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Chatham JC, Patel RP. Protein glycosylation in cardiovascular health and disease. Nat Rev Cardiol 2024; 21:525-544. [PMID: 38499867 DOI: 10.1038/s41569-024-00998-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Protein glycosylation, which involves the attachment of carbohydrates to proteins, is one of the most abundant protein co-translational and post-translational modifications. Advances in technology have substantially increased our knowledge of the biosynthetic pathways involved in protein glycosylation, as well as how changes in glycosylation can affect cell function. In addition, our understanding of the role of protein glycosylation in disease processes is growing, particularly in the context of immune system function, infectious diseases, neurodegeneration and cancer. Several decades ago, cell surface glycoproteins were found to have an important role in regulating ion transport across the cardiac sarcolemma. However, with very few exceptions, our understanding of how changes in protein glycosylation influence cardiovascular (patho)physiology remains remarkably limited. Therefore, in this Review, we aim to provide an overview of N-linked and O-linked protein glycosylation, including intracellular O-linked N-acetylglucosamine protein modification. We discuss our current understanding of how all forms of protein glycosylation contribute to normal cardiovascular function and their roles in cardiovascular disease. Finally, we highlight potential gaps in our knowledge about the effects of protein glycosylation on the heart and vascular system, highlighting areas for future research.
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- John C Chatham
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Martin M, Chen CY, McCowan T, Wells S. Differential Development of the Chordae Tendineae and Anterior Leaflet of the Bovine Mitral Valve. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2024; 11:106. [PMID: 38667724 PMCID: PMC11050492 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd11040106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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There is increasing evidence that some adult mitral valve pathologies may have developmental origins involving errors in cell signaling and protein deposition during valvulogenesis. While early and late gestational stages are well-documented in zebrafish, chicks, and small mammalian models, longitudinal studies in large mammals with a similar gestational period to humans are lacking. Further, the mechanism of chordae tendineae formation and multiplication remains unclear. The current study presents a comprehensive examination of mitral anterior leaflet and chordae tendineae development in a bovine model (a large mammal with the same gestational period as humans). Remarkably distinct from small mammals, bovine development displayed early branched chordae, with increasing attachments only until birth, while the anterior leaflet grew both during gestation and postnatally. Chordae also exhibited accelerated collagen deposition, maturation, and crimp development during gestation. These findings suggest that the bovine anterior leaflet and chordae tendineae possess unique processes of development despite being a continuous collagenous structure and could provide greater insight into human valve development.
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- Meghan Martin
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada;
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- Medical Sciences Program, Faculties of Science and Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada; (C.-Y.C.); (T.M.)
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Medical Sciences Program, Faculties of Science and Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada; (C.-Y.C.); (T.M.)
- Integrated Science Program, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada;
- Medical Sciences Program, Faculties of Science and Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada; (C.-Y.C.); (T.M.)
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Yang X, Lu F. Lineage Tracing Identifies Dynamic Contribution of Endothelial Cells to Cardiac Valve Mesenchyme During Development. J Histochem Cytochem 2023; 71:675-687. [PMID: 37909423 PMCID: PMC10691411 DOI: 10.1369/00221554231207434] [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] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Heart valve disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among cardiac patients worldwide. However, the pathogenesis of heart valve disease is not clear, and a growing body of evidence hints at the importance of the genetic basis and developmental origins of heart valve disease. Therefore, understanding the developmental mechanisms that underlie the formation of heart valves has important implications for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of congenital heart disease. Endothelial to mesenchymal transition is a key step in initiating cardiac valve development. The dynamic changes in the relative localization and proportion of different cell sources in the heart valve mesenchymal population are still not fully understood. Here, we used the Cdh5-CreER;R26R-tdTomato mouse line to trace endocardial cushion-derived endothelial cells to explore the dynamic contribution of these cells to each layer of the valve during valve development. This is beneficial for elaborating on the role of endocardial cells in the process of valve remodeling from a precise angle.
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- Xiaojie Yang
- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Kessler JR, Bluemn TS, DeCero SA, Dutta P, Thatcher K, Mahnke DK, Knas MC, Kazik HB, Menon V, Lincoln J. Exploring molecular profiles of calcification in aortic vascular smooth muscle cells and aortic valvular interstitial cells. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2023; 183:1-13. [PMID: 37579636 PMCID: PMC10592135 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2023.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
Abstract
Cardiovascular calcification can occur in vascular and valvular structures and is commonly associated with calcium deposition and tissue mineralization leading to stiffness and dysfunction. Patients with chronic kidney disease and associated hyperphosphatemia have an elevated risk for coronary artery calcification (CAC) and calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD). However, there is mounting evidence to suggest that the susceptibility and pathobiology of calcification in these two cardiovascular structures may be different, yet clinically they are similarly treated. To better understand diversity in molecular and cellular processes that underlie hyperphosphatemia-induced calcification in vascular and valvular structures, we exposed aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (AVSMCs) and aortic valve interstitial cells (AVICs) to high (2.5 mM) phosphate (Ph) conditions in vitro, and examined cell-specific responses. To further identify hyperphosphatemic-specific responses, parallel studies were performed using osteogenic media (OM) as an alternative calcific stimulus. Consistent with clinical observations made by others, we show that AVSMCs are more susceptible to calcification than AVICs. In addition, bulk RNA-sequencing reveals that AVSMCs and AVICs activate robust ossification-programs in response to high phosphate or OM treatments, however, the signaling pathways, cellular processes and osteogenic-associated markers involved are cell- and treatment-specific. For example, compared to VSMCs, VIC-mediated calcification involves biological processes related to osteo-chondro differentiation and down regulation of 'actin cytoskeleton'-related genes, that are not observed in VSMCs. Furthermore, hyperphosphatemic-induced calcification in AVICs and AVSMCs is independent of P13K signaling, which plays a role in OM-treated cells. Together, this study provides a wealth of information suggesting that the pathogenesis of cardiovascular calcifications is significantly more diverse than previously appreciated.
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- Julie R Kessler
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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Clift CL, Saunders J, Drake RR, Angel PM. Perspectives on pediatric congenital aortic valve stenosis: Extracellular matrix proteins, post translational modifications, and proteomic strategies. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:1024049. [PMID: 36439995 PMCID: PMC9685993 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1024049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
In heart valve biology, organization of the extracellular matrix structure is directly correlated to valve function. This is especially true in cases of pediatric congenital aortic valve stenosis (pCAVS), in which extracellular matrix (ECM) dysregulation is a hallmark of the disease, eventually leading to left ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure. Therapeutic strategies are limited, especially in pediatric cases in which mechanical and tissue engineered valve replacements may not be a suitable option. By identifying mechanisms of translational and post-translational dysregulation of ECM in CAVS, potential drug targets can be identified, and better bioengineered solutions can be developed. In this review, we summarize current knowledge regarding ECM proteins and their post translational modifications (PTMs) during aortic valve development and disease and contributing factors to ECM dysregulation in CAVS. Additionally, we aim to draw parallels between other fibrotic disease and contributions to ECM post-translational modifications. Finally, we explore the current treatment options in pediatrics and identify how the field of proteomics has advanced in recent years, highlighting novel characterization methods of ECM and PTMs that may be used to identify potential therapeutic strategies relevant to pCAVS.
