Guo, T., Chen, W.P., Jou, W., Gavrilova, O., Portas, J. & McPherron, A.C. Myostatin inhibition decreases blood glucose and hyperphagia in a mouse model of lipodystrophy. Diabetes, 2012 May 17. [Epub ahead of print].
Wang, Q. & McPherron, A.C. (2012) Myostatin inhibition induces muscle fibre hypertrophy prior to satellite cell activation. J. Physiol. 590(Pt 9):2151-65.
McPherron, A.C., Guo, T., Wang, Q. & Portas, J. (2012) Soluble activin receptor type IIB treatment does not cause fat loss in mice with diet-induced obesity. Diabetes Obes. Metab. 14(3):279-82.
Allen, D.L., Hittel, D. & McPherron, A.C. Expression and function of myostatin in obesity, diabetes, and exercise adaptation. (2011) Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 43(10):1828-35. (Review)
McPherron, A.C. (2010) Metabolic functions of myostatin and GDF11. Immunol., Endocr. & Metab. Agents Med. Chem. 10(4):217-231.
Savage, K.J. & McPherron, A.C. (2010) Endurance exercise training in myostatin null mice. Muscle Nerve 42(3):355-362.
Lipina, C., Kendall, H., McPherron, A.C., Taylor, P.M. & Hundal, H.S. (2010) Mechanisms involved in the enhancement of mammalian target of rapamycin signalling and hypertrophy in skeletal muscle of myostatin-deficient Mice. FEBS Lett. 584(11):2403-2408.
Cash, J.N., Rejon, C.A., McPherron, A.C., Bernard, D.J. & Thompson, T.B. (2009) The structure of myostatin:follistatin 288: Insights into receptor utilization and heparin binding. EMBO J. 28:2662-2676.
Guo, T., Jou, W., Chanturiya, T., Portas, J., Gavrilova, O. & McPherron, A.C. (2009) Myostatin inhibition in muscle, but not adipose tissue, decreases fat mass and improves insulin sensitivity. PLoS ONE 4(3):e4937.
McPherron, A.C., Huynh, T.V. & Lee, S-J. (2009) Redundancy of myostatin and growth/differentiation factor 11 function. BMC Dev. Biol. 9:24.
Manceau, M., Gros, J., Savage, K., Thomé, V., McPherron, A., Paterson, B., & Marcelle, C. (2008) Myostatin limits the expansion of the embryonic muscle progenitor population by promoting terminal differentiation. Genes Dev. 22:668-681.
Wolfman, N.M., McPherron, A.C., Pappano, W.N., Davies, M.V., Song, K., Tomkinson, K.N., Wright, J.F., Zhao, L., Sebald, S.M., Greenspan, D.S. & Lee, S-J. (2003) Activation of latent myostatin by the BMP-1/tolloid family of metalloproteinases. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100:15842-15846.
Hamrick, M.W., McPherron, A.C. & Lovejoy, C.O. (2002) Bone mineral content and density in the humerus of adult myostatin-deficient mice. Calcif. Tissue Int. 71:63-68.
McPherron, A.C. & Lee, S-J. (2002) Suppression of body fat accumulation in myostatin deficient mice. J. Clin. Invest. 109:595-601.
Wagner, K.R., McPherron, A.C., Winik, N. & Lee, S-J. (2002) Loss of myostatin attenuates severity of muscular dystrophy in mdx mice. Ann. Neurol. 52:832-836.
Zimmers-Koniaris, T., Davies, M.V., Koniaris, L.G., Haynes, P., Esquela, A.F., Tomkinson, K.N., McPherron, A.C., Wolfman, N.M. & Lee, S-J. (2002) Induction of cachexia in mice by systemically administered myostatin. Science 296:1486-1488.
Lee, S-J. & McPherron, A.C. (2001) Regulation of myostatin activity and muscle growth. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98:9306-9311.
Hamrick, M.W., McPherron, A.C., Lovejoy, C.O. & Hudson, J. (2000) Femoral morphology and cross-sectional geometry of adult myostatin-deficient mice. Bone 27:343-349.
Lee, S-J. & McPherron, A.C. (1999) Myostatin and the control of skeletal muscle mass. Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev. 9:604-607.
McPherron, A.C., Lawler, A.M. & Lee, S-J. (1999) Regulation of anterior/posterior patterning of the axial skeleton by growth/differentiation factor 11. Nat. Genet. 22:260-264.
McPherron, A.C. & Lee, S-J. (1997) Double muscling in cattle due to mutations in the myostatin gene. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:12457-12461.
McPherron, A.C., Lawler, A.M. & Lee, S-J. (1997) Regulation of skeletal muscle mass in mice by a new TGF-ß superfamily member. Nature 387: 83-90.