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CELL STEM CELL
Volume 25, Issue 5, Pages 654-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2019.08.007
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- NIH [P30 DK063720, S10 1S10OD021822-01, R01AR060868, R01AR061002, R01AR076252, F32AR067594]
- CIRM grant [RB5-07 409]
- UCSF Discovery Fellowship
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Satellite cells (SCs) reside in a dormant state during tissue homeostasis. The specific paracrine agents and niche cells that maintain SC quiescence remain unknown. We find that Wnt4 produced by the muscle fiber maintains SC quiescence through RhoA. Using cell-specific inducible genetics, we find that a Wnt4-Rho signaling axis constrains SC numbers and activation during tissue homeostasis in adult mice. Wnt4 activates Rho in quiescent SCs to maintain mechanical strain, restrict movement in the niche, and repress YAP. The induction of YAP upon disruption of RhoA is essential for SC activation under homeostasis. In the context of injury, the loss of Wnt4 from the niche accelerates SC activation and muscle repair, whereas overexpression of Wnt4 transitions SCs into a deeper state of quiescence and delays muscle repair. In conclusion, the SC pool undergoes dynamic transitions during early activation with changes in mechano-properties and cytoskeleton signaling preceding cell-cycle entry.
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