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Kanai SM, Clouthier DE. Endothelin signaling in development. Development 2023; 150:dev201786. [PMID: 38078652 PMCID: PMC10753589 DOI: 10.1242/dev.201786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
Abstract
Since the discovery of endothelin 1 (EDN1) in 1988, the role of endothelin ligands and their receptors in the regulation of blood pressure in normal and disease states has been extensively studied. However, endothelin signaling also plays crucial roles in the development of neural crest cell-derived tissues. Mechanisms of endothelin action during neural crest cell maturation have been deciphered using a variety of in vivo and in vitro approaches, with these studies elucidating the basis of human syndromes involving developmental differences resulting from altered endothelin signaling. In this Review, we describe the endothelin pathway and its functions during the development of neural crest-derived tissues. We also summarize how dysregulated endothelin signaling causes developmental differences and how this knowledge may lead to potential treatments for individuals with gene variants in the endothelin pathway.
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- Stanley M. Kanai
- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Kvasilova A, Gregorovicova M, Olejnickova V, Kolesova H, Sedmera D. Myocardial development in crocodylians. Dev Dyn 2022; 251:2029-2047. [PMID: 36045487 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Recent reports confirmed the notion that there exists a rudimentary cardiac conduction system (CCS) in the crocodylian heart, and development of its ventricular part is linked to septation. We thus analyzed myocardial development with the emphasis on the CCS components and vascularization in two different crocodylian species. RESULTS Using optical mapping and HNK-1 immunostaining, pacemaker activity was localized to the right-sided sinus venosus. The atrioventricular conduction was restricted to dorsal part of the atrioventricular canal. Within the ventricle, the impulse was propagated from base-to-apex initially by the trabeculae, later by the ventricular septum, in which strands of HNK-1 positivity were temporarily observed. Completion of ventricular septation correlated with transition of ventricular epicardial activation pattern to mature apex-to-base direction from two periapical foci. Despite a gradual thickening of the ventricular wall, no morphological differentiation of the Purkinje network was observed. Thin-walled coronary vessels with endothelium positive for QH1 obtained a smooth muscle coat after septation. Intramyocardial vessels were abundant especially in the rapidly thickening left ventricular wall. CONCLUSIONS Most of the CCS components present in the homeiotherm hearts can be identified in the developing crocodylian heart, with a notable exception of the Purkinje network distinct from the trabeculae carneae.
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- Alena Kvasilova
- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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Nakagawa Y, Furusho H, Miwa K, Yasuda T. A case of premature ventricular contraction originating at the aortomitral fibrous continuity and exiting from the anterolateral papillary muscle due to muscular chordae tendineae. HeartRhythm Case Rep 2022; 9:38-42. [PMID: 36685677 PMCID: PMC9845550 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2022.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Yoichiro Nakagawa
- Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr Yoichiro Nakagawa, Department of Cardiology, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-1 Kuratsuki Higashi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan 920-8530.
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Kahr PC, Tao G, Kadow ZA, Hill MC, Zhang M, Li S, Martin JF. A novel transgenic Cre allele to label mouse cardiac conduction system. Dev Biol 2021; 478:163-172. [PMID: 34245725 PMCID: PMC8482537 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The cardiac conduction system is a network of heterogeneous cell population that initiates and propagates electric excitations in the myocardium. Purkinje fibers, a network of specialized myocardial cells, comprise the distal end of the conduction system in the ventricles. The developmental origins of Purkinje fibers and their roles during cardiac physiology and arrhythmia have been reported. However, it is not clear if they play a role during ischemic injury and heart regeneration. Here we introduce a novel tamoxifen-inducible Cre allele that specifically labels a broad range of components in the cardiac conduction system while excludes other cardiac cell types and vital organs. Using this new allele, we investigated the cellular and molecular response of Purkinje fibers to myocardial injury. In a neonatal mouse myocardial infarction model, we observed significant increase in Purkinje cell number in regenerating myocardium. RNA-Seq analysis using laser-captured Purkinje fibers showed a unique transcriptomic response to myocardial infarction. Our finds suggest a novel role of cardiac Purkinje fibers in heart injury.
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- Peter C Kahr
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200127 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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New Insights into the Development and Morphogenesis of the Cardiac Purkinje Fiber Network: Linking Architecture and Function. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2021; 8:jcdd8080095. [PMID: 34436237 PMCID: PMC8397066 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd8080095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The rapid propagation of electrical activity through the ventricular conduction system (VCS) controls spatiotemporal contraction of the ventricles. Cardiac conduction defects or arrhythmias in humans are often associated with mutations in key cardiac transcription factors that have been shown to play important roles in VCS morphogenesis in mice. Understanding of the mechanisms of VCS development is thus crucial to decipher the etiology of conduction disturbances in adults. During embryogenesis, the VCS, consisting of the His bundle, bundle branches, and the distal Purkinje network, originates from two independent progenitor populations in the primary ring and the ventricular trabeculae. Differentiation into fast-conducting cardiomyocytes occurs progressively as ventricles develop to form a unique electrical pathway at late fetal stages. The objectives of this review are to highlight the structure–function relationship between VCS morphogenesis and conduction defects and to discuss recent data on the origin and development of the VCS with a focus on the distal Purkinje fiber network.
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Olejnickova V, Kocka M, Kvasilova A, Kolesova H, Dziacky A, Gidor T, Gidor L, Sankova B, Gregorovicova M, Gourdie RG, Sedmera D. Gap Junctional Communication via Connexin43 between Purkinje Fibers and Working Myocytes Explains the Epicardial Activation Pattern in the Postnatal Mouse Left Ventricle. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:2475. [PMID: 33804428 PMCID: PMC7957598 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
The mammalian ventricular myocardium forms a functional syncytium due to flow of electrical current mediated in part by gap junctions localized within intercalated disks. The connexin (Cx) subunit of gap junctions have direct and indirect roles in conduction of electrical impulse from the cardiac pacemaker via the cardiac conduction system (CCS) to working myocytes. Cx43 is the dominant isoform in these channels. We have studied the distribution of Cx43 junctions between the CCS and working myocytes in a transgenic mouse model, which had the His-Purkinje portion of the CCS labeled with green fluorescence protein. The highest number of such connections was found in a region about one-third of ventricular length above the apex, and it correlated with the peak proportion of Purkinje fibers (PFs) to the ventricular myocardium. At this location, on the septal surface of the left ventricle, the insulated left bundle branch split into the uninsulated network of PFs that continued to the free wall anteriorly and posteriorly. The second peak of PF abundance was present in the ventricular apex. Epicardial activation maps correspondingly placed the site of the first activation in the apical region, while some hearts presented more highly located breakthrough sites. Taken together, these results increase our understanding of the physiological pattern of ventricular activation and its morphological underpinning through detailed CCS anatomy and distribution of its gap junctional coupling to the working myocardium.
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- Veronika Olejnickova
- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (V.O.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (A.D.); (T.G.); (L.G.); (B.S.); (M.G.)
- Institute of Physiology, CAS, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (V.O.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (A.D.); (T.G.); (L.G.); (B.S.); (M.G.)
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (V.O.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (A.D.); (T.G.); (L.G.); (B.S.); (M.G.)
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (V.O.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (A.D.); (T.G.); (L.G.); (B.S.); (M.G.)
