Nucleic Acid Aptamer Selection Against Myostatin as a Therapeutic Treatment for Amyotrophic Disorders

Figure 1. Diagram of the development of myotubes(muscle cells). The black lines show at which points in the process does myostatin (MSTN) exert its negative regulation. The red lines show where the aptamers will take action to prevent myostatin from triggering the signal transduction pathway. Picture courtesy of Rios, Ramon (2001).