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DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS
Volume 236, Issue 4, Pages 1014-1024Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21123
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galectin-1; myoblast fusion; muscle regeneration
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Galectin-1 has been implicated in the development of skeletal muscle, being maximally expressed at the time of myofiber formation. Furthermore, in the presence of exogenous galectin-1, mononuclear myoblasts show increased fusion in vitro. In the current study, we have used the galectin-1 null mouse to elucidate the role of galectin-1 in skeletal muscle development and regeneration. Myoblasts derived from the galectin-1 mutant showed a reduced ability to fuse in vitro. In galectin-1 null mutants, there was evidence of a delay in muscle fiber development at the neonatal stage and muscle fiber diameter was reduced when compared with wild-type at the adult stage. Muscle regeneration was also compromised in the galectin-1 mutant with the process being delayed and a reduced fiber size being maintained. These results, therefore, show a definitive role for galectin-1 in fusion of myoblasts both in vitro, in vivo, and in regeneration after recovery from induced injury.
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