- Institute of Physiology, CAS, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (V.O.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (A.D.); (T.G.); (L.G.); (B.S.); (M.G.)
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Motol University Hospital, 150 06 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (V.O.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (A.D.); (T.G.); (L.G.); (B.S.); (M.G.)
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (V.O.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (A.D.); (T.G.); (L.G.); (B.S.); (M.G.)
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (V.O.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (A.D.); (T.G.); (L.G.); (B.S.); (M.G.)
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (V.O.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (A.D.); (T.G.); (L.G.); (B.S.); (M.G.)
- Institute of Physiology, CAS, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA;
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (V.O.); (M.K.); (A.K.); (H.K.); (A.D.); (T.G.); (L.G.); (B.S.); (M.G.)
- Institute of Physiology, CAS, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic
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Epigenetics and Mechanobiology in Heart Development and Congenital Heart Disease. Diseases 2019; 7:diseases7030052. [PMID: 31480510 PMCID: PMC6787645 DOI: 10.3390/diseases7030052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect worldwide and the number one killer of live-born infants in the United States. Heart development occurs early in embryogenesis and involves complex interactions between multiple cell populations, limiting the understanding and consequent treatment of CHD. Furthermore, genome sequencing has largely failed to predict or yield therapeutics for CHD. In addition to the underlying genome, epigenetics and mechanobiology both drive heart development. A growing body of evidence implicates the aberrant regulation of these two extra-genomic systems in the pathogenesis of CHD. In this review, we describe the stages of human heart development and the heart defects known to manifest at each stage. Next, we discuss the distinct and overlapping roles of epigenetics and mechanobiology in normal development and in the pathogenesis of CHD. Finally, we highlight recent advances in the identification of novel epigenetic biomarkers and environmental risk factors that may be useful for improved diagnosis and further elucidation of CHD etiology.
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Thomas K, Goudy J, Henley T, Bressan M. Optical Electrophysiology in the Developing Heart. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2018; 5:E28. [PMID: 29751595 PMCID: PMC6023508 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd5020028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The heart is the first organ system to form in the embryo. Over the course of development, cardiomyocytes with differing morphogenetic, molecular, and physiological characteristics are specified and differentiate and integrate with one another to assemble a coordinated electromechanical pumping system that can function independently of any external stimulus. As congenital malformation of the heart presents the leading class of birth defects seen in humans, the molecular genetics of heart development have garnered much attention over the last half century. However, understanding how genetic perturbations manifest at the level of the individual cell function remains challenging to investigate. Some of the barriers that have limited our capacity to construct high-resolution, comprehensive models of cardiac physiological maturation are rapidly being removed by advancements in the reagents and instrumentation available for high-speed live imaging. In this review, we briefly introduce the history of imaging approaches for assessing cardiac development, describe some of the reagents and tools required to perform live imaging in the developing heart, and discuss how the combination of modern imaging modalities and physiological probes can be used to scale from subcellular to whole-organ analysis. Through these types of imaging approaches, critical insights into the processes of cardiac physiological development can be directly examined in real-time. Moving forward, the synthesis of modern molecular biology and imaging approaches will open novel avenues to investigate the mechanisms of cardiomyocyte maturation, providing insight into the etiology of congenital heart defects, as well as serving to direct approaches for designing stem-cell or regenerative medicine protocols for clinical application.
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- Kandace Thomas
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Johnson MG, Konicke K, Kristianto J, Gustavson A, Garbo R, Wang X, Yuan B, Blank RD. Endothelin signaling regulates mineralization and posttranscriptionally regulates SOST in TMOb cells via miR 126-3p. Physiol Rep 2017; 5:5/4/e13088. [PMID: 28235973 PMCID: PMC5328763 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Previously, our laboratory identified ECE‐1, encoding endothelin‐converting enzyme‐1 (ECE‐1), as a positional candidate for a pleiotropic quantitative trait locus affecting femoral size, shape, and biomechanical performance. We hypothesized that endothelin‐1 (ET‐1) signaling promotes osteogenesis. Exposure of immortalized mouse osteoblast (TMOb) cells to big ET‐1 increased mineralization. Following big ET‐1 treatment, we measured the secretion of insulin‐like‐growth factor‐1 (IGF1), dickkopf‐homolog‐1 protein 1 (DKK1), and sclerostin (SOST). In each case, big ET‐1 signaling changed secretion in a manner that favored increased osteogenic activity. Treatment with ECE‐1, endothelin receptor A (EDNRA), or WNT receptor antagonists inhibited the big ET‐1‐mediated increase in mineralization. In the presence of big ET‐1, message levels of Runx2, Igf1, Dkk1, and Sost are uncoupled from protein production, suggesting posttranscriptional regulation. To evaluate the role of big ET‐1 in normal bone physiology, we inhibited EDNRA signaling during mineralization in the absence of exogenous ET‐1. EDNRA blockade reduced mineralization, decreased IGF1, and increased DKK1 and SOST secretion, responses opposite to those induced by exogenous big ET‐1. Pharmacological and siRNA knockdown to inhibit ECE‐1 reduced mineralization and IGF1 secretion with decreasing DKK1 and decreasing or stable SOST secretion, suggesting a further, unknown role of ECE‐1 in osteoblast maturation. Previously we identified miR 126‐3p as a potential ET‐1‐responsive regulator of SOST in murine cells. Overexpression of miR126‐3p increased mineralization in TMOb cells and decreased SOST secretion. Osteoblasts express the ET‐1 signaling pathway and ET‐1 signaling is necessary for normal osteoblast differentiation and mineralization, acting through regulation of miRs that target osteogenic molecules.
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- Michael G Johnson
- Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin .,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Medical Service, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Medical Service, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.,Medical Service, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Abstract
The endothelin (ET) system includes 3 small peptide hormones and a pair of G-protein-coupled receptors. This review first outlines the ET signaling pathway and ET metabolism. Next, it summarizes the role of ET1 signaling in craniofacial development. Then, it discusses observations relating ET signaling to osteoblastic and other osteosclerotic processes in cancer. Finally, it describes recent work in our laboratory that points to endothelin signaling as an upstream mediator of WNT signaling, promoting bone matrix synthesis and mineralization. It concludes with a statement of some remaining gaps in knowledge and proposals for future research.
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- Jasmin Kristianto
- Divisions of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
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- Divisions of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA; Medical Service, Clement J. Zablocki VAMC, 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53295, USA.
