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Cryosectioning of Contiguous Regions of a Single Mouse Skeletal Muscle for Gene Expression and Histological Analyses
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2016
Consecutive cryo-sections are collected to enable histological applications and enrichment of RNA for gene expression measurements using adjacent regions from a single mouse skeletal muscle. High-quality RNA is obtained from 20 - 30 mg of pooled cryosections and measurements are directly compared across applications.
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Paraffin-Embedded and Frozen Sections of Drosophila Adult Muscles
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2010
Identification of mechanisms underlying muscle damage is crucial. Here we present the histological technique for preparing paraffin-embedded and frozen sections of Drosophila thoracic muscles. This allows analysis of muscle morphology and localization of protein and other muscle cell components.
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Ex Vivo Assessment of Contractility, Fatigability and Alternans in Isolated Skeletal Muscles
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2012
We describe a method to directly measure muscle force, muscle power, contractile kinetics and fatigability of isolated skeletal muscles in an in vitro system using field stimulation. Valuable information on Ca2+ handling properties and contractile machinery of the muscle can be obtained using different stimulating protocols.
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Evaluation of Muscle Function of the Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscle Ex vivo and Tibialis Anterior Muscle In situ in Mice
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2013
Changes in limb muscle contractile and passive mechanical properties are important biomarkers for muscle diseases. This manuscript describes physiological assays to measure these properties in the murine extensor digitorum longus and tibialis anterior muscles.
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In Vivo Canine Muscle Function Assay
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2011
We describe a minimally-invasive and painless method to measure canine hindlimb muscle strength and muscle response to repeated eccentric contractions.
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Regulated gene expression determines when and where a muscle-associated gene contributes to muscle biology. In muscle cells, activity can influence myoblast differentiation, sarcomere assembly, calcium handling, or energy metabolism, depending on the gene and its product. This context matters because the same broad outcome, such as impaired contraction, may arise from disruption of different cellular processes.
These processes represent distinct functional dimensions of muscle biology. Sarcomere assembly supports the organization required for contraction, calcium handling helps regulate contractile activity, and energy metabolism supplies resources for cellular function. Examining them separately helps researchers connect a gene or gene product to a particular muscle process rather than treating all abnormalities as a single mechanism.
Mutations or altered regulation can disturb the cellular pathways controlled by muscle-associated genes. The resulting effects may involve muscle formation, structural organization, contraction, maintenance, or repair. Genetic analysis therefore examines not only whether a sequence change is present, but also how disrupted gene activity could relate to the affected muscle process and the observed myopathy.
A study may begin by examining the gene’s contribution to muscle biology, then assessing genetic variants or altered regulation in relation to disease. Researchers can use disease models to investigate the suspected mechanism and evaluate whether the gene or its pathway represents a potential diagnostic or therapeutic target. Each stage links molecular findings with muscle-related outcomes.
Researchers examine these genes to identify molecular changes associated with both inherited and acquired myopathies. Comparing gene activity, mutations, or regulatory alterations with muscle abnormalities can help clarify disease mechanisms. This approach supports the search for genetic contributors and provides a framework for connecting disrupted muscle formation, structure, contraction, maintenance, or repair with disease.
Functional context helps researchers judge whether a genetic variant could affect a relevant muscle pathway. If a variant is linked to altered differentiation, sarcomere organization, calcium handling, or energy metabolism, that connection may help explain its potential significance. Disease models can then be used to investigate the relationship between the variant, gene activity, and muscle-related outcomes.