2014
Restoring Systemic GDF11 Levels Reverses Age-Related Dysfunction in Mouse Skeletal Muscle
Sinha M, Jang Y, Oh J, Khong D, Wu E, Manohar R, Miller C, Regalado S, Loffredo F, Pancoast J, Hirshman M, Lebowitz J, Shadrach J, Cerletti M, Kim M, Serwold T, Goodyear L, Rosner B, Lee R, Wagers A. Restoring Systemic GDF11 Levels Reverses Age-Related Dysfunction in Mouse Skeletal Muscle. Science 2014, 344: 649-652. PMID: 24797481, PMCID: PMC4104429, DOI: 10.1126/science.1251152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGDF11 levelsSystemic delivery of recombinant proteinsAged miceSkeletal muscleStem cell dysfunctionAged muscle stem cellsDelivery of recombinant proteinsMuscle stem cellsGrowth differentiation factor 11Differentiation factor 11Parabiosis experimentsSystemic deliveryMouse skeletal muscleImpaired regenerationSatellite cellsCell dysfunctionExercise capacityHeterochronic parabiosisYoung bloodStem cellsFactor 11Regenerative functionMiceMuscle agingRejuvenation factor
2012
Induction of Histiocytic Sarcoma in Mouse Skeletal Muscle
Liu J, Hettmer S, Milsom M, Hofmann I, Hua F, Miller C, Bronson R, Wagers A. Induction of Histiocytic Sarcoma in Mouse Skeletal Muscle. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e44044. PMID: 22952867, PMCID: PMC3432091, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyeloid sarcomaAcute myeloid leukemiaBone marrowHistiocytic sarcomaAccumulation of immature myeloid cellsDiagnosis of acute myeloid leukemiaEvidence of pathologic involvementEx vivo transductionImmature myeloid cellsLeukemia-initiating cellsNon-hematopoietic organsBone marrow cellsHematopoietic lineage markersSarcoma-bearing miceTumor-bearing animalsSkeletal muscleInduce tumor formationImmunocompromised NODSecondary transplantationMyeloid leukemiaPeripheral bloodMarrow cellsMyeloid cellsAbsent expressionIntravenous transplantation
2011
Sarcomas induced in discrete subsets of prospectively isolated skeletal muscle cells
Hettmer S, Liu J, Miller C, Lindsay M, Sparks C, Guertin D, Bronson R, Langenau D, Wagers A. Sarcomas induced in discrete subsets of prospectively isolated skeletal muscle cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 20002-20007. PMID: 22135462, PMCID: PMC3250188, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1111733108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell LineageCell ProliferationCell SeparationCell Transformation, NeoplasticGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle CellsMuscle DevelopmentMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMuscle NeoplasmsMuscle, SkeletalRas ProteinsRatsSarcomaSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscriptomeConceptsMechanistic target of rapamycinRhabdomyosarcoma cells in vitroHuman rhabdomyosarcomaTumor cell of originKirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogeneCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2AIsolated skeletal muscle cellsRat sarcoma viral oncogeneChimeric mouse modelSoft tissue sarcomasIsolated satellite cellsCell of originMechanistic target of rapamycin signalingCells in vitroGene expression signaturesMesenchymal cell lineagesConsistent with activationSkeletal muscle cellsMyogenic featuresTissue-specific differentiation markersPleomorphic rhabdomyosarcomaCluster of genesInhibition of RasTarget of rapamycinHeterogeneous cancer