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- Cassandra L. Clift
- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
- *Correspondence: Peggi M. Angel,
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Ferre-Fernández JJ, Sorokina EA, Thompson S, Collery RF, Nordquist E, Lincoln J, Semina EV. Disruption of foxc1 genes in zebrafish results in dosage-dependent phenotypes overlapping Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 29:2723-2735. [PMID: 32720677 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The Forkhead Box C1 (FOXC1) gene encodes a forkhead/winged helix transcription factor involved in embryonic development. Mutations in this gene cause dysgenesis of the anterior segment of the eye, most commonly Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (ARS), often with other systemic features. The developmental mechanisms and pathways regulated by FOXC1 remain largely unknown. There are two conserved orthologs of FOXC1 in zebrafish, foxc1a and foxc1b. To further examine the role of FOXC1 in vertebrates, we generated foxc1a and foxc1b single knockout zebrafish lines and bred them to obtain various allelic combinations. Three genotypes demonstrated visible phenotypes: foxc1a-/- single homozygous and foxc1-/- double knockout homozygous embryos presented with similar characteristics comprised of severe global vascular defects and early lethality, as well as microphthalmia, periocular edema and absence of the anterior chamber of the eye; additionally, fish with heterozygous loss of foxc1a combined with homozygosity for foxc1b (foxc1a+/-;foxc1b-/-) demonstrated craniofacial defects, heart anomalies and scoliosis. All other single and combined genotypes appeared normal. Analysis of foxc1 expression detected a significant increase in foxc1a levels in homozygous and heterozygous mutant eyes, suggesting a mechanism for foxc1a upregulation when its function is compromised; interestingly, the expression of another ARS-associated gene, pitx2, was responsive to the estimated level of wild-type Foxc1a, indicating a possible role for this protein in the regulation of pitx2 expression. Altogether, our results support a conserved role for foxc1 in the formation of many organs, consistent with the features observed in human patients, and highlight the importance of correct FOXC1/foxc1 dosage for vertebrate development.
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- Jesús-José Ferre-Fernández
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.,Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Herma Heart Institute, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.,Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Goodwin RL, Kheradvar A, Norris RA, Price RL, Potts JD. Collagen Fibrillogenesis in the Mitral Valve: It's a Matter of Compliance. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2021; 8:jcdd8080098. [PMID: 34436240 PMCID: PMC8397013 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd8080098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Collagen fibers are essential structural components of mitral valve leaflets, their tension apparatus (chordae tendineae), and the associated papillary muscles. Excess or lack of collagen fibers in the extracellular matrix (ECM) in any of these structures can adversely affect mitral valve function. The organization of collagen fibers provides a sophisticated framework that allows for unidirectional blood flow during the precise opening and closing of this vital heart valve. Although numerous ECM molecules are essential for the differentiation, growth, and homeostasis of the mitral valve (e.g., elastic fibers, glycoproteins, and glycans), collagen fibers are key to mitral valve integrity. Besides the inert structural components of the tissues, collagen fibers are dynamic structures that drive outside-to-inside cell signaling, which informs valvular interstitial cells (VICs) present within the tissue environment. Diversity of collagen family members and the closely related collagen-like triple helix-containing proteins found in the mitral valve, will be discussed in addition to how defects in these proteins may lead to valve disease.
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- Richard L. Goodwin
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine Greenville, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC 29605, USA
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA;
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA;
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC 29605, USA; (R.L.P.); (J.D.P.)
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC 29605, USA; (R.L.P.); (J.D.P.)
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Clift CL, Su YR, Bichell D, Jensen Smith HC, Bethard JR, Norris-Caneda K, Comte-Walters S, Ball LE, Hollingsworth MA, Mehta AS, Drake RR, Angel PM. Collagen fiber regulation in human pediatric aortic valve development and disease. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9751. [PMID: 33963260 PMCID: PMC8105334 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89164-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Congenital aortic valve stenosis (CAVS) affects up to 10% of the world population without medical therapies to treat the disease. New molecular targets are continually being sought that can halt CAVS progression. Collagen deregulation is a hallmark of CAVS yet remains mostly undefined. Here, histological studies were paired with high resolution accurate mass (HRAM) collagen-targeting proteomics to investigate collagen fiber production with collagen regulation associated with human AV development and pediatric end-stage CAVS (pCAVS). Histological studies identified collagen fiber realignment and unique regions of high-density collagen in pCAVS. Proteomic analysis reported specific collagen peptides are modified by hydroxylated prolines (HYP), a post-translational modification critical to stabilizing the collagen triple helix. Quantitative data analysis reported significant regulation of collagen HYP sites across patient categories. Non-collagen type ECM proteins identified (26 of the 44 total proteins) have direct interactions in collagen synthesis, regulation, or modification. Network analysis identified BAMBI (BMP and Activin Membrane Bound Inhibitor) as a potential upstream regulator of the collagen interactome. This is the first study to detail the collagen types and HYP modifications associated with human AV development and pCAVS. We anticipate that this study will inform new therapeutic avenues that inhibit valvular degradation in pCAVS and engineered options for valve replacement.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cassandra L Clift
- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology, MUSC Proteomics Center, Bruker-MUSC Clinical Glycomics Center of Excellence, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave, BSB358, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Eppley Institute for Cancer Research and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Eppley Institute for Cancer Research and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology, MUSC Proteomics Center, Bruker-MUSC Clinical Glycomics Center of Excellence, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave, BSB358, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology, MUSC Proteomics Center, Bruker-MUSC Clinical Glycomics Center of Excellence, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave, BSB358, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology, MUSC Proteomics Center, Bruker-MUSC Clinical Glycomics Center of Excellence, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave, BSB358, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
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The developing heart is formed of two tissue layers separated by an extracellular matrix (ECM) that provides chemical and physical signals to cardiac cells. While deposition of specific ECM components creates matrix diversity, the cardiac ECM is also dynamic, with modification and degradation playing important roles in ECM maturation and function. In this Review, we discuss the spatiotemporal changes in ECM composition during cardiac development that support distinct aspects of heart morphogenesis. We highlight conserved requirements for specific ECM components in human cardiac development, and discuss emerging evidence of a central role for the ECM in promoting heart regeneration.
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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Biology and Biomechanics of the Heart Valve Extracellular Matrix. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2020; 7:jcdd7040057. [PMID: 33339213 PMCID: PMC7765611 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd7040057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Heart valves are dynamic structures that, in the average human, open and close over 100,000 times per day, and 3 × 109 times per lifetime to maintain unidirectional blood flow. Efficient, coordinated movement of the valve structures during the cardiac cycle is mediated by the intricate and sophisticated network of extracellular matrix (ECM) components that provide the necessary biomechanical properties to meet these mechanical demands. Organized in layers that accommodate passive functional movements of the valve leaflets, heart valve ECM is synthesized during embryonic development, and remodeled and maintained by resident cells throughout life. The failure of ECM organization compromises biomechanical function, and may lead to obstruction or leaking, which if left untreated can lead to heart failure. At present, effective treatment for heart valve dysfunction is limited and frequently ends with surgical repair or replacement, which comes with insuperable complications for many high-risk patients including aged and pediatric populations. Therefore, there is a critical need to fully appreciate the pathobiology of biomechanical valve failure in order to develop better, alternative therapies. To date, the majority of studies have focused on delineating valve disease mechanisms at the cellular level, namely the interstitial and endothelial lineages. However, less focus has been on the ECM, shown previously in other systems, to be a promising mechanism-inspired therapeutic target. Here, we highlight and review the biology and biomechanical contributions of key components of the heart valve ECM. Furthermore, we discuss how human diseases, including connective tissue disorders lead to aberrations in the abundance, organization and quality of these matrix proteins, resulting in instability of the valve infrastructure and gross functional impairment.
