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Myogenic skeletal muscle satellite cells communicate by tunnelling nanotubes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20112291     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Quiescent satellite cells sit on the surface of the muscle fibres under the basal lamina and are activated by a variety of stimuli to disengage, divide and differentiate into myoblasts that can regenerate or repair muscle fibres. Satellite cells adopt their parent's fibre type and must have some means of communication with the parent fibre. The mechanisms behind this communication are not known. We show here that satellite cells form dynamic connections with muscle fibres and other satellite cells by F-actin based tunnelling nanotubes (TNTs). Our results show that TNTs readily develop between satellite cells and muscle fibres. Once developed, TNTs permit transport of intracellular material, and even cellular organelles such as mitochondria between the muscle fibre and satellite cells. The onset of satellite cell differentiation markers Pax-7 and MyoD expression was slower in satellite cells cultured in the absence than in the presence of muscle cells. Furthermore physical contact between myofibre and satellite cell progeny is required to maintain subtype identity. Our data establish that TNTs constitute an integral part of myogenic cell communication and that physical cellular interaction control myogenic cell fate determination.
Authors:
Pasi Tavi; Topi Korhonen; Sandra L H?nninen; Joseph D Bruton; Sara L??f; Andras Simon; H?kan Westerblad
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cellular physiology     Volume:  223     ISSN:  1097-4652     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cell. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-01     Completed Date:  2010-05-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0050222     Medline TA:  J Cell Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  376-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Kuopio, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland. pasi.tavi@uku.fi
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Biological Transport, Active / physiology
Cell Communication / physiology*
Cell Differentiation / physiology
Cell Lineage / physiology
Cell Surface Extensions / metabolism,  ultrastructure
Cells, Cultured
Culture Media, Conditioned / pharmacology
Male
Mice
Microfilaments / metabolism,  ultrastructure
Muscle Development / physiology*
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / metabolism,  ultrastructure
Muscle, Skeletal / cytology,  growth & development*,  metabolism*
MyoD Protein / metabolism
Nanotubes, Peptide*
PAX7 Transcription Factor / metabolism
Phenotype
Satellite Cells, Skeletal Muscle / physiology*,  ultrastructure
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Culture Media, Conditioned; 0/MyoD Protein; 0/MyoD1 myogenic differentiation protein; 0/Nanotubes, Peptide; 0/PAX7 Transcription Factor; 0/Pax7 protein, mouse

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