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Skeletal muscle autophagy: a new metabolic regulator
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Autophagy classically functions as a physiological process to degrade cytoplasmic components, protein aggregates, and/or organelles, as a mechanism for nutrient breakdown, and as a regulator of cellular architecture. Proper autophagic flux is vital for both functional skeletal muscle, which controls the support and movement of the skeleton, and muscle metabolism. The role of autophagy as a metabolic regulator in muscle has been previously studied; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms that control autophagy in skeletal muscle have only recently begun to emerge. We review recent literature on the molecular pathways controlling skeletal muscle autophagy and discuss how they connect autophagy to metabolic regulation. We also focus on the implications these studies hold for understanding metabolic and muscle-wasting diseases.
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- Authors
- Neel, B. A., Lin, Y., & Pessin, J. E.
- Affiliations
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Pessin, Jeffrey E.
- Venue
- Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-12
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 635-643
- ISSN
- 1043-2760 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3849822
- OpenAlex
- W2054835522
- Cited by
- 178
- References
- 74
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 13
- FWCI
- 1.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging (AG23475, T32AG023475)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK033823, R37DK033823, DK033823, P60DK020541)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (AR-064420, R01AR064420)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
- Keywords
- autophagic flux, muscle metabolism, metabolic regulation
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Autophagy, Humans, Signal Transduction, Muscle, Skeletal
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