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Brun MJ, Song K, Kang B, Lueck C, Chen W, Thatcher K, Gao E, Koch WJ, Lincoln J, Rajan S, Suh J. Constructing and evaluating caspase-activatable adeno-associated virus vector for gene delivery to the injured heart. J Control Release 2020; 328:834-845. [PMID: 33157191 PMCID: PMC7770761 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.10.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a promising vector for gene therapy, but its broad tropism can be detrimental if the transgene being delivered is harmful when expressed ubiquitously in the body, i.e. in non-target tissues. Delivering the transgene of interest to target cells at levels high enough to be therapeutically effective while maintaining safety by minimizing delivery to off-target cells is a prevalent challenge in the field of gene therapy. We have developed a protease activatable vector (provector) platform based on AAV9 that can be injected systemically to deliver therapeutic transgenes site-specifically to diseased cells by responding to extracellular proteases present at the disease site. The provector platform consists of a peptide insertion into the virus capsid which disrupts the virus' ability to bind to cell surface receptors. This peptide contains a blocking motif (aspartic acid residues) flanked on either side by cleavage sequences that are recognized by certain proteases. Exposure to proteases cleaves the peptides off the capsid, activating or "switching ON" the provector. In response to the activation, the provectors regain their ability to bind and transduce cells. Here, we have designed a provector that is activated by cysteine aspartic proteases (caspases), which have roles in inflammation and apoptosis and thus are elevated at sites of diseases such as heart failure, neurodegenerative diseases, and ischemic stroke. This provector demonstrates a 200-fold reduction in transduction ability in the OFF state compared to AAV9, reducing the virus' ability to transduce off-target healthy tissue. Following exposure to and proteolysis by caspase-3, the provector shows a 95-fold increase in transduction compared to the OFF state. The switchable transduction behavior was found to be a direct result of the peptide insertion ablating the ability of the virus to bind to cells. In vivo studies were conducted to characterize the biodistribution, blood circulation time, neutralizing antibody formation, and targeted delivery ability of the caspase-activatable provector in a model of heart failure.
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- Mitchell J Brun
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005, United States
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- Pediatric Cardiology, Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, 3500 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, 3500 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States
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- Pediatric Cardiology, Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, 3500 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005, United States; Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005, United States.
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Richter F, Morton SU, Kim SW, Kitaygorodsky A, Wasson LK, Chen KM, Zhou J, Qi H, Patel N, DePalma SR, Parfenov M, Homsy J, Gorham JM, Manheimer KB, Velinder M, Farrell A, Marth G, Schadt EE, Kaltman JR, Newburger JW, Giardini A, Goldmuntz E, Brueckner M, Kim R, Porter GA, Bernstein D, Chung WK, Srivastava D, Tristani-Firouzi M, Troyanskaya OG, Dickel DE, Shen Y, Seidman JG, Seidman CE, Gelb BD. Genomic analyses implicate noncoding de novo variants in congenital heart disease. Nat Genet 2020; 52:769-777. [PMID: 32601476 PMCID: PMC7415662 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-020-0652-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
A genetic etiology is identified for one-third of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), with 8% of cases attributable to coding de novo variants (DNVs). To assess the contribution of noncoding DNVs to CHD, we compared genome sequences from 749 CHD probands and their parents with those from 1,611 unaffected trios. Neural network prediction of noncoding DNV transcriptional impact identified a burden of DNVs in individuals with CHD (n = 2,238 DNVs) compared to controls (n = 4,177; P = 8.7 × 10-4). Independent analyses of enhancers showed an excess of DNVs in associated genes (27 genes versus 3.7 expected, P = 1 × 10-5). We observed significant overlap between these transcription-based approaches (odds ratio (OR) = 2.5, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1-5.0, P = 5.4 × 10-3). CHD DNVs altered transcription levels in 5 of 31 enhancers assayed. Finally, we observed a DNV burden in RNA-binding-protein regulatory sites (OR = 1.13, 95% CI 1.1-1.2, P = 8.8 × 10-5). Our findings demonstrate an enrichment of potentially disruptive regulatory noncoding DNVs in a fraction of CHD at least as high as that observed for damaging coding DNVs.
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- Felix Richter
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Systems Biology and Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, New York, NY, USA
- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
- Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Departments of Systems Biology and Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Center for External Innovation, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Sema4, Stamford, CT, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Utah Center for Genetic Discovery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Utah Center for Genetic Discovery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Utah Center for Genetic Discovery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Sema4, Stamford, CT, USA
- Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Heart Development and Structural Diseases Branch, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, NHLBI/NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, New York, NY, USA
- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
- Department of Computer Science, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Departments of Systems Biology and Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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Mizuno S, Yoda M, Kimura T, Shimoda M, Akiyama H, Chiba K, Nakamura M, Horiuchi K. ADAM10 is indispensable for longitudinal bone growth in mice. Bone 2020; 134:115273. [PMID: 32062003 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Skeletal development is a highly sophisticated process in which the expression of a variety of growth factors, signaling molecules, and extracellular matrix proteins is spatially and temporally orchestrated. In the present study, we show that ADAM10, a transmembrane protease that is critically involved in the functional regulation of various membrane-bound molecules, plays an essential role in the longitudinal growth of long bones and in skeletal development. We found that mutant mice lacking ADAM10 in osteochondroprogenitors exhibited marked growth retardation and had shorter long bones than the control mice. Histomorphometric analysis revealed that the mutant mice had a shorter hypertrophic zone and that their hypertrophic chondrocytes were smaller in size than those of the control mice. Unexpectedly, we found that the mRNA expression of the chemokine CXCL12 and its receptor CXCR4 were significantly reduced in cartilage tissues lacking ADAM10. Further, exogenous supplementation of recombinant CXCL12 rescued the defect in the ADAM10-deficient growth plate in an ex vivo culture model. Taken together, our data show a previously unknown role for ADAM10 in skeletal development that involves its regulation of the CXCL12 and CXCR4 signaling pathway.