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Pasquier J, Gupta R, Rioult D, Hoarau-Véchot J, Courjaret R, Machaca K, Al Suwaidi J, Stanley EG, Rafii S, Elliott DA, Abi Khalil C, Rafii A. Coculturing with endothelial cells promotes in vitro maturation and electrical coupling of human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017; 36:684-693. [PMID: 28169114 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2016] [Revised: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pluripotent human embryonic stem cells (hESC) are a promising source of repopulating cardiomyocytes. We hypothesized that we could improve maturation of cardiomyocytes and facilitate electrical interconnections by creating a model that more closely resembles heart tissue; that is, containing both endothelial cells (ECs) and cardiomyocytes. METHODS We induced cardiomyocyte differentiation in the coculture of an hESC line expressing the cardiac reporter NKX2.5-green fluorescent protein (GFP), and an Akt-activated EC line (E4+ECs). We quantified spontaneous beating rates, synchrony, and coordination between different cardiomyocyte clusters using confocal imaging of Fura Red-detected calcium transients and computer-assisted image analysis. RESULTS After 8 days in culture, 94% ± 6% of the NKX2-5GFP+ cells were beating when hESCs embryonic bodies were plated on E4+ECs compared with 34% ± 12.9% for controls consisting of hESCs cultured on BD Matrigel (BD Biosciences) without ECs at Day 11 in culture. The spatial organization of beating areas in cocultures was different. The GFP+ cardiomyocytes were close to the E4+ECs. The average beats/min of the cardiomyocytes in coculture was faster and closer to physiologic heart rates compared with controls (50 ± 14 [n = 13] vs 25 ± 9 [n = 8]; p < 0.05). The coculture with ECs led to synchronized beating relying on the endothelial network, as illustrated by the loss of synchronization upon the disruption of endothelial bridges. CONCLUSIONS The coculturing of differentiating cardiomyocytes with Akt-activated ECs but not EC-conditioned media results in (1) improved efficiency of the cardiomyocyte differentiation protocol and (2) increased maturity leading to better intercellular coupling with improved chronotropy and synchrony.
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- Jennifer Pasquier
- Stem Cell and Microenvironment Laboratory, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar; Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Stem Cell and Microenvironment Laboratory, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- UMR_I 02 INERIS-URCA-ULH Unité Stress Environnementaux et BIOsurveillance des milieux aquatiques, Université de Reims, Reims, France
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- Stem Cell and Microenvironment Laboratory, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar; Cardiovascular Epigenetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA; Cardiovascular Epigenetics Laboratory, Department of Genetic Medicine, Doha, Qatar; Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
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- Stem Cell and Microenvironment Laboratory, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar; Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
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Kristianto J, Johnson MG, Afzal R, Blank RD. WITHDRAWN: Endothelin signaling in bone. Transl Res 2016:S1931-5244(16)30366-8. [PMID: 27893988 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Jasmin Kristianto
- Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis; Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wis; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis
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- Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis; Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wis; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis; Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wis; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis; Medical Service, Clement J. Zablocki VAMC, Milwaukee, Wis
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Watanabe M, Rollins AM, Polo-Parada L, Ma P, Gu S, Jenkins MW. Probing the Electrophysiology of the Developing Heart. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2016; 3:jcdd3010010. [PMID: 29367561 PMCID: PMC5715694 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd3010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Many diseases that result in dysfunction and dysmorphology of the heart originate in the embryo. However, the embryonic heart presents a challenging subject for study: especially challenging is its electrophysiology. Electrophysiological maturation of the embryonic heart without disturbing its physiological function requires the creation and deployment of novel technologies along with the use of classical techniques on a range of animal models. Each tool has its strengths and limitations and has contributed to making key discoveries to expand our understanding of cardiac development. Further progress in understanding the mechanisms that regulate the normal and abnormal development of the electrophysiology of the heart requires integration of this functional information with the more extensively elucidated structural and molecular changes.
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- Michiko Watanabe
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
- Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.
- Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
- Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Andrés-Delgado L, Mercader N. Interplay between cardiac function and heart development. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1863:1707-16. [PMID: 26952935 PMCID: PMC4906158 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Mechanotransduction refers to the conversion of mechanical forces into biochemical or electrical signals that initiate structural and functional remodeling in cells and tissues. The heart is a kinetic organ whose form changes considerably during development and disease. This requires cardiomyocytes to be mechanically durable and able to mount coordinated responses to a variety of environmental signals on different time scales, including cardiac pressure loading and electrical and hemodynamic forces. During physiological growth, myocytes, endocardial and epicardial cells have to adaptively remodel to these mechanical forces. Here we review some of the recent advances in the understanding of how mechanical forces influence cardiac development, with a focus on fluid flow forces. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Cardiomyocyte Biology: Integration of Developmental and Environmental Cues in the Heart edited by Marcus Schaub and Hughes Abriel.
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- Laura Andrés-Delgado
- Development of the Epicardium and Its Role during Regeneration Group, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC-ISCIII), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Development of the Epicardium and Its Role during Regeneration Group, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC-ISCIII), Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Kim KH, Rosen A, Hussein SMI, Puviindran V, Korogyi AS, Chiarello C, Nagy A, Hui CC, Backx PH. Irx3 is required for postnatal maturation of the mouse ventricular conduction system. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19197. [PMID: 26786475 PMCID: PMC4726432 DOI: 10.1038/srep19197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The ventricular conduction system (VCS) orchestrates the harmonious contraction in every heartbeat. Defects in the VCS are often associated with life-threatening arrhythmias and also promote adverse remodeling in heart disease. We have previously established that the Irx3 homeobox gene regulates rapid electrical propagation in the VCS by modulating the transcription of gap junction proteins Cx40 and Cx43. However, it is unknown whether other factors contribute to the conduction defects observed in Irx3 knockout (Irx3(-/-)) mice. In this study, we show that during the early postnatal period, Irx3(-/-) mice develop morphological defects in the VCS which are temporally dissociated from changes in gap junction expression. These morphological defects were accompanied with progressive changes in the cardiac electrocardiogram including right bundle branch block. Hypoplastic VCS was not associated with increased apoptosis of VCS cardiomyocytes but with a lack of recruitment and maturation of ventricular cardiomyocytes into the VCS. Computational analysis followed by functional verification revealed that Irx3 promotes VCS-enriched transcripts targeted by Nkx2.5 and/or Tbx5. Altogether, these results indicate that, in addition to ensuring the appropriate expression of gap junctional channels in the VCS, Irx3 is necessary for the postnatal maturation of the VCS, possibly via its interactions with Tbx5 and Nkx2.5.
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- Kyoung-Han Kim
- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
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- The Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E2, Canada
- Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec Research Center and Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
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- The Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E2, Canada
- Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- The Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E2, Canada
- Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
- Institute of Medical Science and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3H7, Canada
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- The Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3E2, Canada
- Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Division of Cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto ON
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Sedmera D, Kockova R, Vostarek F, Raddatz E. Arrhythmias in the developing heart. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2015; 213:303-20. [PMID: 25363044 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias increases gradually with age; however, specific rhythm disturbances can appear even prior to birth and markedly affect foetal development. Relatively little is known about these disorders, chiefly because of their relative rarity and difficulty in diagnosis. In this review, we cover the most common forms found in human pathology, specifically congenital heart block, pre-excitation, extrasystoles and long QT syndrome. In addition, we cover pertinent literature data from prenatal animal models, providing a glimpse into pathogenesis of arrhythmias and possible strategies for treatment.
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- D. Sedmera
- Institute of Anatomy; First Faculty of Medicine; Charles University; Prague Czech Republic
- Institute of Physiology; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Prague Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Prague Czech Republic
- Department of Cardiology; Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine; Prague Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology; Faculty of Biology and Medicine; University of Lausanne; Lausanne Switzerland
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Hemodynamic forces regulate developmental patterning of atrial conduction. PLoS One 2014; 9:e115207. [PMID: 25503944 PMCID: PMC4264946 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Anomalous action potential conduction through the atrial chambers of the heart can lead to severe cardiac arrhythmia. To date, however, little is known regarding the mechanisms that pattern proper atrial conduction during development. Here we demonstrate that atrial muscle functionally diversifies into at least two heterogeneous subtypes, thin-walled myocardium and rapidly conducting muscle bundles, during a developmental window just following cardiac looping. During this process, atrial muscle bundles become enriched for the fast conduction markers Cx40 and Nav1.5, similar to the precursors of the fast conduction Purkinje fiber network located within the trabeculae of the ventricles. In contrast to the ventricular trabeculae, however, atrial muscle bundles display an increased proliferation rate when compared to the surrounding myocardium. Interestingly, mechanical loading of the embryonic atrial muscle resulted in an induction of Cx40, Nav1.5 and the cell cycle marker Cyclin D1, while decreasing atrial pressure via in vivo ligation of the vitelline blood vessels results in decreased atrial conduction velocity. Taken together, these data establish a novel model for atrial conduction patterning, whereby hemodynamic stretch coordinately induces proliferation and fast conduction marker expression, which in turn promotes the formation of large diameter muscle bundles to serve as preferential routes of conduction.
