The Claim
In aged mouse muscle stem cells, suppression of the mTOR pathway by NDRG1 is associated with reduced activation and increased resilience, while activation of the mTOR pathway restores activation and reduces survival.
What the research says
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In aged mouse muscle stem cells, turning off the mTOR pathway through NDRG1 reduces cell activation and increases survival under stress, while turning on the mTOR pathway restores activation but decreases survival.
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In aged mouse muscle stem cells, suppression of the mTOR pathway by NDRG1 is associated with reduced activation and increased resilience, while mTOR activation restores activation but reduces survival.
In aged muscle stem cells, a protein called NDRG1 builds up and turns off a key growth signal called mTOR. This makes the cells stay dormant longer and heal slower after injury, but they survive better under stress. When mTOR is turned back on, the cells wake up and start repairing muscle faster, but they die off more easily over time. Over many injuries, only the cells with high NDRG1 and low mTOR survive, so the muscle loses its ability to regenerate quickly.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Cellular Survivorship Bias as a Mechanistic Driver of Muscle Stem Cell Aging
In old mouse muscle stem cells, a protein called NDRG1 turns down mTOR, making the cells slower to heal injuries but better at surviving long-term. When scientists removed NDRG1, the cells healed faster but died off much more quickly after repeated injuries.
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