Atrophy of skeletal muscle in cancer cachexia results in weakness (asthenia) and death. Muscle mass is controlled by the rate of protein synthesis and the rate of protein degradation, which in the ...

Presence of fatty acids determines skeletal stem cell development. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 02 / 200226131314.htm. KU Leuven.

More information: Ching Wah Donna Li et al, Essential amino acids and branched-chain amino acids are associated with skeletal muscle and inflammatory parameters in older age, Biogerontology (2025 ...

If there are no fatty acids nearby, progenitor cells activate the SOX9 gene, which plays an important role in skeletal development. This is the signal for the cell to become a cartilage cell.