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Age-Associated Methylation Suppresses SPRY1 , Leading to a Failure of Re-quiescence and Loss of the Reserve Stem Cell Pool in Elderly Muscle
Author(s) -
Anne Bigot,
William Duddy,
Zamalou Gisèle Ouandaogo,
Elisa Négroni,
Virginie Mariot,
Svetlana Ghimbovschi,
Brennan Harmon,
Aurore Wielgosik,
Camille Loiseau,
Joe Devaney,
Julie Dumonceaux,
Gillian ButlerBrowne,
Vincent Mouly,
Stéphanie Duguez
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cell reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.264
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 2639-1856
pISSN - 2211-1247
DOI - 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.09.067
Subject(s) - stem cell , senescence , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , dna methylation , regulator , stem cell theory of aging , myocyte , methylation , cell division , skeletal muscle , cell , genetics , endocrinology , gene expression , progenitor cell , gene , stem cell factor
The molecular mechanisms by which aging affects stem cell number and function are poorly understood. Murine data have implicated cellular senescence in the loss of muscle stem cells with aging. Here, using human cells and by carrying out experiments within a strictly pre-senescent division count, we demonstrate an impaired capacity for stem cell self-renewal in elderly muscle. We link aging to an increased methylation of the SPRY1 gene, a known regulator of muscle stem cell quiescence. Replenishment of the reserve cell pool was modulated experimentally by demethylation or siRNA knockdown of SPRY1. We propose that suppression of SPRY1 by age-associated methylation in humans inhibits the replenishment of the muscle stem cell pool, contributing to a decreased regenerative response in old age. We further show that aging does not affect muscle stem cell senescence in humans.

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