Jens Van Herck

Mr. Jens Van Herck

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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29 July 2020 in Nature
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MAMariaceleste Aragona
Mariaceleste Aragona
ASAlejandro Sifrim
Alejandro Sifrim
MMMilan Malfait
Milan Malfait
YSYura Song
Yura Song
JHJens Van Herck
Jens Van Herck
CBCédric Blanpain
Cédric Blanpain

1 June 2021 in Cell Stem Cell
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LMLéo Machado
Léo Machado
PGPerla Geara
Perla Geara
JCJordi Camps
Jordi Camps
MSMatthieu Dos Santos
Matthieu Dos Santos
FTFatima Teixeira-Clerc
Fatima Teixeira-Clerc
PMPhilippos Mourikis
Philippos Mourikis

2 August 2023 in Nature
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JLJustine Lengrand
Justine Lengrand
IPIevgenia Pastushenko
Ievgenia Pastushenko
SVSebastiaan Vanuytven
Sebastiaan Vanuytven
YSYura Song
Yura Song
DVDavid Venet
David Venet
CBCédric Blanpain
Cédric Blanpain

26 August 2020 in Nature
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ACAlessia Centonze
Alessia Centonze
SLShuheng Lin
Shuheng Lin
ETElisavet Tika
Elisavet Tika
ASAlejandro Sifrim
Alejandro Sifrim
MFMarco Fioramonti
Marco Fioramonti
CBCédric Blanpain
Cédric Blanpain

14 June 2023 in Nature
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MVMaria Francesca Viola
Maria Francesca Viola
MCMarta Chavero-Pieres
Marta Chavero-Pieres
EMElodie Modave
Elodie Modave
MDMarcello Delfini
Marcello Delfini
NSNathalie Stakenborg
Nathalie Stakenborg
GBGuy Boeckxstaens
Guy Boeckxstaens

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FRFlavio Lorenzo Ronzoni
Flavio Lorenzo Ronzoni
Nefele GiarratanaNefele Giarratana
Nefele Giarratana
SCStefania Crippa
Stefania Crippa
MQMattia Quattrocelli
Mattia Quattrocelli
MCMarco Cassano
Marco Cassano
Maurilio SampaolesiMaurilio Sampaolesi
Maurilio Sampaolesi
Muscular regeneration is a complex biological process that occurs during acute injury and chronic degeneration, implicating several cell types. One of the earliest events of muscle regeneration is the inflammatory response, followed by the activation and differentiation of muscle progenitor cells. However, the process of novel neuromuscular junction formation during muscle regeneration is still largely unexplored. Here, we identify by single-cell RNA sequencing and isolate a subset of vessel-associated cells able to improve myogenic differentiation. We termed them ‘guide’ cells because of their remarkable ability to improve myogenesis without fusing with the newly formed fibers. In vitro, these cells showed a marked mobility and ability to contact the forming myotubes. We found that these cells are characterized by CD44 and CD34 surface markers and the expression of Ng2 and Ncam2. In addition, in a murine model of acute muscle injury and regeneration, injection of guide cells correlated with increased numbers of newly formed neuromuscular junctions. Thus, we propose that guide cells modulate de novo generation of neuromuscular junctions in regenerating myofibers. Further studies are necessary to investigate the origin of those cells and the extent to which they are required for terminal specification of regenerating myofibers.