{"id":3300,"date":"2026-01-27T22:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/?p=3300"},"modified":"2026-01-28T21:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:41:42","slug":"isolate-muscle-stem-cells-by-omics4cmeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/fr\/isolate-muscle-stem-cells-by-omics4cmeat\/","title":{"rendered":"[Research Roundup] A New Way to Isolate Resting Muscle Stem Cells by Omics4CMeat"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3300\" class=\"elementor elementor-3300\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5752149b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5752149b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649b1c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"649b1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This study by Team <strong>Omics4CMeat<\/strong> explores how muscle stem cells, known scientifically as \u201csatellite cells,\u201d can be isolated and kept in a truly resting state. By controlling when these stem cells activate and grow, the research opens new possibilities for muscle repair, regenerative medicine, and cellular agriculture.<\/p><h3><strong>Keywords<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Cell isolation<\/li><li>Cellular agriculture<\/li><li>Satellite cells (SCs)<\/li><li>Stem cells<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c96e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76c96e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1y5QsP97ut7OIczEJ7ehhl1YMvXO0DSqQ\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Omics-Steele-et-al-2024-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Omics-Steele-et-al-2024-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Omics-Steele-et-al-2024-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Omics-Steele-et-al-2024-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Omics-Steele-et-al-2024-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Omics-Steele-et-al-2024-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Omics-Steele-et-al-2024.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click to view this visual abstract as a PDF<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236bf818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"236bf818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 1.5rem;\">Research Highlights<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Skeletal muscle stem cells are hard to study because isolation usually activates them, limiting their therapeutic or industrial uses<\/li><li>Researchers identified and isolated a rare group of truly &#8220;resting&#8221; muscle stem cells that grow very slowly (approx. every 7-8 days) and stay stable in culture for months<\/li><li>These cells can be activated when needed, then grow quickly and form muscle, making them useful for regenerative medicine and cellular agriculture<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>Editorial Reflections<\/strong><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The key strength of this study is the ability to activate skeletal muscle stem cells only when needed, allowing\u00a0for\u00a0rapid muscle growth on demand. This kind of precise control could have incredible potential, whether in medicinal\u00a0or industrial applications.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Team <strong>Omics4CMeat<\/strong> at McMaster University aims to complement traditional meat production by developing technologies to support cell-cultured meat as an\u00a0additional\u00a0protein source to help reduce GHG emissions. Contributing authors from the team include (in alphabetical order):<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alexandrasteele22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alexandra Steele<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8211; PhD student\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anika-syroid-8b9831352\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anika Syroid<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0&#8211; PhD student\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hawke-thomas-bab05324\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hawke Thomas<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 Professor in the Department of Pathology &amp; Molecular Medicine,\u00a0leading the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hawkelabca.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hawke Lab<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0studying skeletal muscle<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Curious about Team<strong> Omics4CMeat<\/strong>\u2019s ongoing work? Visit\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cccm.mcmaster.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">cccm.mcmaster.ca<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to learn more.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Food for Thought:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Read the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1152\/ajpcell.00231.2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">full article here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0What factors could be explored further to help translate this approach into real-world use?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3 aria-level=\"1\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1.5rem;\">References<\/strong><\/h3><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209324163 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209324163 BCX0\">Steele, A. P.,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209324163 BCX0\">Syroid<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209324163 BCX0\">, A. L., Mombo, C.,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209324163 BCX0\">Raveetharan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209324163 BCX0\">, S.,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209324163 BCX0\">Rebalka<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209324163 BCX0\">, I. A., &amp; Hawke, T. J. (2024). Isolation of a persistently quiescent muscle satellite cell population.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209324163 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209324163 BCX0\">American Journal of Physiology \u2013 Cell Physiology<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209324163 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209324163 BCX0\">, 327(2), C415\u2013C422.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW209324163 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1152\/ajpcell.00231.2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW209324163 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209324163 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1152\/ajpcell.00231.2024<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW209324163 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb37cc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4cb37cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3904cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3904cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">About the Climate-Smart Agri-Food Network<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Funded by Genome Canada through the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/genomecanada.ca\/challenge-areas\/climate-smart-agriculture-and-food-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate\u2011Smart Agriculture and Food Systems<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0portfolio, the Network brings together nine Interdisciplinary Challenge Teams (ICTs) and two hubs \u2014 the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/ag-act-agricultural-genomics-action-centre\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Agricultural Genomics Action Centre (AG\u2011ACt)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/climatesmartagrifood.ca\/cs-dcc-climate-smart-data-collaboration-centre\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate\u2011Smart Data Collaboration Centre (CS\u2011DCC)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2014 to advance climate\u2011smart agriculture through genomic innovations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This study by Team Omics4CMeat explores how muscle stem cells, known scientifically as \u201csatellite cells,\u201d can be isolated and kept in a truly resting state. By controlling when these stem cells activate and grow, the research opens new possibilities for muscle repair, regenerative medicine, and cellular agriculture. 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