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- Sakiko Mizuno
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Orthopedics, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, 5-11-13 Sugano, Ichikawa City, Chiba 272-8513, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Saiseikai Yokohama Tobu Hospital, 3-6-1 Shimosueyoshi, Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-8765, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
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Vaiman D. Placental Methylome Under Pressure. Hypertension 2020; 75:938-940. [PMID: 32078410 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.120.14597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Daniel Vaiman
- From the Institut Cochin, U1016 INSERM-UMR8104 CNRS, Université de Paris, France
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Wünnemann F, Ta-Shma A, Preuss C, Leclerc S, van Vliet PP, Oneglia A, Thibeault M, Nordquist E, Lincoln J, Scharfenberg F, Becker-Pauly C, Hofmann P, Hoff K, Audain E, Kramer HH, Makalowski W, Nir A, Gerety SS, Hurles M, Comes J, Fournier A, Osinska H, Robins J, Pucéat M, Elpeleg O, Hitz MP, Andelfinger G. Loss of ADAMTS19 causes progressive non-syndromic heart valve disease. Nat Genet 2019; 52:40-47. [PMID: 31844321 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0536-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
Valvular heart disease is observed in approximately 2% of the general population1. Although the initial observation is often localized (for example, to the aortic or mitral valve), disease manifestations are regularly observed in the other valves and patients frequently require surgery. Despite the high frequency of heart valve disease, only a handful of genes have so far been identified as the monogenic causes of disease2-7. Here we identify two consanguineous families, each with two affected family members presenting with progressive heart valve disease early in life. Whole-exome sequencing revealed homozygous, truncating nonsense alleles in ADAMTS19 in all four affected individuals. Homozygous knockout mice for Adamts19 show aortic valve dysfunction, recapitulating aspects of the human phenotype. Expression analysis using a lacZ reporter and single-cell RNA sequencing highlight Adamts19 as a novel marker for valvular interstitial cells; inference of gene regulatory networks in valvular interstitial cells positions Adamts19 in a highly discriminatory network driven by the transcription factor lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 downstream of the Wnt signaling pathway. Upregulation of endocardial Krüppel-like factor 2 in Adamts19 knockout mice precedes hemodynamic perturbation, showing that a tight balance in the Wnt-Adamts19-Klf2 axis is required for proper valve maturation and maintenance.
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- Florian Wünnemann
- Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine Research Centre, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.,Monique and Jacques Robo Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine Research Centre, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine Research Centre, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,LIA (International Associated Laboratory) Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,LIA (International Associated Laboratory) INSERM, Marseille, France
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- Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine Research Centre, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine Research Centre, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Herma Heart Institute, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Unit for Degradomics of the Protease Web, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Unit for Degradomics of the Protease Web, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine Research Centre, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- LIA (International Associated Laboratory) Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,LIA (International Associated Laboratory) INSERM, Marseille, France.,Université Aix-Marseille, INSERM U-1251, Marseille, France
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- Monique and Jacques Robo Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Kiel, Germany.,Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine Research Centre, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. .,Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. .,Department of Biochemistry, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Xie H, Hong N, Zhang E, Li F, Sun K, Yu Y. Identification of Rare Copy Number Variants Associated With Pulmonary Atresia With Ventricular Septal Defect. Front Genet 2019; 10:15. [PMID: 30745907 PMCID: PMC6360179 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Copy number variants (CNVs) are major variations contributing to the gene heterogeneity of congenital heart diseases (CHD). pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD) is a rare form of cyanotic CHD characterized by complex manifestations and the genetic determinants underlying PA-VSD are still largely unknown. We investigated rare CNVs in a recruited cohort of 100 unrelated patients with PA-VSD, PA-IVS, or TOF and a population-matched control cohort of 100 healthy children using whole-exome sequencing. Comparing rare CNVs in PA-VSD cases and that in PA-IVS or TOF positive controls, we observed twenty-two rare CNVs only in PA-VSD, five rare CNVs only in PA-VSD and TOF as well as thirteen rare CNVs only in PA-VSD and PA-IVS. Six of these CNVs were considered pathogenic or potentially pathogenic to PA-VSD: 16p11.2 del (PPP4C and TBX6), 5q35.3 del (FLT4), 5p13.1 del (RICTOR), 6p21.33 dup (TNXB), 7p15.2 del (HNRNPA2B1), and 19p13.3 dup (FGF22). The gene networks showed that four putative candidate genes for PA-VSD, PPP4C, FLT4, RICTOR, and FGF22 had strong interaction with well-known cardiac genes relevant to heart or blood vessel development. Meanwhile, the analysis of transcriptome array revealed that PPP4C and RICTOR were also significantly expressed in human embryonic heart. In conclusion, three rare novel CNVs were identified only in PA-VSD: 16p11.2 del (PPP4C), 5q35.3 del (FLT4) and 5p13.1 del (RICTOR), implicating novel candidate genes of interest for PA-VSD. Our study provided new insights into understanding for the pathogenesis of PA-VSD and helped elucidate critical genes for PA-VSD.
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- Huilin Xie
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xin Hua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xin Hua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xin Hua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xin Hua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xin Hua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Gallina D, Lincoln J. Dynamic Expression Profiles of Sox9 in Embryonic, Post Natal, and Adult Heart Valve Cell Populations. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2018; 302:108-116. [PMID: 30412364 DOI: 10.1002/ar.23913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Revised: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Heart valves are dynamic structures and abnormalities during embryonic development can lead to premature lethality or congenital malformations present at birth. The transcription factor Sox9 has been shown to be critical for early and late stages of valve formation, but its defined expression pattern throughout embryonic, post natal, and adult growth and maturation is incomplete. Here we use an antibody to detect 1-100 amino acids of Sox9 and show that in the developing embryo, Sox9 is not detected in valve endothelial cells (VECs) lining the primitive valve structures, but is highly expressed in the endothelial-derived valve interstitial cell population following endothelial-to-mesenchymal transformation. Expression is maintained in this cell population after birth, but is additionally detected in VECs from post natal day 1. Using a specific antibody to detect a phosphorylated form of Sox9 at Serine 181 (pSox9), we note enrichment of pSox9 in VECs at post natal days 1 and 10 and this pattern correlates with the known upstream kinase RockI, and downstream target, Aggrecan. The contribution of Sox9 to post natal growth and maturation of the valve is not known, but this study provides insights for future work examining the differential functions of Sox9 protein in valve cell populations. Anat Rec, 302:108-116, 2019. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Donika Gallina
- Center for Cardiovascular Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.,The Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.,The Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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Xu J, Wu Q, Wang L, Han J, Pei Y, Zhi W, Liu Y, Yin C, Jiang Y. Next-generation sequencing identified genetic variations in families with fetal non-syndromic atrioventricular septal defects. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2018; 11:3732-3743. [PMID: 31949757 PMCID: PMC6962893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Atrioventricular septal defects (AVSDs) account for approximately 5% of all congenital heart disease (CHD). About half of AVSDs are diagnosed in cases with trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome, DS). However, many AVSDs occur sporadically and manifest as non-syndromic. The pathogenesis is complex and has not yet been fully elucidated. In the present study, we applied two advanced applications of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to explore the genetic variations in families with fetal non-syndromic AVSDs. Our study was mainly divided into two steps: (1) low-pass whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was used to detect the genome-wide copy number variations (CNVs) for included subjects; (2) whole-exome sequencing (WES) was used to detect the gene mutations for the subjects without AVSD-associated CNVs. A total of 17 heterozygous de novo CNVs and 19 heterozygous de novo gene mutations were selected, and 15 candidate genes were involved in these variations. Among these heterozygous de novo variations, most have potential pathogenicity for AVSDs, but the others require further investigation to confirm their pathogenicity. Our study not only shows the genetic diversity and the etiological complexity of AVSDs but also shows the rationality and practicability of this sequential genetic detection and analysis strategy.
