Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

VPS39-deficiency observed in type 2 diabetes impairs muscle stem cell differentiation via altered autophagy and epigenetics

  • Cajsa Davegårdh,
  • Johanna Säll,
  • Anna Benrick,
  • Christa Broholm,
  • Petr Volkov,
  • Alexander Perfilyev,
  • Tora Ida Henriksen,
  • Yanling Wu,
  • Line Hjort,
  • Charlotte Brøns,
  • Ola Hansson,
  • Maria Pedersen,
  • Jens U. Würthner,
  • Klaus Pfeffer,
  • Emma Nilsson,
  • Allan Vaag,
  • Elisabet Stener-Victorin,
  • Karolina Pircs,
  • Camilla Scheele,
  • Charlotte Ling

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22068-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 20

Abstract

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Insulin resistance and lower muscle strength in relation to mass are hallmarks of type 2 diabetes. Here, the authors report alterations in muscle stem cells from individuals with type 2 diabetes that may contribute to these phenotypes through VPS39 mediated effects on autophagy and epigenetics.