Cell autonomous requirement of neurofibromin (Nf1) for postnatal muscle hypertrophic growth and metabolic homeostasis.
Xiaoyan WeiJulia FrankeMario OstKristina WardelmannStefan BörnoBernd TimmermannDavid MeierhoferAndré KleinriddersSusanne KlausSigmar StrickerPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2020)
Our results demonstrate a cell autonomous role for Nf1 in myogenic cells during postnatal muscle growth required for metabolic and proteostatic homeostasis. Furthermore, Nf1 deficiency in muscle drives cross-tissue communication and mobilization of lipid reserves.