Abstract
Skeletal muscle stem cells, originally termed satellite cells for their position adjacent to differentiated muscle fibers, are absolutely required for the process of skeletal muscle repair and regeneration. In the last decade, satellite cells have become one of the most studied adult stem cell systems and have emerged as a standard model not only in the field of stem cell-driven tissue regeneration but also in stem cell dysfunction and aging. Here, we provide background in the field and discuss recent advances in our understanding of muscle stem cell function and dysfunction, particularly in the case of aging, and the potential involvement of muscle stem cells in genetic diseases such as the muscular dystrophies.
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Acknowledgments
We thank Drs. Pura Muñoz-Cánoves and Antonio Serrano (UPF, Barcelona) and Elena Rebollo (MIP, IBMB, Barcelona) for their insightful discussions. E.P. acknowledges the funding from MINECO, Spain (SAF2015-67369-R and “María de Maeztu” Programme for Units of Excellence in R&D MDM-2014-0370), AFM, CIBERNED (IntraCIBER 2015-2/06, InterCIBER PIE14/00061). DDWC was funded by National Institutes of Health grant #AR067450.
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Cornelison, D., Perdiguero, E. (2017). Muscle Stem Cells: A Model System for Adult Stem Cell Biology. In: Perdiguero, E., Cornelison, D. (eds) Muscle Stem Cells. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1556. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6771-1_1
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