Full Description
Muscle Stem Cells, Volume 158 in the Current Topics of Developmental Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics surrounding Muscle stem cell dysfunction in rhabdomyosarcoma and muscular dystrophy, Model systems used to study MuSC function, MuSCs in the growth and maintenance of muscle, Molecular regulation of myocyte fusion, A self-made quiescent niche of muscle stem cells, Characterization of the muscle regenerative environment, Role of microenvironment on muscle stem cell function in health, adaptation, and disease, Vascular Niche for Muscle Stem Cells, Regulation of muscle stem cell polarity in health and disease, and more.
Additional chatpers cover Circadian timing of satellite cell function and muscle regeneration, Muscle stem cell activity is regulated by translational control of gene expression, Biomechanical stress in modulating MuSC function, Cross talk between cell types in regenerating muscle, Effects of the immune system on muscle regeneration, Effects of diabetes on MuSC function, and other timely topics.
Contents
1. Muscle stem cell dysfunction in rhabdomyosarcoma and muscular dystrophy
Natasha Chang
2. Model systems used to study MuSC function
Clarissa Henry
3. MuSCs in the growth and maintenance of muscle
Joe Chakkalakal
4. Molecular regulation of myocyte fusion
Douglas Millay
5. A self-made quiescent niche of muscle stem cells
Philippos MOURIKIS
6. Characterization of the muscle regenerative environment
Tom Cheung
7. Role of microenvironment on muscle stem cell function in health, adaptation, and disease
Rachelle H. Crosbie
8. Vascular Niche for Muscle Stem Cells
Atsushi Asakura
9. Regulation of muscle stem cell polarity in health and disease
Michael Rudnicki
10. Circadian timing of satellite cell function and muscle regeneration
Clara Peek
11. Muscle stem cell activity is regulated by translational control of gene expression
Colin Crist
12. Biomechanical stress in modulating MuSC function
Penney M. Gilbert
13. Cross talk between cell types in regenerating muscle
Bénédicte Chazaud
14. Effects of the immune system on muscle regeneration
Ping Hu
15. Effects of diabetes on MuSC function
Shihuan Kuang
16. Epigenetic integration of signaling from the regenerative environment
Jeffrey Dilworth
17. 3D organization of enhancers in MuSCs
Huating Wang
18. Long non-coding RNAs and their role in muscle regeneration
Davide Gabellini
19. Genome and nuclear architecture in muscle stem cells
Chiara Lanzuolo
