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Identification of MyoD Interactome Using Tandem Affinity Purification Coupled to Mass Spectrometry
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2016
MyoD is a myogenic transcription factor with a strong capacity to induce myogenic transdifferentiation of many fully differentiated non-muscle cell lines. The epigenetic mechanisms involved in this transdifferentiation are largely unknown. Here we describe a double-affinity purification method followed by mass spectrometry to exhaustively characterize MyoD partners.
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Isolation of Intact Mitochondria from Skeletal Muscle by Differential Centrifugation for High-resolution Respirometry Measurements
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2017
Here, a quadriceps muscle specimen is taken from an anaesthetized pig and mitochondria are isolated by differential centrifugation. Then, the respiratory rates of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes I, II and IV are determined using high-resolution respirometry.
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In Situ Immunofluorescent Staining of Autophagy in Muscle Stem Cells
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2017
Active autophagy is associated with productive muscle regeneration, which is essential for Muscle Stem Cell (MuSC) activation. Here, we provide a protocol for the in situ detection of LC3, an autophagy marker in MyoD-positive MuSCs of muscle tissue sections from control and injured mice.
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Isolation and Characterization of Satellite Cells from Rat Head Branchiomeric Muscles
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2015
This protocol describes the isolation of satellite cells from branchiomeric head muscles of a 9 week-old rat. The muscles originate from different branchial arches. Subsequently, the satellite cells are cultured on a spot coating of millimeter size to study their differentiation. This approach avoids the expansion and passaging of satellite cells.
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Isolation, Culture, Characterization, and Differentiation of Human Muscle Progenitor Cells from the Skeletal Muscle Biopsy Procedure
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2019
We present techniques for isolating, culturing, characterizing, and differentiating human primary muscle progenitor cells (hMPCs) obtained from skeletal muscle biopsy tissue. hMPCs obtained and characterized through these methods can be used to subsequently address research questions related to human myogenesis and skeletal muscle regeneration.
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MyoD does not act alone at target genes. It binds E-box DNA sequences together with E-protein partners, forming a regulatory complex that activates myogenic genes. This arrangement connects recognition of specific genomic regions with the broader transcriptional program needed for muscle identity, allowing precursor cells to shift from a more general state toward coordinated skeletal muscle development.
Cell-cycle withdrawal helps precursor cells transition from continued proliferation toward specialized muscle development. As MyoD activates myogenic genes, cells reduce their emphasis on division and begin expressing muscle structural proteins. This change is important because differentiation requires coordinated maturation rather than ongoing expansion, linking transcriptional control to the formation of functional muscle-like cellular structures.
MyoD-driven gene activation promotes expression of muscle structural proteins while supporting the transition of myoblasts into multinucleated myotubes. These events represent connected stages of maturation: cells first adopt a muscle-specific program, then participate in a larger fused structure. Examining both outcomes helps researchers distinguish changes in gene regulation from later cellular organization.
A study can follow the process from precursor-cell identity through MyoD-dependent gene activation, cell-cycle withdrawal, structural-protein expression, and myoblast fusion. Organizing observations in this sequence helps connect molecular regulation with cellular outcomes. The workflow is useful for comparing normal skeletal muscle development with altered differentiation, repair responses, or experimentally induced changes in cell identity.
The pathway provides a framework for examining how skeletal muscle develops and repairs after injury. Researchers can use its sequence of molecular and cellular changes to ask whether precursor cells acquire muscle identity, mature appropriately, and contribute to myotube formation. This makes the system relevant to regenerative biology, especially when investigating how damaged tissue might restore muscle-related structures.
Because MyoD can direct precursor cells toward skeletal muscle identity, the pathway serves as a model for studying cellular reprogramming, in which gene regulation changes a cell’s developmental state. It also informs efforts to generate muscle cells from other cell types. These applications connect basic transcriptional biology with regenerative medicine and disease-focused research.