Title |
Ubiquitous Gasp1 overexpression in mice leads mainly to a hypermuscular phenotype
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Published in |
BMC Genomics, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2164-13-541 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Olivier Monestier, Caroline Brun, Katy Heu, Bruno Passet, Mélanie Malhouroux, Laetitia Magnol, Jean-Luc Vilotte, Véronique Blanquet |
Abstract |
Myostatin, a member of the TGFβ superfamily, is well known as a potent and specific negative regulator of muscle growth. Targeting the myostatin signalling pathway may offer promising therapeutic strategies for the treatment of muscle-wasting disorders. In the last decade, various myostatin-binding proteins have been identified to be able to inhibit myostatin activity. One of these is GASP1 (Growth and Differentiation Factor-Associated Serum Protein-1), a protein containing a follistatin domain as well as multiple domains associated with protease inhibitors. Despite in vitro data, remarkably little is known about in vivo functions of Gasp1. To further address the role of GASP1 during mouse development and in adulthood, we generated a gain-of-function transgenic mouse model that overexpresses Gasp1 under transcriptional control of the human cytomegalovirus immediate-early promoter/enhancer. |
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