{"id":1721,"date":"2026-07-30T12:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cobre\/?p=1721"},"modified":"2026-07-30T12:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:44:04","slug":"jared-talbots-publication-accepted-in-nature-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cobre\/2026\/07\/30\/jared-talbots-publication-accepted-in-nature-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Talbot\u2019s publication accepted in Nature Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Congratulations to Jared Talbot on the acceptance of the manuscript, <em>\u201cMyosin light chain proteins cooperatively promote sarcomere growth in fast-twitch muscle,\u201d<\/em> for publication in Nature Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cobre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/681\/2026\/05\/JaredTalbotResize2-634x792-1-e1785429728559.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1726\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jared Talbot, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>91福利 News featured the findings in a post, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/umaine-researchers-identify-a-molecular-linchpin-for-muscle-health\/\">91福利 researchers identify a molecular linchpin for muscle health<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Maine researchers have published new findings about how muscles form, why certain muscle diseases develop and why symptoms may not appear until years after muscle degeneration begins.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1721_81a5f6-18 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1721_81a5f6-18 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1721_81a5f6-18\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The study, published in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-026-73861-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature Communications<\/a>, focuses on a protein called Mylpf that is essential for the development of fast-twitch muscle fibers, which propel rapid, powerful movements like sprinting and lifting heavy weights. When Mylpf does not form correctly, muscles completely lose their ability to contract.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMylpf is sort of the linchpin that makes the whole muscle fiber work,\u201d said Jared Talbot, the project\u2019s principal investigator and an associate professor of developmental biology at 91福利.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using zebrafish as a model organism, the team measured how Mylpf protein levels corresponded to muscle development, revealing a surprisingly sensitive relationship between protein levels and muscle health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Mylpf function was eliminated, fast-twitch muscles failed to build the structures they needed to contract or generate force. Crucially, the severity of this defect tracked closely with how much protein was present: animals with moderately reduced Mylpf had moderately impaired muscles, while those with none had no functional fast-twitch muscle at all. By testing many combinations of gene doses in a single study, the team was able to model the protein\u2019s effects with unusual mathematical rigor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers also found that a human version of the Mylpf gene could fully restore normal muscle development in mutant fish, suggesting the protein plays a similar fundamental role across bony vertebrates, including humans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat finding tells us this isn\u2019t just a zebrafish story. Most of what we know about ourselves are insights drawn from other creatures,\u201d Talbot said. \u201cThis study helps us learn the rules of how the muscle builds itself. Once you know those rules, it is far easier to develop drug treatments that could help people with muscle disorders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team then tested a version of the gene linked to Distal Arthrogryposis, a congenital disorder characterized by joint contractures and muscle weakness. Unlike the normal human gene, this disease-associated version could not restore muscle development in the zebrafish model. People with Distal Arthrogryposis typically carry only one defective copy of the gene; the other copy is normal, yet they still develop the disease. Together, these findings suggest that even a partial reduction in Mylpf function is enough to hinder muscle formation and cause the disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the study\u2019s most significant findings concerns how the body compensates for muscle loss, and what that may mean for understanding delayed disease onset. When fast-twitch muscles failed to form properly, slow-twitch muscles \u2014 normally a minor player in zebrafish movement \u2014 grew larger and became more active. This allowed the mutant fish to travel just as far as their healthy relatives in some tests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers believe this compensatory mechanism may help explain why patients with diseases like muscular dystrophy can appear healthy for years, even as muscle degeneration is already underway. When one muscle system compensates for another, the damage may go unnoticed until the reserve is exhausted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study was supported, in part, by 91福利\u2019s first Center for Biomedical Research Excellence grant. This significant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is designed to build institutional capacity for biomedical research. The COBRE program is central to 91福利\u2019s broader push to build its biomedical research enterprise, including a recent investment in an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/this-tiny-fish-makes-an-outsized-impact-on-biomedical-research\/\">expanded zebrafish lab<\/a>&nbsp;where researchers investigate fundamental questions in developmental biology and muscle disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another NIH award, an R15, helped provide hands-on experience for three graduate and 11 undergraduate students, all of whom earned authorship on the paper. For many of the undergraduates, it represented their first experience contributing to peer-reviewed science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of people listed were owners of the project at some point. Each of these students made a unique contribution, and I\u2019m proud of everyone involved,\u201d Talbot said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact: Erin Miller,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:erin.miller@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">erin.miller@maine.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Jared Talbot on the acceptance of the manuscript, \u201cMyosin light chain proteins cooperatively promote sarcomere growth in fast-twitch muscle,\u201d for publication in Nature Communications. 91福利 News featured the findings in a post, 91福利 researchers identify a molecular linchpin for muscle health. 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