Improved regenerative myogenesis and muscular dystrophy in mice lacking Mkp5
Shi H, Verma M, Zhang L, Dong C, Flavell RA, Bennett AM. Improved regenerative myogenesis and muscular dystrophy in mice lacking Mkp5. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 2064-2077. PMID: 23543058, PMCID: PMC3635719, DOI: 10.1172/jci64375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell ProliferationCrosses, GeneticDual-Specificity PhosphatasesDystrophinFemaleMaleMAP Kinase Kinase 4MAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMuscle, SkeletalMusclesMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneMutationP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesRegenerationStem CellsConceptsMuscle stem cell functionMitogen-activated protein kinaseStem cell functionMKP-5MAPK phosphataseSkeletal muscle diseasesRegenerative myogenesisCell functionMuscle stem cell proliferationP38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseMuscle stem cellsDegenerative skeletal muscle diseaseStem cell proliferationEssential negative regulatorProtein kinaseMuscle diseaseNegative regulatorMAPK activityGenetic lossMKP5Muscle phenotypeDystrophic muscle phenotypeStem cellsMuscular dystrophyCell proliferation