EGFR-Aurka Signaling Rescues Polarity and Regeneration Defects in Dystrophin-Deficient Muscle Stem Cells by Increasing Asymmetric Divisions

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Loss of dystrophin expression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) causes progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle, which is exacerbated by reduced self-renewing asymmetric divisions of muscle satellite cells. This, in turn, affects the production of myogenic precursors and impairs regeneration and suggests that increasing such divisions may be beneficial. Here, through a small-molecule screen, we identified epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and Aurora kinase A (Aurka) as regulators of asymmetric satellite cell divisions. Inhibiting EGFR causes a substantial shift from asymmetric to symmetric division modes, whereas EGF treatment increases asymmetric divisions. EGFR activation acts through Aurka to orient mitotic centrosomes, and inhibiting Aurka blocks EGF stimulation-induced asymmetric division. In vivo EGF treatment markedly activates asymmetric divisions of dystrophin-deficient satellite cells in mdx mice, increasing progenitor numbers, enhancing regeneration, and restoring muscle strength. Therefore, activating an EGFR-dependent polarity pathway promotes functional rescue of dystrophin-deficient satellite cells and enhances muscle force generation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Cell stem cell - 24(2019), 3 vom: 07. März, Seite 419-432.e6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Yu Xin [VerfasserIn]
Feige, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Brun, Caroline E [VerfasserIn]
Hekmatnejad, Bahareh [VerfasserIn]
Dumont, Nicolas A [VerfasserIn]
Renaud, Jean-Marc [VerfasserIn]
Faulkes, Sharlene [VerfasserIn]
Guindon, Daniel E [VerfasserIn]
Rudnicki, Michael A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AURKA protein, human
Apicobasal polarity
Asymmetric cell division
Aurka
Aurka protein, mouse
Aurora Kinase A
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Dystrophin
EC 2.7.10.1
EC 2.7.11.1
EGF
EGFR
EGFR protein, human
EGFR protein, mouse
ErbB Receptors
Journal Article
Muscle stem cell
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Satellite cell
Skeletal muscle

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Date Completed 23.04.2020

Date Revised 23.04.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.stem.2019.01.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM293398909