Negative elongation factor regulates muscle progenitor expansion for efficient myofiber repair and stem cell pool repopulation

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Negative elongation factor (NELF) is a critical transcriptional regulator that stabilizes paused RNA polymerase to permit rapid gene expression changes in response to environmental cues. Although NELF is essential for embryonic development, its role in adult stem cells remains unclear. In this study, through a muscle-stem-cell-specific deletion, we showed that NELF is required for efficient muscle regeneration and stem cell pool replenishment. In mechanistic studies using PRO-seq, single-cell trajectory analyses and myofiber cultures revealed that NELF works at a specific stage of regeneration whereby it modulates p53 signaling to permit massive expansion of muscle progenitors. Strikingly, transplantation experiments indicated that these progenitors are also necessary for stem cell pool repopulation, implying that they are able to return to quiescence. Thus, we identified a critical role for NELF in the expansion of muscle progenitors in response to injury and revealed that progenitors returning to quiescence are major contributors to the stem cell pool repopulation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Developmental cell - 56(2021), 7 vom: 05. Apr., Seite 1014-1029.e7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Robinson, Daniel C L [VerfasserIn]
Ritso, Morten [VerfasserIn]
Nelson, Geoffrey M [VerfasserIn]
Mokhtari, Zeinab [VerfasserIn]
Nakka, Kiran [VerfasserIn]
Bandukwala, Hina [VerfasserIn]
Goldman, Seth R [VerfasserIn]
Park, Peter J [VerfasserIn]
Mounier, Rémi [VerfasserIn]
Chazaud, Bénédicte [VerfasserIn]
Brand, Marjorie [VerfasserIn]
Rudnicki, Michael A [VerfasserIn]
Adelman, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Dilworth, F Jeffrey [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Eye Proteins
Journal Article
Muscle regeneration
Muscle stem cells
NELF
Nascent transcript stability
Negative elongation factor
Nerve Growth Factors
P53 signaling
PEDF signaling
Pigment epithelium-derived factor
Promoter proximal pausing
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Serpins
Stem cell niche
Stem cell self-renewal
Transcription Factors
Transcriptional regulation
Trp53 protein, mouse
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

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Date Completed 23.08.2021

Date Revised 06.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.devcel.2021.02.025

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322921309