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Kermani F, Mosqueira M, Peters K, Lemma ED, Rapti K, Grimm D, Bastmeyer M, Laugsch M, Hecker M, Ullrich ND. Membrane remodelling triggers maturation of excitation-contraction coupling in 3D-shaped human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. Basic Res Cardiol 2023; 118:13. [PMID: 36988697 PMCID: PMC10060306 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-023-00984-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
Abstract
The prospective use of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CM) for cardiac regenerative medicine strongly depends on the electro-mechanical properties of these cells, especially regarding the Ca2+-dependent excitation-contraction (EC) coupling mechanism. Currently, the immature structural and functional features of hiPSC-CM limit the progression towards clinical applications. Here, we show that a specific microarchitecture is essential for functional maturation of hiPSC-CM. Structural remodelling towards a cuboid cell shape and induction of BIN1, a facilitator of membrane invaginations, lead to transverse (t)-tubule-like structures. This transformation brings two Ca2+ channels critical for EC coupling in close proximity, the L-type Ca2+ channel at the sarcolemma and the ryanodine receptor at the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Consequently, the Ca2+-dependent functional interaction of these channels becomes more efficient, leading to improved spatio-temporal synchronisation of Ca2+ transients and higher EC coupling gain. Thus, functional maturation of hiPSC-cardiomyocytes by optimised cell microarchitecture needs to be considered for future cardiac regenerative approaches.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fatemeh Kermani
- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zoological Institute, Cell and Neurobiology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Department of Engineering, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases/Virology, Section Viral Vector Technologies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases/Virology, Section Viral Vector Technologies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Zoological Institute, Cell and Neurobiology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems-Biological information processing (IBCS-BIP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Research Bridge (Synthetic Biology), Heidelberg-Karlsruhe Research Partnership (HEiKA), Heidelberg University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Research Bridge (Synthetic Biology), Heidelberg-Karlsruhe Research Partnership (HEiKA), Heidelberg University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Tabone R, Feser D, Lemma ED, Schepers U, Bizzarri C. Intriguing Heteroleptic Zn II bis(dipyrrinato) Emitters in the Far-Red Region With Large Pseudo-Stokes Shift for Bioimaging. Front Chem 2021; 9:754420. [PMID: 34631672 PMCID: PMC8495118 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.754420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Novel heteroleptic ZnII bis(dipyrrinato) complexes were prepared as intriguing emitters. With our tailor-made design, we achieved far-red emissive complexes with a photoluminescence quantum yield up to 45% in dimethylsulfoxide and 70% in toluene. This means that heteroleptic ZnII bis(dipyrrinato) complexes retain very intense emission also in polar solvents, in contrast to their homoleptic counterparts, which we prepared for comparing the photophysical properties. It is evident from the absorption and excitation spectra that heteroleptic complexes present the characteristic features of both ligands: the plain dipyrrin (Lp) and the π-extended dipyrrin (Lπ). On the contrary, the emission comes exclusively from the π-extended dipyrrin Lπ, suggesting an interligand nonradiative transition that causes a large pseudo-Stokes shift (up to 4,600 cm-1). The large pseudo-Stokes shifts and the emissive spectral region of these novel heteroleptic ZnII bis(dipyrrinato) complexes are of great interest for bioimaging applications. Thus, their high biocompatibiliy with four different cell lines make them appealing as new fluorophores for cell imaging.
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- Roberta Tabone
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Zoological Institute, Cell and Neurobiology, KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Hippler M, Weißenbruch K, Richler K, Lemma ED, Nakahata M, Richter B, Barner-Kowollik C, Takashima Y, Harada A, Blasco E, Wegener M, Tanaka M, Bastmeyer M. Mechanical stimulation of single cells by reversible host-guest interactions in 3D microscaffolds. Sci Adv 2020; 6:6/39/eabc2648. [PMID: 32967835 PMCID: PMC7531888 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc2648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Many essential cellular processes are regulated by mechanical properties of their microenvironment. Here, we introduce stimuli-responsive composite scaffolds fabricated by three-dimensional (3D) laser lithography to simultaneously stretch large numbers of single cells in tailored 3D microenvironments. The key material is a stimuli-responsive photoresist containing cross-links formed by noncovalent, directional interactions between β-cyclodextrin (host) and adamantane (guest). This allows reversible actuation under physiological conditions by application of soluble competitive guests. Cells adhering in these scaffolds build up initial traction forces of ~80 nN. After application of an equibiaxial stretch of up to 25%, cells remodel their actin cytoskeleton, double their traction forces, and equilibrate at a new dynamic set point within 30 min. When the stretch is released, traction forces gradually decrease until the initial set point is retrieved. Pharmacological inhibition or knockout of nonmuscle myosin 2A prevents these adjustments, suggesting that cellular tensional homeostasis strongly depends on functional myosin motors.
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- Marc Hippler
- Institute of Applied Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
- Center for Integrative Medicine and Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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