Single-nucleus transcriptomics reveals functional compartmentalization in syncytial skeletal muscle cells

The transcriptional programs of nuclei in the muscle syncytium were assumed to be homogenous except at the neuromuscular and myotendinous junctions. Here, using single-nucleus transcriptomics, the authors reveal a previously unrecognized diversity and dynamics of myonuclear transcriptional programs.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Minchul Kim, Vedran Franke, Bettina Brandt, Elijah D. Lowenstein, Verena Schöwel, Simone Spuler, Altuna Akalin, Carmen Birchmeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20064-9