# A spontaneously immortalized muscle stem cell line (EfMS) from brown-marbled grouper for cell-cultured fish meat production

*PRI Rank #6 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Animal Genetics and Reproduction Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #6 |
| 18m citations | 31 |
| Journal | Communications Biology |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s42003-024-07400-1 |
| Corresponding authors | Changhu Xue, Huarong Guo |
| Institution | Ocean University of China, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Animal Genetics and Reproduction Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/animal-genetics-and-reproduction/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s42003-024-07400-1](https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07400-1)

## Topics

EfMS cell line · Epinephelus fuscoguttatus · Epinephelus fuscoguttatus · spontaneously immortalized cell line · fish muscle stem cells · cell-cultured fish meat · myogenesis potential · taurine · fish muscle extract substitute · myogenic differentiation · adipogenic trans-differentiation · 3D microcarriers · scaffold-free cultured meat · flavory amino acids · 2D and 3D culture systems · genetic stability over 50 passages

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