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Putative roles of neuregulin (NRG) and the ErbB receptors in skeletal muscle biology include myogenesis, acetylcholine receptor expression and glucose transport. To date, however the physiologic regulation of NRG/ErbB signaling has not been examined. We tested the hypothesis that contractile activity in vivo induces NRG/ErbB activation. Rat hind limb muscle contraction was elicited with a single bout of electrical stimulation (RX) or treadmill running (EX). Western blot and immunofluorescence confirmed the expression of multiple NRG isoforms and the ErbB2, ErbB3 and ErbB4 receptors in adult skeletal muscle. Both RX and EX significantly increased phosphorylation of all NRG receptors. Furthermore, contraction induced a shift in the expression profile of NRG, consistent with proteolytic processing of a transmembrane isoform. Thus two distinct modes of exercise activated processing of NRG with concomitant stimulation of ErbB2, ErbB3 and ErbB4 signaling in vivo. To our knowledge this is the first demonstration of physiological regulation of NRG/ErbB signaling in any organ and implicates this pathway in the metabolic and proliferative responses of skeletal muscle to exercise.
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