Local Arrangement of Fibronectin by Myofibroblasts Governs Peripheral Nuclear Positioning in Muscle Cells

William Roman, João P. Martins, Edgar R. Gomes

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Abstract

A hallmark of skeletal muscle cells is the position of nuclei at the cell periphery. Roman et al. show that myofibroblasts deposit extracellular components—fibronectin—at the surface of developing muscle cells to locally attract myonuclei to the cell periphery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)102-111.e6
Number of pages17
JournalDevelopmental Cell
Volume46
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • cell-cell interaction
  • extracellular matrix signaling
  • fibronectin
  • muscle development
  • nuclear movement
  • nuclear position

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