Sakari Mäntyselkä, Marco Ahvenlammi, Jennika Vartiainen, Eeli J. Halonen, Kalle Kolari, Henning Wackerhage, Perttu Permi, Markku Varjosalo, Milla Kelahaara, Juha P. Ahtiainen, Elina Kalenius, Riikka Kivelä, Juha J. Hulmi
Human skeletal muscle cells increase glucose utilization for protein, lipid, and especially RNA synthesis during their growth. Resistance training-induced muscle growth increases the abundance of enzymes and metabolites needed for nucleotide, serine, and glycine synthesis. The results suggest an underappreciated role of glucose utilization for biomass production during human muscle cell growth.