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Kawaguchi N. Stem cells for cardiac regeneration and possible roles of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily. Biomol Concepts 2014; 3:99-106. [PMID: 25436527 DOI: 10.1515/bmc.2011.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 10/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Abstract Heart failure is a leading cause of death worldwide. Studies of stem cell biology are essential for developing efficient treatments. Recently, we established and characterized c-kit-positive cardiac stem cells from the adult rat heart. Using a MethoCult culture system with a methyl-cellulose-based medium, stem-like left-atrium-derived pluripotent cells could be regulated to differentiate into skeletal/cardiac myocytes or adipocytes with almost 100% purity. Microarray and pathway analyses of these cells showed that transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and noggin were significantly involved in the differentiation switch. Furthermore, TGF-β1 may act as a regulator for this switch because it simultaneously inhibits adipogenesis and activates myogenesis in a dose-dependent manner. However, the effect of TGF-β varies with developmental stage, dosage, and timing of treatment. In the present review, the findings of recent studies, in particular the use of c-kit-positive cardiac stem cells, are discussed. The effects of the TGF-β superfamily on differentiation, especially on adipogenesis and/or myogenesis, have important implications for future regenerative medicine.
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Bressan M, Yang PB, Louie JD, Navetta AM, Garriock RJ, Mikawa T. Reciprocal myocardial-endocardial interactions pattern the delay in atrioventricular junction conduction. Development 2014; 141:4149-57. [PMID: 25273084 DOI: 10.1242/dev.110007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Efficient blood flow depends on two developmental processes that occur within the atrioventricular junction (AVJ) of the heart: conduction delay, which entrains sequential chamber contraction; and valve formation, which prevents retrograde fluid movement. Defects in either result in severe congenital heart disease; however, little is known about the interplay between these two crucial developmental processes. Here, we show that AVJ conduction delay is locally assigned by the morphogenetic events that initiate valve formation. Our data demonstrate that physical separation from endocardial-derived factors prevents AVJ myocardium from becoming fast conducting. Mechanistically, this physical separation is induced by myocardial-derived factors that support cardiac jelly deposition at the onset of valve formation. These data offer a novel paradigm for conduction patterning, whereby reciprocal myocardial-endocardial interactions coordinate the processes of valve formation with establishment of conduction delay. This, in turn, synchronizes the electrophysiological and structural events necessary for the optimization of blood flow through the developing heart.
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- Michael Bressan
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, 555 Mission Bay Boulevard South, San Francisco, CA 94143-3120, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, 555 Mission Bay Boulevard South, San Francisco, CA 94143-3120, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, 555 Mission Bay Boulevard South, San Francisco, CA 94143-3120, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, 555 Mission Bay Boulevard South, San Francisco, CA 94143-3120, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, 555 Mission Bay Boulevard South, San Francisco, CA 94143-3120, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, 555 Mission Bay Boulevard South, San Francisco, CA 94143-3120, USA
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Hua LL, Vedantham V, Barnes RM, Hu J, Robinson AS, Bressan M, Srivastava D, Black BL. Specification of the mouse cardiac conduction system in the absence of Endothelin signaling. Dev Biol 2014; 393:245-254. [PMID: 25050930 PMCID: PMC4143461 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Coordinated contraction of the heart is essential for survival and is regulated by the cardiac conduction system. Contraction of ventricular myocytes is controlled by the terminal part of the conduction system known as the Purkinje fiber network. Lineage analyses in chickens and mice have established that the Purkinje fibers of the peripheral ventricular conduction system arise from working myocytes during cardiac development. It has been proposed, based primarily on gain-of-function studies, that Endothelin signaling is responsible for myocyte-to-Purkinje fiber transdifferentiation during avian heart development. However, the role of Endothelin signaling in mammalian conduction system development is less clear, and the development of the cardiac conduction system in mice lacking Endothelin signaling has not been previously addressed. Here, we assessed the specification of the cardiac conduction system in mouse embryos lacking all Endothelin signaling. We found that mouse embryos that were homozygous null for both ednra and ednrb, the genes encoding the two Endothelin receptors in mice, were born at predicted Mendelian frequency and had normal specification of the cardiac conduction system and apparently normal electrocardiograms with normal QRS intervals. In addition, we found that ednra expression within the heart was restricted to the myocardium while ednrb expression in the heart was restricted to the endocardium and coronary endothelium. By establishing that ednra and ednrb are expressed in distinct compartments within the developing mammalian heart and that Endothelin signaling is dispensable for specification and function of the cardiac conduction system, this work has important implications for our understanding of mammalian cardiac development.
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- Lisa L Hua
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA; Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA; Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA; Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517, USA.
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Robinson AS, Materna SC, Barnes RM, De Val S, Xu SM, Black BL. An arterial-specific enhancer of the human endothelin converting enzyme 1 (ECE1) gene is synergistically activated by Sox17, FoxC2, and Etv2. Dev Biol 2014; 395:379-389. [PMID: 25179465 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Endothelin-converting enzyme-1 (Ece-1), a crucial component of the Endothelin signaling pathway, is required for embryonic development and is an important regulator of vascular tone, yet the transcriptional regulation of the ECE1 gene has remained largely unknown. Here, we define the activity and regulation of an enhancer from the human ECE1 locus in vivo. The enhancer identified here becomes active in endothelial progenitor cells shortly after their initial specification and is dependent on a conserved FOX:ETS motif, a composite binding site for Forkhead transcription factors and the Ets transcription factor Etv2, for activity in vivo. The ECE1 FOX:ETS motif is bound and cooperatively activated by FoxC2 and Etv2, but unlike other described FOX:ETS-dependent enhancers, ECE1 enhancer activity becomes restricted to arterial endothelium and endocardium by embryonic day 9.5 in transgenic mouse embryos. The ECE1 endothelial enhancer also contains an evolutionarily-conserved, consensus SOX binding site, which is required for activity in transgenic mouse embryos. Importantly, the ECE1 SOX site is bound and activated by Sox17, a transcription factor involved in endothelial cell differentiation and an important regulator of arterial identity. Moreover, the ECE1 enhancer is cooperatively activated by the combinatorial action of FoxC2, Etv2, and Sox17. Although Sox17 is required for arterial identity, few direct transcriptional targets have been identified in endothelial cells. Thus, this work has important implications for our understanding of endothelial specification and arterial subspecification.
