RT Journal Article T1 A POGLUT1 mutation causes a muscular dystrophy with reduced Notch signaling and satellite cell loss. A1 Servian-Morilla, Emilia A1 Takeuchi, Hideyuki A1 Lee, Tom V A1 Clarimon, Jordi A1 Mavillard, Fabiola A1 Area-Gomez, Estela A1 Rivas, Eloy A1 Nieto-Gonzalez, Jose L A1 Rivero, Maria C A1 Cabrera-Serrano, Macarena A1 Gomez-Sanchez, Leonardo A1 Martinez-Lopez, Jose A A1 Estrada, Beatriz A1 Marquez, Celedonio A1 Morgado, Yolanda A1 Suarez-Calvet, Xavier A1 Pita, Guillermo A1 Bigot, Anne A1 Gallardo, Eduard A1 Fernandez-Chacon, Rafael A1 Hirano, Michio A1 Haltiwanger, Robert S A1 Jafar-Nejad, Hamed A1 Paradas, Carmen K1 Notch K1 O‐glycosylation K1 POGLUT1 K1 muscular dystrophy K1 satellite cell AB Skeletal muscle regeneration by muscle satellite cells is a physiological mechanism activated upon muscle damage and regulated by Notch signaling. In a family with autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, we identified a missense mutation in POGLUT1 (protein O-glucosyltransferase 1), an enzyme involved in Notch posttranslational modification and function. In vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated that the mutation reduces O-glucosyltransferase activity on Notch and impairs muscle development. Muscles from patients revealed decreased Notch signaling, dramatic reduction in satellite cell pool and a muscle-specific α-dystroglycan hypoglycosylation not present in patients' fibroblasts. Primary myoblasts from patients showed slow proliferation, facilitated differentiation, and a decreased pool of quiescent PAX7+ cells. A robust rescue of the myogenesis was demonstrated by increasing Notch signaling. None of these alterations were found in muscles from secondary dystroglycanopathy patients. These data suggest that a key pathomechanism for this novel form of muscular dystrophy is Notch-dependent loss of satellite cells. PB EMBO Press YR 2016 FD 2016-11-02 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10574 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10574 LA en NO Servián-Morilla E, Takeuchi H, Lee TV, Clarimon J, Mavillard F, Area-Gómez E, et al. A POGLUT1 mutation causes a muscular dystrophy with reduced Notch signaling and satellite cell loss. EMBO Mol Med. 2016 Nov 2;8(11):1289-1309. DS RISalud RD Apr 11, 2025