Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) activity is required for inhibition of skeletal muscle differentiation by insulin-like growth factor 1 or fibroblast growth factor 2

Endocrinology
C M Weyman, A Wolfman

Abstract

Both insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) are key modulators of skeletal myoblast differentiation. The critical signaling pathways used by either IGF-1 or FGF-2 to inhibit differentiation have not been determined. In this study, we show that both IGF-1 and FGF-2 inhibit the differentiation of 23A2 myoblasts and that both stimulate signaling through mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase (MEK) to MAPK roughly 8-fold in 23A2 myoblasts. We used the selective chemical inhibitor of MEK, PD 098059, to determine if signaling by MEK is required by IGF-1 or FGF-2 to inhibit differentiation. PD 098059 did not affect the ability of 23A2 myoblasts to differentiate. Addition of PD 098059 to the culture medium 10 min before the addition of IGF-1 or FGF-2 completely blocked the signal from MEK to MAPK and restored the ability of the 23A2 myoblasts to differentiate in the presence of either IGF-1 or FGF-2. The peak of signaling through MEK to MAPK in response to either IGF-1 or FGF-2 occurred within the first hour with maximal activation observed after 10 min. This signal remained elevated (at roughly 70% above basal) for at least 48 h. PD 098059 was added to the culture 60 min after IGF-1 or FGF-...Continue Reading

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