Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Methionine adenosyltransferase2A inhibition restores metabolism to improve regenerative capacity and strength of aged skeletal muscle

  • Nika Rajabian,
  • Izuagie Ikhapoh,
  • Shahryar Shahini,
  • Debanik Choudhury,
  • Ramkumar Thiyagarajan,
  • Aref Shahini,
  • Joseph Kulczyk,
  • Kendall Breed,
  • Shilpashree Saha,
  • Mohamed Alaa Mohamed,
  • Susan B. Udin,
  • Aimee Stablewski,
  • Kenneth Seldeen,
  • Bruce R. Troen,
  • Kirkwood Personius,
  • Stelios T. Andreadis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36483-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Aged myoblasts suffer from impaired glycolysis and insulin resistance, but increase methionine catabolism, possibly to meet energetic demands. Here, authors show that inhibiting methionine metabolism via NANOG reprogramming or MAT2A inhibition restores the function and regeneration capacity of aged muscle.