PMID- 35476671 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220511 LR - 20220716 IS - 1545-7885 (Electronic) IS - 1544-9173 (Print) IS - 1544-9173 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 4 DP - 2022 Apr TI - Optineurin promotes myogenesis during muscle regeneration in mice by autophagic degradation of GSK3beta. PG - e3001619 LID - 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001619 [doi] LID - e3001619 AB - Skeletal muscle regeneration is essential for maintaining muscle function in injury and muscular disease. Myogenesis plays key roles in forming new myofibers during the process. Here, through bioinformatic screen for the potential regulators of myogenesis from 5 independent microarray datasets, we identify an overlapping differentially expressed gene (DEG) optineurin (OPTN). Optn knockdown (KD) delays muscle regeneration in mice and impairs C2C12 myoblast differentiation without affecting their proliferation. Conversely, Optn overexpression (OE) promotes myoblast differentiation. Mechanistically, OPTN increases nuclear levels of beta-catenin and enhances the T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor (TCF/LEF) transcription activity, suggesting activation of Wnt signaling pathway. The activation is accompanied by decreased protein levels of glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK3beta), a negative regulator of the pathway. We further show that OPTN physically interacts with and targets GSK3beta for autophagic degradation. Pharmacological inhibition of GSK3beta rescues the impaired myogenesis induced by Optn KD during muscle regeneration and myoblast differentiation, corroborating that GSK3beta is the downstream effector of OPTN-mediated myogenesis. Together, our study delineates the novel role of OPTN as a potential regulator of myogenesis and may open innovative therapeutic perspectives for muscle regeneration. FAU - Shi, Xiao Chen AU - Shi XC AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China. FAU - Xia, Bo AU - Xia B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4041-9151 AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China. FAU - Zhang, Jian Feng AU - Zhang JF AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China. FAU - Zhang, Rui Xin AU - Zhang RX AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China. FAU - Zhang, Dan Yang AU - Zhang DY AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China. FAU - Liu, Huan AU - Liu H AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China. FAU - Xie, Bao Cai AU - Xie BC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0611-0131 AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China. FAU - Wang, Yong Liang AU - Wang YL AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China. FAU - Wu, Jiang Wei AU - Wu JW AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6183-6368 AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220427 PL - United States TA - PLoS Biol JT - PLoS biology JID - 101183755 RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (Membrane Transport Proteins) RN - 0 (Optn protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Gsk3b protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Autophagy MH - *Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation/genetics MH - *Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta/genetics/metabolism MH - *Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Mice MH - *Muscle Development/genetics MH - Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism MH - *Wnt Signaling Pathway/genetics PMC - PMC9084533 COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2022/04/28 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/12 06:00 PMCR- 2022/04/27 CRDT- 2022/04/27 17:10 PHST- 2021/10/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/04/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/04/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/04/27 17:10 [entrez] PHST- 2022/04/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PBIOLOGY-D-21-02724 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001619 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS Biol. 2022 Apr 27;20(4):e3001619. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001619. eCollection 2022 Apr.