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- Ashley S Robinson
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2517
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Sedmera D. New role for endothelin signalling during development. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2014; 210:236-8. [PMID: 24325656 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- D. Sedmera
- Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v.v.i.; Prague 4 Czech Republic
- Institute of Anatomy; First Faculty of Medicine; Charles University in Prague; Prague Czech Republic
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Karppinen S, Rapila R, Mäkikallio K, Hänninen SL, Rysä J, Vuolteenaho O, Tavi P. Endothelin-1 signalling controls early embryonic heart rate in vitro and in vivo. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2014; 210:369-80. [PMID: 24325624 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM Spontaneous activity of embryonic cardiomyocytes originates from sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) release during early cardiogenesis. However, the regulation of heart rate during embryonic development is still not clear. The aim of this study was to determine how endothelin-1 (ET-1) affects the heart rate of embryonic mice, as well as the pathway through which it exerts its effects. METHODS The effects of ET-1 and ET-1 receptor inhibition on cardiac contraction were studied using confocal Ca(2+) imaging of isolated mouse embryonic ventricular cardiomyocytes and ultrasonographic examination of embryonic cardiac contractions in utero. In addition, the amount of ET-1 peptide and ET receptor a (ETa) and b (ETb) mRNA levels were measured during different stages of development of the cardiac muscle. RESULTS High ET-1 concentration and expression of both ETa and ETb receptors was observed in early cardiac tissue. ET-1 was found to increase the frequency of spontaneous Ca(2+) oscillations in E10.5 embryonic cardiomyocytes in vitro. Non-specific inhibition of ET receptors with tezosentan caused arrhythmia and bradycardia in isolated embryonic cardiomyocytes and in whole embryonic hearts both in vitro (E10.5) and in utero (E12.5). ET-1-mediated stimulation of early heart rate was found to occur via ETb receptors and subsequent inositol trisphosphate receptor activation and increased SR Ca(2+) leak. CONCLUSION Endothelin-1 is required to maintain a sufficient heart rate, as well as to prevent arrhythmia during early development of the mouse heart. This is achieved through ETb receptor, which stimulates Ca(2+) leak through IP3 receptors.
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- S. Karppinen
- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine; A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences; University of Eastern Finland; Kuopio Finland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine; A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences; University of Eastern Finland; Kuopio Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; University of Oulu; Oulu Finland
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- Department of Physiology; Institute of Biomedicine; University of Oulu; Oulu Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Institute of Biomedicine; University of Oulu; Oulu Finland
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- Department of Physiology; Institute of Biomedicine; University of Oulu; Oulu Finland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine; A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences; University of Eastern Finland; Kuopio Finland
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Samsa LA, Yang B, Liu J. Embryonic cardiac chamber maturation: Trabeculation, conduction, and cardiomyocyte proliferation. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS. PART C, SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2013; 163C:157-68. [PMID: 23720419 PMCID: PMC3723796 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Congenital heart diseases are some of the most common human birth defects. Though some congenital heart defects can be surgically corrected, treatment options for other congenital heart diseases are very limited. In many congenital heart diseases, genetic defects lead to impaired embryonic heart development or growth. One of the key development processes in cardiac development is chamber maturation, and alterations in this maturation process can manifest as a variety of congenital defects including non-compaction, systolic dysfunction, diastolic dysfunction, and arrhythmia. During development, to meet the increasing metabolic demands of the developing embryo, the myocardial wall undergoes extensive remodeling characterized by the formation of muscular luminal protrusions called cardiac trabeculae, increased cardiomyocyte mass, and development of the ventricular conduction system. Though the basic morphological and cytological changes involved in early heart development are clear, much remains unknown about the complex biomolecular mechanisms governing chamber maturation. In this review, we highlight evidence suggesting that a wide variety of basic signaling pathways and biomechanical forces are involved in cardiac wall maturation.
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- Leigh Ann Samsa
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Wang Z, Kristianto J, Yen Ooi C, Johnson MG, Litscher SJ, Pugh TD, Sandhu G, Chesler NC, Blank RD. Blood pressure, artery size, and artery compliance parallel bone size and strength in mice with differing ece1 expression. J Biomech Eng 2013; 135:61003-9. [PMID: 23699715 DOI: 10.1115/1.4024161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The recombinant congenic mouse strains HcB-8 and HcB-23 differ in femoral shape, size, and strength, with HcB-8 femora being more gracile, more cylindrical, weaker, and having higher Young's modulus. In previous work, we mapped a robust, pleiotropic quantitative trait locus for these bone traits. Ece1, encoding endothelin converting enzyme 1, is a positional candidate gene for this locus, and was less expressed in HcB-8 bone. We hypothesized that the same genetic factors would impose analogous developmental trajectories on arteries to those in bones. Cardiovascular hemodynamics and biomechanics of carotids were measured in adult HcB-8 and HcB-23 mice. Biological differences in heart and arteries were examined at mRNA and protein levels. As in bone, Ece1 expression was higher in HcB-23 heart and arteries (p < 0.05), and its expression was correlated with that of the endothelin B type receptor target Nos3, encoding endothelial nitric oxide synthase. HcB-8 mice had higher ambulatory blood pressure (p < 0.005) than HcB-23 mice. Ex vivo, at identical pressures, HcB-8 carotid arteries had smaller diameters and lower compliance (p < 0.05), but the same elastic modulus compared to HcB-23 carotid arteries. HcB-8 hearts were heavier than HcB-23 hearts (p < 0.01). HcB-8 has both small, stiff bones and small, stiff arteries, lower expression of Ece1 and Nos3, associated in each case with less favorable function. These findings suggest that endothelin signaling could serve as a nexus for the convergence of skeletal and vascular modeling, providing a potential mechanism for the epidemiologic association between skeletal fragility and atherosclerosis.
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- Zhijie Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 2146 ECB, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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The cardiac conduction system is a specialized tract of myocardial cells responsible for maintaining normal cardiac rhythm. Given its critical role in coordinating cardiac performance, a detailed analysis of the molecular mechanisms underlying conduction system formation should inform our understanding of arrhythmia pathophysiology and affect the development of novel therapeutic strategies. Historically, the ability to distinguish cells of the conduction system from neighboring working myocytes presented a major technical challenge for performing comprehensive mechanistic studies. Early lineage tracing experiments suggested that conduction cells derive from cardiomyocyte precursors, and these claims have been substantiated by using more contemporary approaches. However, regional specialization of conduction cells adds an additional layer of complexity to this system, and it appears that different components of the conduction system utilize unique modes of developmental formation. The identification of numerous transcription factors and their downstream target genes involved in regional differentiation of the conduction system has provided insight into how lineage commitment is achieved. Furthermore, by adopting cutting-edge genetic techniques in combination with sophisticated phenotyping capabilities, investigators have made substantial progress in delineating the regulatory networks that orchestrate conduction system formation and their role in cardiac rhythm and physiology. This review describes the connectivity of these gene regulatory networks in cardiac conduction system development and discusses how they provide a foundation for understanding normal and pathological human cardiac rhythms.
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- Nikhil V Munshi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-8573, USA.
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Emerging data in the field of cardiac development as well as repair and regeneration indicate a complex and important interplay between endocardial, epicardial, and myofibroblast populations that is critical for cardiomyocyte differentiation and postnatal function. For example, epicardial cells have been shown to generate cardiac myofibroblasts and may be one of the primary sources for this cell lineage during development. Moreover, paracrine signaling from the epicardium and endocardium is critical for proper development of the heart and pathways such as Wnt, fibroblast growth factor, and retinoic acid signaling have been shown to be key players in this process. Despite this progress, interactions between nonmyocyte cells and cardiomyocytes in the heart are still poorly understood. We review the various nonmyocyte-myocyte interactions that occur in the heart and how these interactions, primarily through signaling networks, help direct cardiomyocyte differentiation and regulate postnatal cardiac function.
