentiation is well recapitulated in C2C12 myotubes. Under dexamethasone treatment, this model was particularly suited to capture early atrophy events. We identified alterations in mitochondrial gene expression and differential alternative splicing events during early-stage myotube atrophy. This dataset complements existing in vivo data and provides novel insights into the regulatory processes during skeletal muscle wasting.

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