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In vivo partial reprogramming of myofibers promotes muscle regeneration by remodeling the stem cell niche

Publicado en: Nature Communications

Abstract. Short-term, systemic expression of the Yamanaka reprogramming factors (Oct-3/4Sox2Klf4 and c-Myc [OSKM]) has been shown to rejuvenate aging cells and promote tissue regeneration in vivo. However, the mechanisms by which OSKM promotes tissue regeneration are unknown. In this work, we focus on a specific tissue and demonstrate that local expression of OSKM, specifically in myofibers, induces the activation of muscle stem cells or satellite cells (SCs), which accelerates muscle regeneration in young mice. In contrast, expressing OSKM directly in SCs does not improve muscle regeneration. Mechanistically, expressing OSKM in myofibers regulates the expression of genes important for the SC microenvironment, including upregulation of p21, which in turn downregulates Wnt4. This is critical because Wnt4 is secreted by myofibers to maintain SC quiescence. Thus, short-term induction of the Yamanaka factors in myofibers may promote tissue regeneration by modifying the stem cell niche.

Referencia:

Chao Wang, Ruben Rabadan Ros, Paloma Martinez-Redondo, Zaijun Ma, Lei Shi, Yuan Xue, Isabel Guillen-Guillen, Ling Huang, Tomoaki Hishida, Hsin-Kai Liao, Estrella Nuñez Delicado, Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban, Pedro Guillen-Garcia, Pradeep Reddy & Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte

Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23353-z

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