Asymmetric Self-renewal and Commitment of Satellite Stem Cells in Muscle.
From: The Sprott Center for Stem Cell Research, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Molecular Medicine Program, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada.
Cell
- Publish Date: Jun 2007
- ISSN: 0092-8674
- Volume: 129
- Issue: 5
- Pages: 999-1010
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Kuang Shihuan, Kuroda Kazuki, Le Grand Fabien, et al. Asymmetric Self-renewal and Commitment of Satellite Stem Cells in Muscle.. Cell Jun 2007;129:999-1010
Abstract
Satellite cells play a central role in mediating the growth and regeneration of skeletal muscle. However, whether satellite cells are stem cells, committed progenitors, or dedifferentiated myoblasts has remained unclear. Using Myf5-Cre and ROSA26-YFP Cre-reporter alleles, we observed that in vivo 10% of sublaminar Pax7-expressing satellite cells have never expressed Myf5. Moreover, we found that Pax7(+)/Myf5(-) satellite cells gave rise to Pax7(+)/Myf5(+) satellite cells through apical-basal oriented divisions that asymmetrically generated a basal Pax7(+)/Myf5(-) and an apical Pax7(+)/Myf5(+) cells. Prospective isolation and transplantation into muscle revealed that whereas Pax7(+)/Myf5(+) cells exhibited precocious differentiation, Pax7(+)/Myf5(-) cells extensively contributed to the satellite cell reservoir throughout the injected muscle. Therefore, we conclude that satellite cells are a heterogeneous population composed of stem cells and committed progenitors. These results provide critical insights into satellite cell biology and open new avenues for therapeutic treatment of neuromuscular diseases.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Cell Differentiation, Cell Separation, Cell Transplantation, Female, Luminescent Proteins, Male, Mice, Muscle, Skeletal, Myogenic Regulatory Factor 5, PAX7 Transcription Factor, Receptors, Notch, Satellite Cells, Skeletal Muscle
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