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Fabrication of Myogenic Engineered Tissue Constructs
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2009
Here, we demonstrate fabrication of collagen-based, tissue constructs containing skeletal myoblasts. These 3-D engineered constructs may be used to replace or repair tissues in vivo. For our purposes, we have designed these as an atrioventricular electrical conduit for the repair of complete heart block[1].
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Preparation of Primary Myogenic Precursor Cell/Myoblast Cultures from Basal Vertebrate Lineages
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2014
In vitro culture systems have proven indispensible to our understanding of vertebrate myogenesis. However, much remains to be learned about nonmammalian skeletal muscle development and growth, particularly in basal taxa. An efficient and robust protocol for isolating the adult stem cells of this tissue, the myogenic precursor cells (MPCs), and maintaining their self-renewal, proliferation, and differentiation in a primary culture setting allows for the identification of conserved and divergent...
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Assessing Myogenic Response and Vasoactivity In Resistance Mesenteric Arteries Using Pressure Myography
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2015
Pressure myography is used to assess vasoactivity of small arteries that develop sustained constriction when pressurized. This manuscript provides a detailed protocol to assess in isolated segments of small mesenteric arteries from rats, vasoactivity and the effect of intraluminal pressure on vascular diameter.
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Transplantation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Mesoangioblast-like Myogenic Progenitors in Mouse Models of Muscle Regeneration
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2014
Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived myogenic progenitors are promising candidates for cell therapy strategies to treat muscular dystrophies. This protocol describes transplantation and functional measurements required to evaluate the engraftment and differentiation of iPSC-derived mesoangioblasts (a type of muscle progenitors) in mouse models of acute and chronic muscle regeneration.
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Isolation of Human Myoblasts, Assessment of Myogenic Differentiation, and Store-operated Calcium Entry Measurement
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2017
Here, we describe a methodology to obtain a pure population of human myoblasts from adult muscle tissue. These cells are used to study in vitro skeletal muscle differentiation and, in particular, to study proteins involved in Ca2+ signaling.
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The progression is coordinated by a changing set of myogenic regulatory factors rather than a single switch. MyoD and Myf5 are associated with progenitor commitment to the muscle lineage, while myogenin becomes central during differentiation. This ordered activation connects early lineage choice with later cellular changes, making regulatory timing important when studying normal development or genetic disruption.
Alignment and fusion mark a major cellular transition in myogenic progression. As myoblasts come together, they form multinucleated myotubes, meaning structures containing multiple nuclei. This event links differentiation with tissue organization and precedes the arrangement of contractile proteins into sarcomeres. Studying fusion therefore helps distinguish failure of cellular assembly from problems in later contractile organization.
Organizing contractile proteins into sarcomeres provides a structural readout of late maturation. Earlier commitment and differentiation indicate that cells have entered the muscle program, but sarcomere formation shows that the resulting myotubes are developing the organized contractile architecture associated with functional muscle fibers. This distinction helps investigators evaluate progression beyond lineage commitment alone.
A genetic disruption can be interpreted according to where it interrupts the sequence. Early effects may involve progenitor commitment and activation of MyoD or Myf5, whereas later effects may appear during myogenin-driven differentiation, myoblast fusion, or sarcomere organization. This stage-based view helps connect molecular abnormalities with altered muscle development, repair, or disease-related outcomes.
A study can follow myogenic progression by examining the sequence of molecular and structural milestones described for the process. Researchers can relate MyoD and Myf5 activation to commitment, myogenin activity to differentiation, myoblast alignment and fusion to myotube formation, and sarcomere organization to maturation. This framework allows results to be interpreted as stage-specific rather than as a single endpoint.
Tracking myogenic progression clarifies how skeletal muscle develops and repairs injury because it connects regulatory activity with successive cellular and structural changes. The sequence provides a framework for examining where normal progression succeeds or fails. Consequently, researchers can use it to investigate muscle disorders and the effects of genetic disruption within a defined developmental or repair context.
The progression provides a biological framework for evaluating whether cells move through commitment, differentiation, fusion, and maturation in an appropriate sequence. In regenerative medicine, this supports research on rebuilding muscle after injury. In drug testing, it helps examine effects on muscle development or disease-related changes, while engineered muscle studies use the same progression to assess tissue formation and organization.