Communications Biology (Jan 2023)

MME+ fibro-adipogenic progenitors are the dominant adipogenic population during fatty infiltration in human skeletal muscle

  • Gillian Fitzgerald,
  • Guillermo Turiel,
  • Tatiane Gorski,
  • Inés Soro-Arnaiz,
  • Jing Zhang,
  • Nicola C. Casartelli,
  • Evi Masschelein,
  • Nicola A. Maffiuletti,
  • Reto Sutter,
  • Michael Leunig,
  • Jean Farup,
  • Katrien De Bock

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04504-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 21

Abstract

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Using single nuclei and single cell RNA-seq, 3 FAP cell subpopulations are identified in human skeletal muscle, with an MME+ subset showing increased adipogenic potential under fatty infiltration conditions.