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- Jinyu Xu
- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College HospitalBeijing, China
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Nordquist E, LaHaye S, Nagel C, Lincoln J. Postnatal and Adult Aortic Heart Valves Have Distinctive Transcriptional Profiles Associated With Valve Tissue Growth and Maintenance Respectively. Front Cardiovasc Med 2018; 5:30. [PMID: 29740591 PMCID: PMC5928323 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Heart valves are organized connective tissues of high mechanical demand. They open and close over 100,000 times a day to preserve unidirectional blood flow by maintaining structure-function relationships throughout life. In affected individuals, structural failure compromises function and often leads to regurgitant blood flow and progressive heart failure. This is most common in degenerative valve disease due to age-related wear and tear, or congenital malformations. At present, the only effective treatment of valve disease is surgical repair or replacement and this is often impermanent and requires anti-coagulation therapy throughout life. Therefore, there is a critical need to discover new alternatives. A promising therapeutic area is tissue regeneration and in non-valvular tissues this requires a tightly regulated genetic “growth program” involving cell proliferation. To explore this in heart valves, we performed RNA-seq analysis to compare transcriptional profiles of aortic valve tissue isolated from mice during stages of growth (postnatal day (PND) 2) and adult maintenance (4 months). Data analysis reveals distinct mRNA profiles at each time point and pathway ontology identifies associated changes in biological functions. The PND2 aortic valve is characterized by extensive cell proliferation and expression of mRNAs related to the extracellular matrix (ECM). At 4 months, proliferation is not significant and a differential set of ECM-related genes are expressed. Interestingly there is enrichment of the defense response biological process at this later time point. Together, these data highlight the unique transcriptome of the postnatal valve during stages of growth and maturation, as well as biological functions associated with adult homeostatic valves. These studies create a platform for future work exploring the molecular programs altered in the onset of heart valve disease after birth and provide insights for the development of mechanistic-based therapies.
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- Emily Nordquist
- Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.,Center for Cardiovascular Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States.,The Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- The Institute for Genomic Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Ocean Ridge Biosciences, Deerfield Beach, FL, United States
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States.,The Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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BMP2 expression in the endocardial lineage is required for AV endocardial cushion maturation and remodeling. Dev Biol 2017; 430:113-128. [PMID: 28790014 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Distal outgrowth, maturation and remodeling of the endocardial cushion mesenchyme in the atrioventricular (AV) canal are the essential morphogenetic events during four-chambered heart formation. Mesenchymalized AV endocardial cushions give rise to the AV valves and the membranous ventricular septum (VS). Failure of these processes results in several human congenital heart defects. Despite this clinical relevance, the mechanisms governing how mesenchymalized AV endocardial cushions mature and remodel into the membranous VS and AV valves have only begun to be elucidated. The role of BMP signaling in the myocardial and secondary heart forming lineage has been well studied; however, little is known about the role of BMP2 expression in the endocardial lineage. To fill this knowledge gap, we generated Bmp2 endocardial lineage-specific conditional knockouts (referred to as Bmp2 cKOEndo) by crossing conditionally-targeted Bmp2flox/flox mice with a Cre-driver line, Nfatc1Cre, wherein Cre-mediated recombination was restricted to the endocardial cells and their mesenchymal progeny. Bmp2 cKOEndo mouse embryos did not exhibit failure or delay in the initial AV endocardial cushion formation at embryonic day (ED) 9.5-11.5; however, significant reductions in AV cushion size were detected in Bmp2 cKOEndo mouse embryos when compared to control embryos at ED13.5 and ED16.5. Moreover, deletion of Bmp2 from the endocardial lineage consistently resulted in membranous ventricular septal defects (VSDs), and mitral valve deficiencies, as evidenced by the absence of stratification of mitral valves at birth. Muscular VSDs were not found in Bmp2 cKOEndo mouse hearts. To understand the underlying morphogenetic mechanisms leading to a decrease in cushion size, cell proliferation and cell death were examined for AV endocardial cushions. Phospho-histone H3 analyses for cell proliferation and TUNEL assays for apoptotic cell death did not reveal significant differences between control and Bmp2 cKOEndo in AV endocardial cushions. However, mRNA expression of the extracellular matrix components, versican, Has2, collagen 9a1, and periostin was significantly reduced in Bmp2 cKOEndo AV cushions. Expression of transcription factors implicated in the cardiac valvulogenesis, Snail2, Twist1 and Sox9, was also significantly reduced in Bmp2 cKOEndo AV cushions. These data provide evidence that BMP2 expression in the endocardial lineage is essential for the distal outgrowth, maturation and remodeling of AV endocardial cushions into the normal membranous VS and the stratified AV valves.
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Pang KL, Parnall M, Loughna S. Effect of altered haemodynamics on the developing mitral valve in chick embryonic heart. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2017; 108:114-126. [PMID: 28576718 PMCID: PMC5529288 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2017.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Revised: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Intracardiac haemodynamics is crucial for normal cardiogenesis, with recent evidence showing valvulogenesis is haemodynamically dependent and inextricably linked with shear stress. Although valve anomalies have been associated with genetic mutations, often the cause is unknown. However, altered haemodynamics have been suggested as a pathogenic contributor to bicuspid aortic valve disease. Conversely, how abnormal haemodynamics impacts mitral valve development is still poorly understood. In order to analyse altered blood flow, the outflow tract of the chick heart was constricted using a ligature to increase cardiac pressure overload. Outflow tract-banding was performed at HH21, with harvesting at crucial valve development stages (HH26, HH29 and HH35). Although normal valve morphology was found in HH26 outflow tract banded hearts, smaller and dysmorphic mitral valve primordia were seen upon altered haemodynamics in histological and stereological analysis at HH29 and HH35. A decrease in apoptosis, and aberrant expression of a shear stress responsive gene and extracellular matrix markers in the endocardial cushions were seen in the chick HH29 outflow tract banded hearts. In addition, dysregulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins fibrillin-2, type III collagen and tenascin were further demonstrated in more mature primordial mitral valve leaflets at HH35, with a concomitant decrease of ECM cross-linking enzyme, transglutaminase-2. These data provide compelling evidence that normal haemodynamics are a prerequisite for normal mitral valve morphogenesis, and abnormal blood flow could be a contributing factor in mitral valve defects, with differentiation as a possible underlying mechanism.
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- Kar Lai Pang
- School of Life Sciences, Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
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Marro J, Pfefferli C, de Preux Charles AS, Bise T, Jaźwińska A. Collagen XII Contributes to Epicardial and Connective Tissues in the Zebrafish Heart during Ontogenesis and Regeneration. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0165497. [PMID: 27783651 PMCID: PMC5081208 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Zebrafish heart regeneration depends on cardiac cell proliferation, epicardium activation and transient reparative tissue deposition. The contribution and the regulation of specific collagen types during the regenerative process, however, remain poorly characterized. Here, we identified that the non-fibrillar type XII collagen, which serves as a matrix-bridging component, is expressed in the epicardium of the zebrafish heart, and is boosted after cryoinjury-induced ventricular damage. During heart regeneration, an intense deposition of Collagen XII covers the outer epicardial cap and the interstitial reparative tissue. Analysis of the activated epicardium and fibroblast markers revealed a heterogeneous cellular origin of Collagen XII. Interestingly, this matrix-bridging collagen co-localized with fibrillar type I collagen and several glycoproteins in the post-injury zone, suggesting its role in tissue cohesion. Using SB431542, a selective inhibitor of the TGF-β receptor, we showed that while the inhibitor treatment did not affect the expression of collagen 12 and collagen 1a2 in the epicardium, it completely suppressed the induction of both genes in the fibrotic tissue. This suggests that distinct mechanisms might regulate collagen expression in the outer heart layer and the inner injury zone. On the basis of this study, we postulate that the TGF-β signaling pathway induces and coordinates formation of a transient collagenous network that comprises fibril-forming Collagen I and fiber-associated Collagen XII, both of which contribute to the reparative matrix of the regenerating zebrafish heart.
