Measurement of Myonuclear Accretion In Vitro and In Vivo
Lola Lessard1, Audrey Saugues1, Julien Gondin1
1Institut NeuroMyoGène, Physiopathologie et Génétique du Neurone et du Muscle, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5261, INSERM U1315, Lyon, France.
Abstract:
Adult skeletal muscle stem cells (MuSC) are the regenerative precursors of myofibers and also have an important role in myofiber growth, adaptation, and maintenance by fusing to the myofibers-a process referred to as "myonuclear accretion." Due to a focus on MuSC function during regeneration, myofibers remain a largely overlooked component of the MuSC niche influencing MuSC fate. Here, we describe a method to directly measure the rate of myonuclear accretion in vitro and in vivo using ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU)-based tracing of MuSC progeny. This method supports the dissection of MuSC intrinsic and myofiber-derived factors influencing myonuclear accretion as an alternative fate of MuSCs supporting myofiber homeostasis and plasticity.
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