SR Ca2+ leak in skeletal muscle fibers acts as an intracellular signal to increase fatigue resistance.

Effective practices to improve skeletal muscle fatigue resistance are crucial for athletes as well as patients with dysfunctional muscles. To this end, it is important to identify the cellular signaling pathway that triggers mitochondrial biogenesis and thereby increases oxidative capacity and fatigue resistance in skeletal muscle fibers. Here, we test the hypothesis that the stress induced in skeletal muscle fibers by endurance exercise causes a reduction in the association of FK506-binding protein 12 (FKBP12) with ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1). This will result in a mild Ca2+ leak from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), which could trigger mitochondrial biogenesis and improved fatigue resistance. After giving mice access to an in-cage running wheel for three weeks, we observed decreased FKBP12 association to RYR1, increased baseline [Ca2+]i, and signaling associated with greater mitochondrial biogenesis in muscle, including PGC1α1. After six weeks of voluntary running, FKBP12 association is normalized, baseline [Ca2+]i returned to values below that of nonrunning controls, and signaling for increased mitochondrial biogenesis was no longer present. The adaptations toward improved endurance exercise performance that were observed with training could be mimicked by pharmacological agents that destabilize RYR1 and thereby induce a modest Ca2+ leak. We conclude that a mild RYR1 SR Ca2+ leak is a key trigger for the signaling pathway that increases muscle fatigue resistance.

Mattsson, C. Mikael,1979-Karolinska Institutet,Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan,Björn Ekbloms forskningsgrupp(Swepub:gih)mikaelm (author)
Cheng, Arthur JKarolinska Institutet (author)
Bruton, Joseph DKarolinska Institutet (author)
Ekblom, Björn,1938-Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan,Björn Ekbloms forskningsgrupp(Swepub:gih)bjorne (author)
Lanner, Johanna TKarolinska Institutet (author)
Westerblad, HåkanKarolinska Institutet (author)
Karolinska InstitutetBjörn Ekbloms forskningsgrupp (creator_code:org_t)

In:The Journal of General Physiology: Rockefeller University Press151:4, s. 567-5770022-12951540-7748

By the author/editor: Ivarsson, Niklas; Mattsson, C. Mik ...; Cheng, Arthur J; Bruton, Joseph D; Ekblom, Björn, 1 ...; Lanner, Johanna ...; show more...; Westerblad, Håka ...; show less...

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Basic Medicine; and Physiology

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