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- Jan Marro
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 10, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Growth and maturation of heart valves leads to changes in endothelial cell distribution, impaired function, decreased metabolism and reduced cell proliferation. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2016; 100:72-82. [PMID: 27756541 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2016.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Risk factors of heart valve disease are well defined and prolonged exposure throughout life leads to degeneration and dysfunction in up to 33% of the population. While aortic valve replacement remains the most common need for cardiovascular surgery particularly in those aged over 65, the underlying mechanisms of progressive deterioration are unknown. In other cardiovascular systems, a decline in endothelial cell integrity and function play a major role in promoting pathological changes, and while similar mechanisms have been speculated in the valves, studies to support this are lacking. The goal of this study was to examine age-related changes in valve endothelial cell (VEC) distribution, morphology, function and transcriptomes during critical stages of valve development (embryonic), growth (postnatal (PN)), maintenance (young adult) and aging (aging adult). Using a combination of in vivo mouse, and in vitro porcine assays we show that VEC function including, nitric oxide bioavailability, metabolism, endothelial-to-mesenchymal potential, membrane self-repair and proliferation decline with age. In addition, density of VEC distribution along the endothelium decreases and this is associated with changes in morphology, decreased cell-cell interactions, and increased permeability. These changes are supported by RNA-seq analysis showing that focal adhesion-, cell cycle-, and oxidative phosphorylation-associated biological processes are negatively impacted by aging. Furthermore, by performing high-throughput analysis we are able to report the differential and common transcriptomes of VECs at each time point that can provide insights into the mechanisms underlying age-related dysfunction. These studies suggest that maturation of heart valves over time is a multifactorial process and this study has identified several key parameters that may contribute to impairment of the valve to maintain critical structure-function relationships; leading to degeneration and disease.
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Eryilmaz E, Teizer W, Hwang W. In Vitro Analysis of the Co-Assembly of Type-I and Type-III Collagen. Cell Mol Bioeng 2016; 10:41-53. [PMID: 31719849 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-016-0466-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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An important step towards achieving functional diversity of biomimetic surfaces is to better understand the co-assembly of the extracellular matrix components. For this, we study type-I and type-III collagen, the two major collagen types in the extracellular matrix. By using atomic force microscopy, custom image analysis, and kinetic modeling, we study their homotypic and heterotypic assembly. We find that the growth rate and thickness of heterotypic fibrils decrease as the fraction of type-III collagen increases, but the fibril nucleation rate is maximal at an intermediate fraction of type-III. This is because the more hydrophobic type-I collagen nucleates fast and grows in both longitudinal and lateral directions, whereas more hydrophilic type-III limits lateral growth of fibrils, driving more monomers to nucleate additional fibrils. This demonstrates that subtle differences in physico-chemical properties of similar molecules can be used to fine-tune their assembly behavior.
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- Esma Eryilmaz
- 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA
- 2Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, Selcuk University, Konya, 42003 Turkey
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- 3Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA
- 4WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan
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- 5Department of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA
- 6School of Computational Sciences, Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul, 02455 Korea
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MacGrogan D, Luxán G, Driessen-Mol A, Bouten C, Baaijens F, de la Pompa JL. How to make a heart valve: from embryonic development to bioengineering of living valve substitutes. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2014; 4:a013912. [PMID: 25368013 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a013912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Cardiac valve disease is a significant cause of ill health and death worldwide, and valve replacement remains one of the most common cardiac interventions in high-income economies. Despite major advances in surgical treatment, long-term therapy remains inadequate because none of the current valve substitutes have the potential for remodeling, regeneration, and growth of native structures. Valve development is coordinated by a complex interplay of signaling pathways and environmental cues that cause disease when perturbed. Cardiac valves develop from endocardial cushions that become populated by valve precursor mesenchyme formed by an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The mesenchymal precursors, subsequently, undergo directed growth, characterized by cellular compartmentalization and layering of a structured extracellular matrix (ECM). Knowledge gained from research into the development of cardiac valves is driving exploration into valve biomechanics and tissue engineering directed at creating novel valve substitutes endowed with native form and function.
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- Donal MacGrogan
- Program of Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Development and Repair, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Program of Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Development and Repair, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Biomedical Engineering/Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Engineering/Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Engineering/Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Program of Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Development and Repair, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Normal valve structures consist of stratified layers of specialized extracellular matrix (ECM) interspersed with valve interstitial cells (VICs) and surrounded by a monolayer of valve endothelial cells (VECs). VECs play essential roles in establishing the valve structures during embryonic development, and are important for maintaining life-long valve integrity and function. In contrast to a continuous endothelium over the surface of healthy valve leaflets, VEC disruption is commonly observed in malfunctioning valves and is associated with pathological processes that promote valve disease and dysfunction. Despite the clinical relevance, focused studies determining the contribution of VECs to development and disease processes are limited. The isolation of VECs from animal models would allow for cell-specific experimentation. VECs have been isolated from large animal adult models but due to their small population size, fragileness, and lack of specific markers, no reports of VEC isolations in embryos or adult small animal models have been reported. Here we describe a novel method that allows for the direct isolation of VECs from mice at embryonic and adult stages. Utilizing the Tie2-GFP reporter model that labels all endothelial cells with Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP), we have been successful in isolating GFP-positive (and negative) cells from the semilunar and atrioventricular valve regions using fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). Isolated GFP-positive VECs are enriched for endothelial markers, including CD31 and von Willebrand Factor (vWF), and retain endothelial cell expression when cultured; while, GFP-negative cells exhibit molecular profiles and cell shapes consistent with VIC phenotypes. The ability to isolate embryonic and adult murine VECs allows for previously unattainable molecular and functional studies to be carried out on a specific valve cell population, which will greatly improve our understanding of valve development and disease mechanisms.
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- Lindsey J Miller
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University; Center for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, The Heart Center, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
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- Center for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, The Heart Center, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University;
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Pelle DW, Ringler JW, Peacock JD, Kampfschulte K, Scholten DJ, Davis MM, Mitchell DS, Steensma MR. Targeting receptor-activator of nuclear kappaB ligand in aneurysmal bone cysts: verification of target and therapeutic response. Transl Res 2014; 164:139-48. [PMID: 24726460 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2014.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign tumor of bone presenting as a cystic, expansile lesion in both the axial and appendicular skeleton. Axial lesions demand special consideration, because treatment-related morbidity can be devastating. In similar lesions, such as giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB), the receptor-activator of nuclear kappaB ligand (RANKL)-receptor-activator of nuclear kappaB (RANK) signaling axis is essential to tumor progression. Although ABC and GCTB are distinct entities, they both contain abundant multinucleated giant cells and are osteolytic characteristically. We hypothesize that ABCs express both RANKL and RANK similarly in a cell-type specific manner, and that targeted RANKL therapy will mitigate ABC tumor progression. Cellular expression of RANKL and RANK was determined in freshly harvested ABC samples using laser confocal microscopy. A consistent cell-type-specific pattern was observed: fibroblastlike stromal cells expressed RANKL strongly whereas monocyte/macrophage precursor and multinucleated giant cells expressed RANK. Relative RANKL expression was determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in ABC and GCTB tissue samples; no difference in relative expression was observed (P > 0.05). In addition, we review the case of a 5-year-old boy with a large, aggressive sacral ABC. After 3 months of targeted RANKL inhibition with denosumab, magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated tumor shrinkage, bone reconstitution, and healing of a pathologic fracture. Ambulation, and bowel and bladder function were restored at 6 months. Denosumab treatment was well tolerated. Post hoc analysis demonstrated strong RANKL expression in the pretreatment tumor sample. These findings demonstrate that RANKL-RANK signal activation is essential to ABC tumor progression. RANKL-targeted therapy may be an effective alternative to surgery in select ABC presentations.
