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. 2024 Nov 4;25(12):5667–5686. doi: 10.1038/s44319-024-00305-4

Figure 2. Interacting domains of MPP7 and AMOT are critical for SC renewal.

Figure 2

(A) Depiction of MPP7 domain architecture and V5-tagged wild type (WT) and domain deletion mutants (listed on the right) of Mpp7 expression constructs used in (B, C). (B) Flowchart to force-express various Mpp7 constructs (A) in Mpp7 cKO MuSCs. (C) Quantifications of cells fate fractions from experiments depicted in (B). IF of V5, PAX7 and MYOD was performed to determine the fate of transfected cells. Expression constructs used are in x-axis; (−), empty vector with IRES-GFP; keys to cell fate at the top. (D) Co-IP assays to determine interaction domains between MPP7 and AMOT in 293T cells. HA-tagged AMOT WT and AMOT △PDM, and V5-tagged MPP7 WT and MPP7 △PDZ were used in co-IP using an anti-V5 antibody, followed by Western blotting with anti-HA or anti-V5 antibodies. (EH) Amot cKO regenerative defects at 5 dpi using the same experimental design as in Fig. 1B (Con, Pax7CreERT2/+): Representative H&E staining images of TA muscles from Con (a different biological replicate compared to Fig. 1C, Con) and Amot cKO (E), quantifications of regenerated muscle fiber cross-sectional areas (F), PAX7+ MuSC densities (G), and percentages of EdU+ YFP-marked cells (H). (I) SM transfection assays (as depicted in B) with Amot WT or △PDM constructs; Con (−) from Fig. 2C; IF of PAX7, MYOD and HA was performed to determine transfected cells’ fates; keys at the top. (J, K) IF of MPP7 in Con and Amot cKO MuSCs (J) and of AMOT in Con and Mpp7 cKO MuSCs (K), at 48 h after FACS isolation. Qualified fluorescent signals (arbitrary units, AU) are to the right. Data information: Scale bars = 25 µm (E, J, K). (C) ≥ 168 transfected cells were assessed per group; (FH) N = 5 mice in each group; (I) ≥180 cells per group; (J, K) 200 cells per group. Bars represent means ± SD (FH) or medians ± 95% CI (J, K). Student’s t test (two-sided) were used in (FH). Chi-square tests were performed in (C, I). Mann–Whitney test were performed in (J, K). Source data are available online for this figure.