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Non-canonical roles of Keap1/Nrf2 in regulating quiescence and early activation in adult muscle stem cells [RNA-Seq]

GSE250459 Mus musculus (mouse) RNA-seq (gene expression) 12 samples Submitted 2025/09/28 Platform GPL24247
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RNA-seq (gene expression) · mouse · 12 samples

What it is
RNA-seq (gene expression)Gene activity measured by sequencing. The summary does not mention single-cell work, so this is most likely bulk: one average per sample, the usual starting point for comparing groups.
Organism
Mus musculus (mouse)
Samples
12 samples
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Paper
Non-canonical roles of Keap1/Nrf2 in regulating quiescence and early activation in adult muscle stem cellsNature communications · 2025
Summary (written by the submitters)
Adult muscle satellite cells (MuSCs) are mostly quiescent in uninjured muscles under normal homeostasis. Although several mechanisms underlying quiescence maintenance are known, our understanding of the process remains incomplete. Here, we show that Keap1 regulates MuSC quiescence maintenance by promoting Nrf2 protein degradation.
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Inducible deletion of Keap1 activates MuSCs to different extent in a sex-specific manner via differential Nrf2 protein levels: in Keap1-null MuSCs from male mice, Nrf2 protein is at an intermediate level due to the action of a GSK3beta-dependent Nrf2 degradation system, which promotes mutant MuSCs to enter a GAlert-like state; in Keap1-null MuSCs from female mice, the loss of Keap1 together with estrogen-mediated GSK3beta inactivation renders Nrf2 at its highest level, which induces the expression of multiple metabolic genes resulting in metabolic reprogramming, spontaneous activation and gradual depletion of MuSCs. Consistently, interference of selected Nrf2-regulated metabolic genes impairs early activation of MuSCs. Thus, Keap1/Nrf2 regulates quiescence maintenance and early activation of MuSCs independently of its canonical roles in the antioxidant response.
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Non-canonical roles of Keap1/Nrf2 in regulating quiescence and early activation in adult muscle stem cells
Han L, Qiu Y, He L et al. · Nature communications 2025 · PMID 41290624 · doi:10.1038/s41467-025-65506-4
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Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

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Supplementary files

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Raw sequencing reads

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Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1054109 and SRA study SRP478726. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

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