Publications by authors named "Volkan Adak"

Skeletal muscle has an enormous plastic potential to adapt to various external and internal perturbations. Although morphological changes in endurance-trained muscles are well described, the molecular underpinnings of training adaptation are poorly understood. We therefore aimed to elucidate the molecular signature of muscles of trained male mice and unravel the training status-dependent responses to an acute bout of exercise.

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Article Synopsis
  • The transcription of biological programs that control cell, tissue, and organ plasticity is not well understood, particularly regarding the role of transcription factors and coregulators.
  • PGC-1α is identified as a key regulator of adaptive transcription, with its C-terminal domain crucial for binding RNAs and forming multiprotein complexes involved in gene transcription and RNA processing.
  • This study reveals that PGC-1α helps orchestrate active transcription through liquid-liquid phase separation in nuclear compartments, particularly in skeletal muscle, offering insights into how transcriptional control supports metabolic adaptations in tissues.
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Exercise, in the form of endurance or resistance training, leads to specific molecular and cellular adaptions not only in skeletal muscles, but also in many other organs such as the brain, liver, fat or bone. In addition to direct effects of exercise on these organs, the production and release of a plethora of different signaling molecules from skeletal muscle are a centerpiece of systemic plasticity. Most studies have so far focused on the regulation and function of such myokines in acute exercise bouts.

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ATTR amyloidosis is one of the worldwide most abundant forms of systemic amyloidosis. The disease is caused by the misfolding of transthyretin protein and the formation of amyloid deposits at different sites within the body. Here, we present a 2.

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