Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

Dynamics of cellular states of fibro-adipogenic progenitors during myogenesis and muscular dystrophy

  • Barbora Malecova,
  • Sole Gatto,
  • Usue Etxaniz,
  • Magda Passafaro,
  • Amy Cortez,
  • Chiara Nicoletti,
  • Lorenzo Giordani,
  • Alessio Torcinaro,
  • Marco De Bardi,
  • Silvio Bicciato,
  • Francesca De Santa,
  • Luca Madaro,
  • Pier Lorenzo Puri

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06068-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Fibro-adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) resident in skeletal muscle are involved in both regeneration and maladaptive processes. Here, the authors identify subpopulations of FAPs with biological activities implicated in physiological muscle repair that are altered in pathological conditions such as muscular dystrophies.