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. 2021 Jul 1;11:16. doi: 10.1186/s13395-021-00265-6

Table 2.

Summary of endogenous human skeletal muscle fibro-adipogenic progenitors

Human cell Canonical Markers Alternative markers Negative markers Localization Differentiation potential Additional comments References
Embryonic-fetal FAPs PDGFRA

DCN

FN1

LUM

OSR1

POSTN

FAP

THY1/CD90

VIM

NT5E/CD73

COL1A1

COL1A2

COL3A1

PTN

OGN

FBLN5

PAX3

PAX7

Similar to what is found in mouse development, although not evaluated in detail Not evaluated but probably similar to what is found in mouse development No information about their origin, gene regulation, function, and potency [70]a
Adult FAPs PDGFRA, CD34 (when negative for CD56, CD31 and CD45)

CD201

CD166

CD105

CD90

CD73

CD34

CD15

COL1A1

TCF7L2/TCF4

CD31

CD45

CD56

α7-Integrin

NG2/CSPG4

RSG5

Fascia, epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium; abundant as perivascular cells Adipocytes, myofibroblasts, osteocytes, and chondrocytes in diseased states and in vitro. Lack of myogenic potential Increased numbers in diverse pathologies [16]; [51]; [71]; [72]; [52]; [53, 54, 64]

aThese other alternative markers suggested by Pyle and colleagues are based on scRNAseq data (Xi et al., [70])