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Solmonson A, Faubert B, Gu W, Rao A, Cowdin MA, Menendez-Montes I, Kelekar S, Rogers TJ, Pan C, Guevara G, Tarangelo A, Zacharias LG, Martin-Sandoval MS, Do D, Pachnis P, Dumesnil D, Mathews TP, Tasdogan A, Pham A, Cai L, Zhao Z, Ni M, Cleaver O, Sadek HA, Morrison SJ, DeBerardinis RJ. Compartmentalized metabolism supports midgestation mammalian development. Nature 2022; 604:349-353. [PMID: 35388219 PMCID: PMC9007737 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04557-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Mammalian embryogenesis requires rapid growth and proper metabolic regulation1. Midgestation features increasing oxygen and nutrient availability concomitant with fetal organ development2,3. Understanding how metabolism supports development requires approaches to observe metabolism directly in model organisms in utero. Here we used isotope tracing and metabolomics to identify evolving metabolic programmes in the placenta and embryo during midgestation in mice. These tissues differ metabolically throughout midgestation, but we pinpointed gestational days (GD) 10.5-11.5 as a transition period for both placenta and embryo. Isotope tracing revealed differences in carbohydrate metabolism between the tissues and rapid glucose-dependent purine synthesis, especially in the embryo. Glucose's contribution to the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle rises throughout midgestation in the embryo but not in the placenta. By GD12.5, compartmentalized metabolic programmes are apparent within the embryo, including different nutrient contributions to the TCA cycle in different organs. To contextualize developmental anomalies associated with Mendelian metabolic defects, we analysed mice deficient in LIPT1, the enzyme that activates 2-ketoacid dehydrogenases related to the TCA cycle4,5. LIPT1 deficiency suppresses TCA cycle metabolism during the GD10.5-GD11.5 transition, perturbs brain, heart and erythrocyte development and leads to embryonic demise by GD11.5. These data document individualized metabolic programmes in developing organs in utero.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ashley Solmonson
- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Section of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen and German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Quantitative Biomedical Research Center, Department of Population and Data Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Ryan AR, England AR, Chaney CP, Cowdin MA, Hiltabidle M, Daniel E, Gupta AK, Oxburgh L, Carroll TJ, Cleaver O. Vascular deficiencies in renal organoids and ex vivo kidney organogenesis. Dev Biol 2021; 477:98-116. [PMID: 34000274 PMCID: PMC8382085 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage renal disease (ESRD) are increasingly frequent and devastating conditions that have driven a surge in the need for kidney transplantation. A stark shortage of organs has fueled interest in generating viable replacement tissues ex vivo for transplantation. One promising approach has been self-organizing organoids, which mimic developmental processes and yield multicellular, organ-specific tissues. However, a recognized roadblock to this approach is that many organoid cell types fail to acquire full maturity and function. Here, we comprehensively assess the vasculature in two distinct kidney organoid models as well as in explanted embryonic kidneys. Using a variety of methods, we show that while organoids can develop a wide range of kidney cell types, as previously shown, endothelial cells (ECs) initially arise but then rapidly regress over time in culture. Vasculature of cultured embryonic kidneys exhibit similar regression. By contrast, engraftment of kidney organoids under the kidney capsule results in the formation of a stable, perfused vasculature that integrates into the organoid. This work demonstrates that kidney organoids offer a promising model system to define the complexities of vascular-nephron interactions, but the establishment and maintenance of a vascular network present unique challenges when grown ex vivo.
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- Anne R Ryan
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Daniel E, Barlow HR, Sutton GI, Gu X, Htike Y, Cowdin MA, Cleaver O. Cyp26b1 is an essential regulator of distal airway epithelial differentiation during lung development. Development 2020; 147:dev181560. [PMID: 32001436 PMCID: PMC7044453 DOI: 10.1242/dev.181560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Proper organ development depends on coordinated communication between multiple cell types. Retinoic acid (RA) is an autocrine and paracrine signaling molecule essential for the development of most organs, including the lung. Despite extensive work detailing effects of RA deficiency in early lung morphogenesis, little is known about how RA regulates late gestational lung maturation. Here, we investigate the role of the RA catabolizing protein Cyp26b1 in the lung. Cyp26b1 is highly enriched in lung endothelial cells (ECs) throughout development. We find that loss of Cyp26b1 leads to reduction of alveolar type 1 cells, failure of alveolar inflation and early postnatal lethality in mouse. Furthermore, we observe expansion of distal epithelial progenitors, but no appreciable changes in proximal airways, ECs or stromal populations. Exogenous administration of RA during late gestation partially mimics these defects; however, transcriptional analyses comparing Cyp26b1-/- with RA-treated lungs reveal overlapping, but distinct, responses. These data suggest that defects observed in Cyp26b1-/- lungs are caused by both RA-dependent and RA-independent mechanisms. This work reports crucial cellular crosstalk during lung development involving Cyp26b1-expressing endothelium and identifies a novel RA modulator in lung development.
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Affiliation(s)
- Edward Daniel
- Department of Molecular Biology and Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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