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ArticleThe Journal of experimental medicine2014

Bmi1 enhances skeletal muscle regeneration through MT1-mediated oxidative stress protection in a mouse model of dystrophinopathy.

Valentina Di Foggia, Xinyu Zhang, Danilo Licastro, Mattia F M Gerli, Rahul Phadke, Francesco Muntoni, Philippos Mourikis, Shahragim Tajbakhsh, Matthew Ellis, Laura C Greaves and 4 more

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Article in The Journal of experimental medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Bmi1 Maintains the Self-Renewal Property of Innate-like B Lymphocytes.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2020
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  18. Bmi1-Progenitor Cell Ablation Impairs the Angiogenic Response to Myocardial Infarction.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 9 institutions in 3 countries.

Valentina Di FoggiaBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, England, UK.
Xinyu ZhangBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, England, UK.
Danilo LicastroCBM S.c.r.l., 34012 Trieste, Italy.
Mattia F M GerliDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6DE, England, UK.
Rahul PhadkeThe Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, England, UK.
Francesco MuntoniThe Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, England, UK.
Philippos MourikisStem Cells and Development, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Institut Pasteur, CNRS, URA 2578 Paris, France.
Shahragim TajbakhshStem Cells and Development, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Institut Pasteur, CNRS, URA 2578 Paris, France.
Matthew EllisDivision of Neuropathology, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, England, UK.
Laura C GreavesWellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 2HH, England, UK.
Robert W TaylorWellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 2HH, England, UK.
Giulio CossuInstitute for Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, England, UK.
Lesley G RobsonBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, England, UK.
Silvia MarinoBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, England, UK s.marino@qmul.ac.uk.
Queen Mary University of London · GBUniversity College London · GBWellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research · GBCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRCluster in Biomedicine · ITGreat Ormond Street Hospital · GBInstitut Pasteur · FRNational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GBUniversity of Manchester · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0601943Medical Research Council G0700718Medical Research Council G0802546Medical Research Council G0802546/1Medical Research Council MR/L016354/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 096919/Z/11/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Polycomb group (PcG) protein Bmi1 is an essential epigenetic regulator of stem cell function during normal development and in adult organ systems. We show that mild up-regulation of Bmi1 expression in the adult stem cells of the skeletal muscle leads to a remarkable improvement of muscle function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The molecular mechanism underlying enhanced physiological function of Bmi1 depends on the injury context and it is mediated by metallothionein 1 (MT1)-driven modulation of resistance to oxidative stress in the satellite cell population. These results lay the basis for developing Bmi1 pharmacological activators, which either alone or in combination with MT1 agonists could be a powerful novel therapeutic approach to improve regeneration in muscle wasting conditions.

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Oxidative StressRegenerationAnimalsCell DifferentiationChronic DiseaseDisease Models, AnimalDNA DamageGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansMacular DegenerationMetallothioneinMice, Inbred mdxMice, TransgenicMuscle DevelopmentMuscle, SkeletalBmi1 protein, mouseMetallothioneinmetallothionein-1, mousePax7 protein, mousePAX7 Transcription FactorPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Proto-Oncogene ProteinsReactive Oxygen Species

Identifiers

PMID25452464
PMCPMC4267246
OpenAlexW2138357934

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