Translational control of skeletal muscle mass by the transcriptional repressor BCL6

Using mRNA-seq and ChIP-seq in muscle tissue, we found that BCL6 controls a broad range of anabolic targets, directly suppressing eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 (Eif4epb1) and myostatin (Mstn) while enhancing insulin-like growth factor 1 (Igf1) and androgen receptor (Ar). Consistent with these gene regulatory effects, skeletal muscle ablation of Bcl6 increased physical association of the translation initiation factor eIF4E with its inhibitor EIF4E-BP1 and ribosomal sequencing in vivo revealed reduced translation efficiency. Overall design: Genome-wide maps of chromatin state, gene expression, and translation efficiency in skeletal muscle in wild-type, control, and Bcl6 knock-out mice.