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- Dominic W Pelle
- Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Center for Skeletal Disease and Tumor Metastasis, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Mich; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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- Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Center for Skeletal Disease and Tumor Metastasis, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Mich
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- Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Center for Skeletal Disease and Tumor Metastasis, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Mich
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- Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Center for Skeletal Disease and Tumor Metastasis, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Mich
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- Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Center for Skeletal Disease and Tumor Metastasis, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Mich; Department of Surgery, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, Mich
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- Department of Pathology, Spectrum Health Medical Group, Grand Rapids, Mich
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, Mich
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- Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Center for Skeletal Disease and Tumor Metastasis, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Mich; Department of Surgery, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, Mich; Department of Surgery, Spectrum Health Medical Group/ Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, Mich
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Engineering of a bio-functionalized hybrid off-the-shelf heart valve. Biomaterials 2013; 35:2130-9. [PMID: 24333025 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.10.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Currently available heart valve replacements are limited in long-term performance or fail due to leaflet thickening, lack of growth or remodeling potential. In order to address these issues, it is necessary to mimic multiple factors of the native valvular extracellular matrix (ECM) such as architecture, mechanical behavior and biochemical signals. Here, we successfully generated an electrospun PEGdma-PLA scaffold adapted to the structure and mechanical properties of native valve leaflets. Valvular interstitial cells (VICs) and valvular endothelial cells (VECs) were seeded on the scaffold and when cultured under physiological conditions in a bioreactor, the construct performed like a native leaflet. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was employed to obtain detailed mechanical information from the leaflets, which enabled the first layer-specific measurement of the Young's modulus. Interestingly, spongiosa stiffness was much lower compared to the fibrosa and ventricularis. Moreover, investigations into human fetal heart valve development identified collagen type I and versican as important structural proteins. As a proof of principle, these proteins were introduced to the scaffold, demonstrating the ability to bio-functionalize the hybrid valve based on natures' blueprint.
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Tang M, Yuan W, Bodmer R, Wu X, Ocorr K. The role of pygopus in the differentiation of intracardiac valves in Drosophila. Genesis 2013; 52:19-28. [PMID: 24265259 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cardiac valves serve an important function; they support unidirectional blood flow and prevent blood regurgitation. Wnt signaling plays an important role in the formation of mouse cardiac valves and cardiac valve proliferation in Zebrafish, but identification of the specific signaling components involved has not been addressed systematically. Of the components involved in Wnt signal transduction, pygopus (pygo), first identified as a core component of Wnt signaling in Drosophila, has not yet to be investigated with respect to valve development and differentiation. Here, we take advantage of the Drosophila heart model to study the role of pygo in formation of valves between the cardiac chambers. We found that cardiac-specific pygo knockdown in the Drosophila heart causes dilation in the region of these cardiac valves, and their characteristic dense mesh of myofibrils does not form and resembles that of neighboring cardiomyocytes. In contrast, heart-specific knockdown of the transcription factors, arm/β-Cat, lgs/BCL9, or pan/TCF, which mediates canonical Wnt signal transduction, shows a much weaker valve differentiation defect. Double-heterozygous combinations of mutants for pygo and the Wnt-signaling components have no additional effect on heart function compared with pygo heterozygotes alone. These results are consistent with the idea that pygo functions independently of canonical Wnt signaling in the differentiation of the adult interchamber cardiac valves.
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- Min Tang
- The Center for Heart Development, Key Laboratory of MOE for Developmental Biology and Protein Chemistry, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, People's Republic of China; Development and Aging Program, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, 92037
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Azuaje F, Zhang L, Jeanty C, Puhl SL, Rodius S, Wagner DR. Analysis of a gene co-expression network establishes robust association between Col5a2 and ischemic heart disease. BMC Med Genomics 2013; 6:13. [PMID: 23574622 PMCID: PMC3637268 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-6-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background This study aims to expand knowledge of the complex process of myocardial infarction (MI) through the application of a systems-based approach. Methods We generated a gene co-expression network from microarray data originating from a mouse model of MI. We characterized it on the basis of connectivity patterns and independent biological information. The potential clinical novelty and relevance of top predictions were assessed in the context of disease classification models. Models were validated using independent gene expression data from mouse and human samples. Results The gene co-expression network consisted of 178 genes and 7298 associations. The network was dissected into statistically and biologically meaningful communities of highly interconnected and co-expressed genes. Among the most significant communities, one was distinctly associated with molecular events underlying heart repair after MI (P < 0.05). Col5a2, a gene previously not specifically linked to MI response but responsible for the classic type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, was found to have many and strong co-expression associations within this community (11 connections with ρ > 0.85). To validate the potential clinical application of this discovery, we tested its disease discriminatory capacity on independently generated MI datasets from mice and humans. High classification accuracy and concordance was achieved across these evaluations with areas under the receiving operating characteristic curve above 0.8. Conclusion Network-based approaches can enable the discovery of clinically-interesting predictive insights that are accurate and robust. Col5a2 shows predictive potential in MI, and in principle may represent a novel candidate marker for the identification and treatment of ischemic cardiovascular disease.
