Neural cell state shifts and fate loss in ageing and age-related diseases

L Traxler, R Lucciola, JR Herdy, JR Jones… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Most age-related neurodegenerative diseases remain incurable owing to an incomplete
understanding of the disease mechanisms. Several environmental and genetic factors …

The muscle stem cell niche at a glance

M Hung, HF Lo, GEL Jones… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Skeletal muscle stem cells (MuSCs, also called satellite cells) are the source of the robust
regenerative capability of this tissue. The hallmark property of MuSCs at homeostasis is …

The senescence-associated secretome of Hedgehog-deficient hepatocytes drives MASLD progression

JH Jun, K Du, RK Dutta, R Maeso-Diaz, SH Oh… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
The burden of senescent hepatocytes correlates with the severity of metabolic dysfunction–
associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), but the mechanisms driving senescence and …

Hedgehog signaling via its ligand DHH acts as cell fate determinant during skeletal muscle regeneration

AM Norris, AB Appu, CD Johnson, LY Zhou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Successful muscle regeneration relies on the interplay of multiple cell populations. However,
the signals required for this coordinated intercellular crosstalk remain largely unknown …

Biomarkers of aging

Aging Biomarker Consortium, H Bao, J Cao… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
Aging biomarkers are a combination of biological parameters to (i) assess age-related
changes,(ii) track the physiological aging process, and (iii) predict the transition into a …

Gli1 marks a sentinel muscle stem cell population for muscle regeneration

J Peng, L Han, B Liu, J Song, Y Wang, K Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Adult skeletal muscle regeneration is mainly driven by muscle stem cells (MuSCs), which
are highly heterogeneous. Although recent studies have started to characterize the …

Primary cilia shape hallmarks of health and aging

DF Silva, C Cavadas - Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2023 - cell.com
Primary cilia are specialized organelles that sense changes in extracellular milieu, and their
malfunction is responsible for several disorders (ciliopathies). Increasing evidence shows …

The role of Hedgehog and Notch signaling pathway in cancer

R Xia, M Xu, J Yang, X Ma - Molecular Biomedicine, 2022 - Springer
Notch and Hedgehog signaling are involved in cancer biology and pathology, including the
maintenance of tumor cell proliferation, cancer stem-like cells, and the tumor …

Adult tissue-specific stem cell interaction: novel technologies and research advances

X Luo, Z Liu, R Xu - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Adult tissue-specific stem cells play a dominant role in tissue homeostasis and regeneration.
Various in vivo markers of adult tissue-specific stem cells have been increasingly reported …

Three‐dimensional chromatin re‐organization during muscle stem cell aging

BA Yang, JA Larouche, KM Sabin, PM Fraczek… - Aging …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Age‐related skeletal muscle atrophy or sarcopenia is a significant societal problem that is
becoming amplified as the world's population continues to increase. The regeneration of …