NF-κB signaling in skeletal muscle health and disease

Document Type

Book

Abstract

Muscle development, growth, and maintenance require an intricate and timely series of events initiated through a multitude of signaling pathways. The very nature of skeletal muscle requires tremendous plasticity to accommodate the need for anabolism or catabolism, and deregulation of these processes may be a tipping point in the development or progression of various skeletal muscle disorders. Among the relevant signaling pathways, NF-κB has emerged as a critical factor involved in various facets of muscle homeostasis. In this review, we summarize the NF-κB signaling pathway and provide a fresh perspective into the regulation and function of this transcription factor, underlying both the physiological and pathophysiological states of skeletal muscle. © 2011 Elsevier Inc.

Keywords

Atrophy, Cachexia, IKK, Muscular dystrophy, Myogenesis, NF-κB, Skeletal muscle, Stress

Publication Date

5-30-2011

Publication Title

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

ISSN

00702153

Volume

96

First Page

85

Last Page

119

PubMed ID

21621068

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/B978-0-12-385940-2.00004-8

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