# Additional Cover

**Authors:** Alaa Elgaabari, Nana Imatomi, Hirochika Kido, Takashi Nakashima, Shoko Okuda, Yoshitaka Manabe, Shoko Sawano, Wataru Mizunoya, Ryuki Kaneko, Sakiho Tanaka, Takahiro Maeno, Yuji Matsuyoshi, Miyumi Seki, So Kuwakado, Kahona Zushi, Nasibeh Daneshvar, Mako Nakamura, Takahiro Suzuki, Kenji Sunagawa, Judy E. Anderson, Ronald E. Allen, Ryuichi Tatsumi

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/acel.14117 · 2024-02-12

## TL;DR

This paper investigates how aging affects a protein that activates muscle stem cells.

## Contribution

It reveals age-related dysfunction in HGF, a key activator of myogenic stem cells.

## Key findings

- HGF function declines with age due to nitration.
- This dysfunction impairs stem cell activation in aged muscles.

## Abstract

Cover legend: The cover image is based on the Research Article Age‐related nitration/dysfunction of myogenic stem cell activator HGF by Alaa Elgaabari et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14041

## Linked entities

- **Proteins:** HGF (hepatocyte growth factor)

## Figures

1 figure with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC10861187/full.md

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC10861187