Akt deficiency attenuates muscle size and function but not the response to ActRIIB inhibition.

Akt is a critical mediator of developmental skeletal muscle growth. Treatment with a soluble ActRIIB fusion protein (ActRIIB-mFc) increases skeletal muscle mass and strength by inhibiting myostatin and related peptides. Recent in vitro studies have suggested that Akt signaling is necessary for the a...

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Main Authors: Marcus D Goncalves, Emidio E Pistilli, Anthony Balduzzi, Morris J Birnbaum, Jennifer Lachey, Tejvir S Khurana, Rexford S Ahima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2939888?pdf=render