Murine muscle stem cell response to perturbations of the neuromuscular junction are attenuated with aging

© 2021, Larouche et al..

During aging and neuromuscular diseases, there is a progressive loss of skeletal muscle volume and function impacting mobility and quality of life. Muscle loss is often associated with denervation and a loss of resident muscle stem cells (satellite cells or MuSCs); however, the relationship between MuSCs and innervation has not been established. Herein, we administered severe neuromuscular trauma to a transgenic murine model that permits MuSC lineage tracing. We show that a subset of MuSCs specifically engraft in a position proximal to the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), the synapse between myofibers and motor neurons, in healthy young adult muscles. In aging and in a mouse model of neuromuscular degeneration (Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase knockout - Sod1-/-), this localized engraftment behavior was reduced. Genetic rescue of motor neurons in Sod1-/- mice reestablished integrity of the NMJ in a manner akin to young muscle and partially restored MuSC ability to engraft into positions proximal to the NMJ. Using single cell RNA-sequencing of MuSCs isolated from aged muscle, we demonstrate that a subset of MuSCs are molecularly distinguishable from MuSCs responding to myofiber injury and share similarity to synaptic myonuclei. Collectively, these data reveal unique features of MuSCs that respond to synaptic perturbations caused by aging and other stressors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

eLife - 10(2021) vom: 29. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Larouche, Jacqueline A [VerfasserIn]
Mohiuddin, Mahir [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Jeongmoon J [VerfasserIn]
Ulintz, Peter J [VerfasserIn]
Fraczek, Paula [VerfasserIn]
Sabin, Kaitlyn [VerfasserIn]
Pitchiaya, Sethuramasundaram [VerfasserIn]
Kurpiers, Sarah J [VerfasserIn]
Castor-Macias, Jesus [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Wenxuan [VerfasserIn]
Hastings, Robert Louis [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Lemuel A [VerfasserIn]
Markworth, James F [VerfasserIn]
De Silva, Kanishka [VerfasserIn]
Levi, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Merajver, Sofia D [VerfasserIn]
Valdez, Gregorio [VerfasserIn]
Chakkalakal, Joe V [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Young C [VerfasserIn]
Brooks, Susan V [VerfasserIn]
Aguilar, Carlos A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aging
EC 1.15.1.1
Journal Article
Mouse
Neuromuscular junction
Regenerative medicine
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Single cell RNA-seq
Sod1 protein, mouse
Stem cells
Superoxide Dismutase-1
Synapse

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.10.2021

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Electronic

GEO: GSE165978, GSE147127

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7554/eLife.66749

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328678481