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- Ying Tian
- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104-5129, USA
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Zhang X, Guo JP, Chi YL, Liu YC, Zhang CS, Yang XQ, Lin HY, Jiang EP, Xiong SH, Zhang ZY, Liu BH. Endothelin-induced differentiation of Nkx2.5⁺ cardiac progenitor cells into pacemaking cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2012; 366:309-18. [PMID: 22527936 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-012-1309-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2011] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The mechanisms governing the development of cardiac pacemaking and conduction system are not well understood. In order to provide evidence for the derivation of pacemaking cells and the signal that induce and maintain the cells in the developing heart, Nkx2.5(+) cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) were isolated from embryonic heart tubes of rats. Endothelin-1 was subsequently added to the CPCs to induce differentiation of them towards cardiac pacemaking cells. After the treatment, Nkx2.5(+) CPCs displayed spontaneous beating and spontaneously electrical activity as what we have previously described. Furthermore, RT-PCR and immunofluorescence staining demonstrated that Tbx3 expression was increased and Nkx2.5 expression was decreased in the induced cells 4 days after ET-1 treatment. And the significantly increased expression of Hcn4 and connexin-45 were detected in the induced cells 10 days after the treatment. In addition, Nkx2.5(+) CPCs were transfected with pGCsi-Tbx3 4 days after ET-1 treatment in an attempt to determine the transcription regulatory factor governing the differentiation of the cells into cardiac pacemaking cells. The results showed that silencing of Tbx3 decreased the pacemaking activity and led to down-regulation of pacemaker genes in the induced cells. These results confirmed that Nkx2.5(+) CPCs differentiated into cardiac pacemaking cells after being treated with ET-1 and suggested that an ET-1-Tbx3 molecular pathway govern/mediate this process. In conclusion, our study support the notion that pacemaking cells originate from Nkx2.5(+) CPCs present in embryonic heart tubes and endothelin-1 might be involved in diversification of cardiomyogenic progenitors toward the cells.
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- Xi Zhang
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Chen M, Lin YQ, Xie SL, Wang JF. Mitogen-activated protein kinase in endothelin-1-induced cardiac differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells. J Cell Biochem 2011; 111:1619-28. [PMID: 21053276 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Endothelin-1(ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor involved in the development of cardiovascular diseases and is an important regulator of heart development. However, the role of ET-1 in cardiac differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) and the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. In the present study, we showed that ET-1 significantly up-regulated gene expression of the cardiac specific transcriptional factors Nkx2.5, GATA4, and conduction system specific marker CX40, with no affect on the gene expression of α-MHC and β-MHC in cardiac differentiation of mESCs. The percentage of beating embryoid bodies (EB) and the Troponin T (TnT) positive area in total EBs was unchanged following ET-1 treatment, while the percentage of spindle cells that stained positively with TnT was increased in the presence of ET-1. Further investigation indicated that the percentage of beating EBs and the TnT positive area were decreased by the extracellular signal-related kinases (ERK)-1/2 inhibitor U0126 and the p38 inhibitor SB203580, but not by the Jun amino-terminal kinases (JNK) inhibitor SP600125. Inhibition of ERK1/2, p38, and JNK pathways also blocked the up-regulation of Nkx2.5 and GATA4 by ET-1, however only inhibition of the ERK1/2 pathway had negatively effects on the increase in CX40 expression in response to ET-1. ET-1 induced an increase in the percentage of spindle cells was also inhibited by U0126. Our results suggest that ET-1 plays a significant role in the cardiac differentiation of mESCs, especially in those cells committed to the conduction system, with the ERK1/2 pathway playing a critical role in this process.
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- Ming Chen
- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Miquerol L, Beyer S, Kelly RG. Establishment of the mouse ventricular conduction system. Cardiovasc Res 2011; 91:232-42. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvr069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The myocardium of the heart is composed of multiple highly specialized myocardial lineages, including those of the ventricular and atrial myocardium, and the specialized conduction system. Specification and maturation of each of these lineages during heart development is a highly ordered, ongoing process involving multiple signaling pathways and their intersection with transcriptional regulatory networks. Here, we attempt to summarize and compare much of what we know about specification and maturation of myocardial lineages from studies in several different vertebrate model systems. To date, most research has focused on early specification, and although there is still more to learn about early specification, less is known about factors that promote subsequent maturation of myocardial lineages required to build the functioning adult heart.
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- Sylvia M Evans
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla CA 92093, USA.
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Buschmann I, Pries A, Styp-Rekowska B, Hillmeister P, Loufrani L, Henrion D, Shi Y, Duelsner A, Hoefer I, Gatzke N, Wang H, Lehmann K, Ulm L, Ritter Z, Hauff P, Hlushchuk R, Djonov V, van Veen T, le Noble F. Pulsatile shear and Gja5 modulate arterial identity and remodeling events during flow-driven arteriogenesis. Development 2010; 137:2187-96. [PMID: 20530546 DOI: 10.1242/dev.045351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In the developing chicken embryo yolk sac vasculature, the expression of arterial identity genes requires arterial hemodynamic conditions. We hypothesize that arterial flow must provide a unique signal that is relevant for supporting arterial identity gene expression and is absent in veins. We analyzed factors related to flow, pressure and oxygenation in the chicken embryo vitelline vasculature in vivo. The best discrimination between arteries and veins was obtained by calculating the maximal pulsatile increase in shear rate relative to the time-averaged shear rate in the same vessel: the relative pulse slope index (RPSI). RPSI was significantly higher in arteries than veins. Arterial endothelial cells exposed to pulsatile shear in vitro augmented arterial marker expression as compared with exposure to constant shear. The expression of Gja5 correlated with arterial flow patterns: the redistribution of arterial flow provoked by vitelline artery ligation resulted in flow-driven collateral arterial network formation and was associated with increased expression of Gja5. In situ hybridization in normal and ligation embryos confirmed that Gja5 expression is confined to arteries and regulated by flow. In mice, Gja5 (connexin 40) was also expressed in arteries. In the adult, increased flow drives arteriogenesis and the formation of collateral arterial networks in peripheral occlusive diseases. Genetic ablation of Gja5 function in mice resulted in reduced arteriogenesis in two occlusion models. We conclude that pulsatile shear patterns may be central for supporting arterial identity, and that arterial Gja5 expression plays a functional role in flow-driven arteriogenesis.
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- Ivo Buschmann
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) of the Charite and the Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), D13125 Berlin-Buch, Germany
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Sankova B, Machalek J, Sedmera D. Effects of mechanical loading on early conduction system differentiation in the chick. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2010; 298:H1571-6. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00721.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The primary ring, a horseshoe-shaped structure situated between the left and right ventricle and connected superiorly to the atrioventricular canal, is the first specialized fast ventricular conduction pathway in the embryonic heart. It has been first defined immunohistochemically and is characterized as a region of slow myocyte proliferation. Recent studies have shown that it participates in spreading the ventricular electrical activation during stages preceding ventricular septation in the mouse, chick, and rat. Here we demonstrate its presence using optical mapping in chicks between embryonic days (ED) 3–5. We then tested the effects of hemodynamic unloading in the organ culture system upon its functionality. In ED3 hearts cultured without hemodynamic loading for 24 h, we observed a significant decrease in the percentage activated through the primary ring conduction pathway. A morphological examination revealed arrested growth, collapse, and elongation of the outflow tract and disorganized trabeculation. A similar reversal toward more primitive activation patterns was observed with culture between ED4 and ED5. This phenotype was completely rescued with the artificial loading of the ventricles with a droplet of silicone oil. We conclude that an appropriate loading is required during the early phases of the conduction system formation and maturation.
