Fibroblast fusion to the muscle fiber regulates myotendinous junction formation
Classically, myogenic precursor cells derive from somites, and connective tissues derive from lateral plate mesoderm (LPM). Here the authors identify LPM derived fibroblasts that turn on a myogenic program and fuse to muscle fibers at muscle-tendon junctions, introducing fibroblast transcripts into...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-06-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24159-9 |