Article Inhibition of Methyltransferase Setd7 Allows the In Vitro Expansion of Myogenic Stem Cells with Improved Therapeutic Potential Graphical Abstract Authors Robert N. Judson, Marco Quarta, Menno J. Oudhoff, ..., Mohammad M. Karimi, Thomas A. Rando, Fabio M. Rossi Correspondence
[email protected] In Brief Judson et al. show that lysine- methyltransferase Setd7 acts cytoplasmically to regulate the differentiation of skeletal muscle stem cells (MuSCs) by priming b-catenin for nuclear import. Pharmacological inhibition of Setd7 can provide a strategy to enhance the in vitro expansion and transplantation potential of murine and human MuSCs. Highlights d Deletion of Setd7 impairs myogenic differentiation and skeletal muscle regeneration d Setd7 is localized to the cytoplasm of MuSCs and primes b-catenin for nuclear entry d Small-molecule targeting of Setd7 enhances expansion of transplantable MuSCs d Inhibition of Setd7 improves therapeutic potential of cultured mouse and human MuSCs Judson et al., 2018, Cell Stem Cell 22, 177–190 February 1, 2018 ª 2017 Elsevier Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2017.12.010 Cell Stem Cell Article Inhibition of Methyltransferase Setd7 Allows the In Vitro Expansion of Myogenic Stem Cells with Improved Therapeutic Potential Robert N. Judson,1,2 Marco Quarta,3,4,5,10 Menno J. Oudhoff,1,6,10 Hesham Soliman,1 Lin Yi,1 Chih Kai Chang,1 Gloria Loi,1 Ryan Vander Werff,1 Alissa Cait,1 Mark Hamer,3,4,5 Justin Blonigan,3,4,5 Patrick Paine,3,4,5 Linda T.N. Doan,3,4,5 Elena Groppa,1 WenJun He,1 Le Su,1,8 Regan H.