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- Barbora Sankova
- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague
- Institute of Physiology; and
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague
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- Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague
- Institute of Physiology; and
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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The area composita of adhering junctions connecting heart muscle cells of vertebrates. VII. The different types of lateral junctions between the special cardiomyocytes of the conduction system of ovine and bovine hearts. Eur J Cell Biol 2010; 89:365-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2009.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2009] [Revised: 10/29/2009] [Accepted: 11/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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This article concerns the development of myocardial architecture--crucial for contractile performance of the heart and its conduction system, essential for generation and coordinated spread of electrical activity. Topics discussed include molecular determination of cardiac phenotype (contractile and conducting), remodeling of ventricular wall architecture and its blood supply, and relation of trabecular compaction to noncompaction cardiomyopathy. Illustrated are the structure and function of the tubular heart, time course of trabecular compaction, and development of multilayered spiral systems of the compact layer.
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- David Sedmera
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Sedmera D, Harris BS, Grant E, Zhang N, Jourdan J, Kurkova D, Gourdie RG. Cardiac expression patterns of endothelin-converting enzyme (ECE): implications for conduction system development. Dev Dyn 2008; 237:1746-53. [PMID: 18489007 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The spatiotemporal distribution of the endothelin-converting enzyme (ECE) protein in the embryonic chick heart and the association of this polypeptide with the developing cardiac conduction system is described here for the first time. Further, we show how cardiac hemodynamic load directly affects ECE level and distribution. Endothelin (ET) is a cytokine involved in the inductive recruitment of Purkinje fibers. ET is produced by proteolytic cleavage of Big-ET by ECE. We generated an antibody against chick ECE recognizing a single band at approximately 70 kD to correlate the cardiac expression of this protein with that reported previously for its mRNA. ECE protein expression was more widespread compared to its mRNA, being present in endothelial cells, mesenchymal cells, and myocytes, and particularly enriched in the trabeculae and nascent ventricular conduction system. The myocardial expression was significantly modified under experimentally altered hemodynamic loading. In vivo, ET receptor blockade with bosentan delayed activation sequence maturation. These data support a role for ECE in avian cardiac conduction system differentiation and maturation.
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- David Sedmera
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
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Sedmera D. Development of cardiac conduction system in mammals with a focus on the anatomical, functional and medical/genetical aspects. J Appl Biomed 2007. [DOI: 10.32725/jab.2007.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Eralp I, Lie-Venema H, Bax NAM, Wijffels MCEF, Van Der Laarse A, Deruiter MC, Bogers AJJC, Van Den Akker NMS, Gourdie RG, Schalij MJ, Poelmann RE, Gittenberger-De Groot AC. Epicardium-derived cells are important for correct development of the Purkinje fibers in the avian heart. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 288:1272-80. [PMID: 17075847 PMCID: PMC2610390 DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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During embryonic development, the proepicardial organ (PEO) grows out over the heart surface to form the epicardium. Following epithelial-mesenchymal transformation, epicardium-derived cells (EPDCs) migrate into the heart and contribute to the developing coronary arteries, to the valves, and to the myocardium. The peripheral Purkinje fiber network develops from differentiating cardiomyocytes in the ventricular myocardium. Intrigued by the close spatial relationship between the final destinations of migrating EPDCs and Purkinje fiber differentiation in the avian heart, that is, surrounding the coronary arteries and at subendocardial sites, we investigated whether inhibition of epicardial outgrowth would disturb cardiomyocyte differentiation into Purkinje fibers. To this end, epicardial development was inhibited mechanically with a membrane, or genetically, by suppressing epicardial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation with antisense retroviral vectors affecting Ets transcription factor levels (n=4, HH39-41). In both epicardial inhibition models, we evaluated Purkinje fiber development by EAP-300 immunohistochemistry and found that restraints on EPDC development resulted in morphologically aberrant differentiation of Purkinje fibers. Purkinje fiber hypoplasia was observed both periarterially and at subendocardial positions. Furthermore, the cells were morphologically abnormal and not aligned in orderly Purkinje fibers. We conclude that EPDCs are instrumental in Purkinje fiber differentiation, and we hypothesize that they cooperate directly with endothelial and endocardial cells in the development of the peripheral conduction system.
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- Ismail Eralp
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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The cardiac conduction system (CCS) is a specialized tissue network that initiates and maintains a rhythmic heartbeat. The CCS consists of several functional subcomponents responsible for producing a pacemaking impulse and distributing action potentials across the heart in a coordinated manner. The formation of the distinct subcomponents of the CCS occurs within a precise temporal and spatial framework; thereby assuring that as the system matures from a tubular to a complex chambered organ, a rhythmic heartbeat is always maintained. Therefore, a defect in differentiation of any CCS component would lead to severe rhythm disturbances. Recent molecular, cell biological and physiological approaches have provided fresh and unexpected perspectives of the relationships between cell fate, gene expression and differentiation of specialized function within the developing myocardium. In particular, biomechanical forces created by the heartbeat itself have important roles in the inductive patterning and functional integration of the developing conduction system. This new understanding of the cellular origin and molecular induction of CCS tissues during embryogenesis may provide the foundation for tissue engineering, replacement and repair of these essential cardiac tissues in the future.
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- Takashi Mikawa
- University of California San Francisco, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Box 2711, Rock Hall Room 384D, 1550 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158-2324, United States.
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Hurtado R, Mikawa T. Enhanced sensitivity and stability in two-color in situ hybridization by means of a novel chromagenic substrate combination. Dev Dyn 2007; 235:2811-6. [PMID: 16894600 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Double in situ hybridization analysis is a fundamental technique for studying the expression of two genes with high temporal and spatial resolution. However, due to the lack of sensitivity in current detection methods, this approach is powerful only when at least one transcript is abundantly expressed. Here, we report a new enzyme/chromagenic substrate combination that provides sufficient sensitivity for detecting two less abundant transcripts and stability for subsequent paraffin sectioning.
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- Romulo Hurtado
- University of California San Francisco, Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Anatomy, San Francisco, California, USA
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Hatcher CJ, McDermott DA. Using the TBX5 transcription factor to grow and sculpt the heart. Am J Med Genet A 2006; 140:1414-8. [PMID: 16691575 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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TBX5 mutations cause the cardiac and limb defects of the autosomal dominant Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS). We have explored the role of the TBX5 transcription factor during cardiogenesis and have elucidated some of its functions in regulating myocardial cell proliferation and proepicardial cell migration. Our identification of TBX5 mutations has enabled us to offer genetic testing for diagnosis of HOS in patients and also to perform preimplantation genetic diagnosis on blastocysts for couples desiring to have a child unaffected by HOS. We hope that our genetic testing approach will serve as a paradigm for mutation screening in other inherited syndromes.
