PRESENTING BY: KRANTI KIRAN D M.Tech BT BEARING MTBT- 11 WHAT IS MYOSTATIN ?
Myostatin is also called as MSTN
The MSTN gene provides instructions for making a protein called myostatin. This protein is part of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) super family, which is a group of proteins that help control the growth and development of tissues throughout the body. Myostatin is found almost exclusively in muscles used for movement (skeletal muscles), where it is active both before and after birth. This protein normally restrains muscle growth, ensuring that muscles do not grow too large. Myostatin has been studied extensively in mice, cows, and other animals, and it appears to have a similar function in humans. History of myostatin !!!!! The gene encoding Myostatin was discovered in 1997 by geneticists Alexandra McPherron and Se-Jin Lee Some researchers at John Hopkins University discovered that a genetic defect found in certain bulls cause them to develop huge musculature. The defect was the absence of a gene that produces the peptide Myostatin Some breeds in dog also lead this idea ……. Myostatin ….. Myostatin (MSTN) has clearly been shown to be an important negative of muscle growth in mammals . As we all know that the muscle growth will be there to certain age limit , after that the Myostatin stop the muscle growth . The Human myostatin consists of two identical subunits, each consisting of 109 amino acid residues. Its total molecular weight is 25.0 kDa . What other names do people use for the MSTN gene or gene products? GDF8 GDF-8 GDF8_HUMAN growth differentiation factor Where is the MSTN gene located?
Cytogenetic Location: 2q32.2
The MSTN gene is located on the long (q) arm of chromosome2 at
position 32.2 What happens if myostatin does not bind ?????? The muscle growth does not stops ………. It grows rapidly , you can't even imagine . The sub muscle develops , which are not developed in normal life cycles . Animals lacking myostatin or animals treated with substances such as follistatin that block the binding of myostatin to its receptor have significantly larger muscles Some images are shown below …… In cattle ………. In dogs …….. While coming to the humans …… The humans are the higher order mammals in this environment. This is occurred as a deficiency syndrome , this syndrome / disease is called as ACE-031 (Neuromuscular Disease) This He is a patient ….. Not a body builder….