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- Cathy J Hatcher
- Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 E. 68th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Chau MDL, Tuft R, Fogarty K, Bao ZZ. Notch signaling plays a key role in cardiac cell differentiation. Mech Dev 2006; 123:626-40. [PMID: 16843648 PMCID: PMC1567976 DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2006.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2006] [Revised: 05/22/2006] [Accepted: 06/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Results from lineage tracing studies indicate that precursor cells in the ventricles give rise to both cardiac muscle and conduction cells. Cardiac conduction cells are specialized cells responsible for orchestrating the rhythmic contractions of the heart. Here, we show that Notch signaling plays an important role in the differentiation of cardiac muscle and conduction cell lineages in the ventricles. Notch1 expression coincides with a conduction marker, HNK-1, at early stages. Misexpression of constitutively active Notch1 (NIC) in early heart tubes in chick exhibited multiple effects on cardiac cell differentiation. Cells expressing NIC had a significant decrease in expression of cardiac muscle markers, but an increase in expression of conduction cell markers, HNK-1, and SNAP-25. However, the expression of the conduction marker connexin 40 was inhibited. Loss-of-function study, using a dominant-negative form of Suppressor-of-Hairless, further supports that Notch1 signaling is important for the differentiation of these cardiac cell types. Functional studies show that the expression of constitutively active Notch1 resulted in abnormalities in ventricular conduction pathway patterns.
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- Mary D L Chau
- Department of Medicine and Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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Graham V, Zhang H, Willis S, Creazzo TL. Expression of a two-pore domain K+ channel (TASK-1) in developing avian and mouse ventricular conduction systems. Dev Dyn 2006; 235:143-51. [PMID: 16145663 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In this study, we report the identification and amino acid sequence of a novel two-pore domain potassium channel (TASK-1) in chicken. This protein, cTASK-1, is highly similar to mouse and human TASK-1 particularly within the pore regions. We describe the expression profile of both chicken and mouse TASK-1 in the embryonic heart as the ventricular conduction system develops. The developmental distribution of TASK-1 is similar in chicken and mouse. Initially, TASK-1 is expressed throughout the myocardium of the early heart tube. However, as cardiogenesis proceeds, ventricular expression becomes restricted to the trabeculated myocardium and eventually the bundle of His, bundle branches, and Purkinje fibers of the mature conduction system. This finding suggests that components of the ventricular conduction system differentiate from TASK-1-positive myocytes of the early heart tube that retain TASK-1 expression as they mature. Our results are consistent with a common mechanism for ventricular conduction system development in avians and mammals, despite differences in the anatomy of the mature conduction systems of these organisms.
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- Victoria Graham
- Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Neonatal/Perinatal Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Cardiac progenitors of the splanchnic mesoderm (primary and secondary heart field), cardiac neural crest, and the proepicardium are the major embryonic contributors to chick heart development. Their contribution to cardiac development occurs with precise timing and regulation during such processes as primary heart tube fusion, cardiac looping and accretion, cardiac septation, and the development of the coronary vasculature. Heart development is even more complex if one follows the development of the cardiac innervation, cardiac pacemaking and conduction system, endocardial cushions, valves, and even the importance of apoptosis for proper cardiac formation. This review is meant to provide a reference guide (Table 1) on the developmental timing according to the staging of Hamburger and Hamilton (1951) (HH) of these important topics in heart development for those individuals new to a chick heart research laboratory. Even individuals outside of the heart field, who are working on a gene that is also expressed in the heart, will gain information on what to look for during chick heart development. This reference guide provides complete and easy reference to the stages involved in heart development, as well as a global perspective of how these cardiac developmental events overlap temporally and spatially, making it a good bench top companion to the many recently written in-depth cardiac reviews of the molecular aspects of cardiac development.
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- Brad J Martinsen
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Kanzawa N, Tatewaki S, Watanabe R, Kunihisa I, Iwahashi H, Nakamura K, Tsuchiya T. Expression and tissue distribution of astacin-like squid metalloprotease (ALSM). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2005; 142:153-63. [PMID: 16081309 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2005.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2005] [Revised: 05/14/2005] [Accepted: 05/15/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Astacin metalloprotease family members function in a wide variety of biologic events, including cell differentiation and morphogenesis during embryonic development and adult tissue differentiation. We previously isolated and characterized an astacin-like squid metalloprotease (ALSM). To elucidate the embryonic expression of ALSM, we performed immunohistochemical analysis with specific antibodies and examined the expression profiles of ALSM isoforms by in situ hybridization analysis. Tissue distribution and expression were also examined in adult spear squid. mRNA expression of ALSM isoforms I and III was first detected in newly hatched squid and was restricted to the liver. No mRNA signals were detected in other tissues even in adult squids. At the protein level, both isoforms were prominent in the liver of embryos and later in digestive organs of adult squid. Both isoforms were also detected in muscle tissues, including mantle and tentacle muscle. Staining for ALSM III was also identified in the iris and in tissues near the eye in squid embryos. However, no reactive bands were detected by immunoblotting of adult squid eyes. Thus, ALSM is initially expressed at the late stage of embryogenesis in spear squid, and expression is restricted to the liver. Thereafter, ALSM isoforms function in various tissues in an isoform-dependent manner.
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- Nobuyuki Kanzawa
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 102-8554, Tokyo, Japan.
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The chick embryo is a versatile model system, in which classical embryology can be combined with modern molecular approaches. In the last two decades, several efficient methods have been developed to introduce exogenous genes into the chick embryo. These techniques allow alteration of gene expression levels in a spatially and temporally restricted manner, thereby circumventing embryonic lethality and/or eliminating secondary effects in other tissues. Here, we present the current status of avian somatic transgenic techniques, focusing on electroporation and retrovirus-mediated gene transfer. Electroporation allows quick and efficient gain-of-function studies based on transient misexpression of genes. Retroviral vectors, which are capable of integrating exogenous genes into the host chromosome, permit analysis of long-term effects of gene misexpression. The variety of methods available for somatic transgenesis, along with the recent completion of the chicken genome, are transforming the chick embryo into one of the most attractive model systems to examine function of genes that are important for embryonic development.
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- Yasuo Ishii
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Patel R, Kos L. Endothelin-1 and Neuregulin-1 convert embryonic cardiomyocytes into cells of the conduction system in the mouse. Dev Dyn 2005; 233:20-8. [PMID: 15759273 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The cells that form the cardiac conduction system (CCS) are recruited from embryonic cardiomyocytes. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) and Neuregulin-1 (NRG-1) have been associated with this transition in the avian and murine systems, respectively. We established murine embryonic cardiomyocyte cultures induced or not with ET-1 and/or NRG-1 to compare the expression of cardiomyocyte and CCS-specific genes. Semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that cardiomyogenesis and CCS-specific markers, such as Nkx2.5, GATA4, Irx4, Connexin 40, Connexin 45, HF-1b, and MinK, were up-regulated in the presence of either growth factor. Additionally, immunofluorescence analysis demonstrated that ET-1 or NRG-1 increased the number of cells expressing the Purkinje fiber-specific marker Connexin 40 in induced cultures but did not selectively increase their proliferation rate. Interestingly, additive effects were not observed in ET-1 and NRG-1 combination treatments. Among other possibilities, this observation suggests that these factors may interact to promote the differentiation of the murine CCS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rita Patel
- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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