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- Francisco Azuaje
- Department of Translational Cardiovascular Research, CRP-Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
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Skrbic B, Bjørnstad JL, Marstein HS, Carlson CR, Sjaastad I, Nygård S, Bjørnstad S, Christensen G, Tønnessen T. Differential regulation of extracellular matrix constituents in myocardial remodeling with and without heart failure following pressure overload. Matrix Biol 2013; 32:133-42. [PMID: 23220517 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2012.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Revised: 11/09/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Understanding strain-induced collagen matrix development in engineered cardiovascular tissues from gene expression profiles. Cell Tissue Res 2013; 352:727-37. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-013-1573-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Tao G, Levay AK, Peacock JD, Huk DJ, Both SN, Purcell NH, Pinto JR, Galantowicz ML, Koch M, Lucchesi PA, Birk DE, Lincoln J. Collagen XIV is important for growth and structural integrity of the myocardium. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2012; 53:626-38. [PMID: 22906538 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2012.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2012] [Revised: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 08/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Collagen XIV is a fibril-associated collagen with an interrupted triple helix (FACIT). Previous studies have shown that this collagen type regulates early stages of fibrillogenesis in connective tissues of high mechanical demand. Mice null for Collagen XIV are viable, however formation of the interstitial collagen network is defective in tendons and skin leading to reduced biomechanical function. The assembly of a tightly regulated collagen network is also required in the heart, not only for structural support but also for controlling cellular processes. Collagen XIV is highly expressed in the embryonic heart, notably within the cardiac interstitium of the developing myocardium, however its role has not been elucidated. To test this, we examined cardiac phenotypes in embryonic and adult mice devoid of Collagen XIV. From as early as E11.5, Col14a1(-/-) mice exhibit significant perturbations in mRNA levels of many other collagen types and remodeling enzymes (MMPs, TIMPs) within the ventricular myocardium. By post natal stages, collagen fibril organization is in disarray and the adult heart displays defects in ventricular morphogenesis. In addition to the extracellular matrix, Col14a1(-/-) mice exhibit increased cardiomyocyte proliferation at post natal, but not E11.5 stages, leading to increased cell number, yet cell size is decreased by 3 months of age. In contrast to myocytes, the number of cardiac fibroblasts is reduced after birth associated with increased apoptosis. As a result of these molecular and cellular changes during embryonic development and post natal maturation, cardiac function is diminished in Col14a1(-/-) mice from 3 months of age; associated with dilation in the absence of hypertrophy, and reduced ejection fraction. Further, Col14a1 deficiency leads to a greater increase in left ventricular wall thickening in response to pathological pressure overload compared to wild type animals. Collectively, these studies identify a new role for type XIV collagen in the formation of the cardiac interstitium during embryonic development, and highlight the importance of the collagen network for myocardial cell survival, and function of the working myocardium after birth.
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- Ge Tao
- Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101, USA
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de Vlaming A, Sauls K, Hajdu Z, Visconti RP, Mehesz AN, Levine RA, Slaugenhaupt SA, Hagège A, Chester AH, Markwald RR, Norris RA. Atrioventricular valve development: new perspectives on an old theme. Differentiation 2012; 84:103-16. [PMID: 22579502 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2012.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Revised: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Atrioventricular valve development commences with an EMT event whereby endocardial cells transform into mesenchyme. The molecular events that induce this phenotypic change are well understood and include many growth factors, signaling components, and transcription factors. Besides their clear importance in valve development, the role of these transformed mesenchyme and the function they serve in the developing prevalve leaflets is less understood. Indeed, we know that these cells migrate, but how and why do they migrate? We also know that they undergo a transition to a mature, committed cell, largely defined as an interstitial fibroblast due to their ability to secrete various matrix components including collagen type I. However, we have yet to uncover mechanisms by which the matrix is synthesized, how it is secreted, and how it is organized. As valve disease is largely characterized by altered cell number, cell activation, and matrix disorganization, answering questions of how the valves are built will likely provide us with information of real clinical relevance. Although expression profiling and descriptive or correlative analyses are insightful, to advance the field, we must now move past the simplicity of these assays and ask fundamental, mechanistic based questions aimed at understanding how valves are "built". Herein we review current understandings of atrioventricular valve development and present what is known and what isn't known. In most cases, basic, biological questions and hypotheses that were presented decades ago on valve development still are yet to be answered but likely hold keys to uncovering new discoveries with relevance to both embryonic development and the developmental basis of adult heart valve diseases. Thus, the goal of this review is to remind us of these questions and provide new perspectives on an old theme of valve development.
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- Annemarieke de Vlaming
- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Developmental Biology Center, Children's Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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VanDusen NJ, Firulli AB. Twist factor regulation of non-cardiomyocyte cell lineages in the developing heart. Differentiation 2012; 84:79-88. [PMID: 22516205 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2012.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2011] [Revised: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The heart is a complex organ that is composed of numerous cell types, which must integrate their programs for proper specification, differentiation and cardiac morphogenesis. During cardiogenesis members of the Twist-family of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors play distinct roles within cardiac lineages such as the endocardium and extra-cardiac lineages such as the cardiac neural crest (cNCC) and epicardium. While the study of these cell populations is often eclipsed by that of cardiomyocytes, the contributions of non-cardiomyocytes to development and disease are increasingly being appreciated as both dynamic and essential. This review summarizes what is known regarding Twist-family bHLH function in extra-cardiac cell populations and the endocardium, with a focus on regulatory mechanisms, downstream targets, and expression profiles. Improving our understanding of the molecular pathways that Twist-family bHLH factors mediate in these lineages will be necessary to ascertain how their dysfunction leads to congenital disease and adult pathologies such as myocardial infarctions and cardiac fibroblast induced fibrosis. Indeed, this knowledge will prove to be critical to clinicians seeking to improve current treatments.
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- Nathan J VanDusen
- Riley Heart Research Center, Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana Medical School, 1044 W. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN 46202-5225, USA
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Buskohl PR, Gould RA, Butcher JT. Quantification of embryonic atrioventricular valve biomechanics during morphogenesis. J Biomech 2011; 45:895-902. [PMID: 22169154 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/01/2011] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Tissue assembly in the developing embryo is a rapid and complex process. While much research has focused on genetic regulatory machinery, understanding tissue level changes such as biomechanical remodeling remains a challenging experimental enigma. In the particular case of embryonic atrioventricular valves, micro-scale, amorphous cushions rapidly remodel into fibrous leaflets while simultaneously interacting with a demanding mechanical environment. In this study we employ two microscale mechanical measurement systems in conjunction with finite element analysis to quantify valve stiffening during valvulogenesis. The pipette aspiration technique is compared to a uniaxial load deformation, and the analytic expression for a uniaxially loaded bar is used to estimate the nonlinear material parameters of the experimental data. Effective modulus and strain energy density are analyzed as potential metrics for comparing mechanical stiffness. Avian atrioventricular valves from globular Hamburger-Hamilton stages HH25-HH34 were tested via the pipette method, while the planar HH36 leaflets were tested using the deformable post technique. Strain energy density between HH25 and HH34 septal leaflets increased 4.6±1.8 fold (±SD). The strain energy density of the HH36 septal leaflet was four orders of magnitude greater than the HH34 pipette result. Our results establish morphological thresholds for employing the micropipette aspiration and deformable post techniques for measuring uniaxial mechanical properties of embryonic tissues. Quantitative biomechanical analysis is an important and underserved complement to molecular and genetic experimentation of embryonic morphogenesis.
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- Philip R Buskohl
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Votteler M, Kluger PJ, Walles H, Schenke-Layland K. Stem cell microenvironments--unveiling the secret of how stem cell fate is defined. Macromol Biosci 2011; 10:1302-15. [PMID: 20715131 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201000102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Stem cells are defined as unspecialized cells that are capable of long term self-renewal and differentiation into specialized cell types. These unique properties make them an attractive cell source for regenerative medicine applications. Although the functions of various stem cells have been extensively studied in the development of organisms and in diseases, the specific factors and conditions that control stem cell fate, specifically the conditions that allow them to remain unspecialized, are not well studied. It has been suggested that adult stem cell survival and maintenance, as well as proliferation and differentiation, are controlled by the three-dimensional (3D) microenvironment, the so-called niche. Major functional niche components include supporting niche cells, growth-modulating soluble factors stored within the niches, and the extracellular matrix (ECM). In this article, we review work highlighting the growing complexity of stem cell-ECM interactions and their impact on the fields of biomaterials research and regenerative medicine.
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- Miriam Votteler
- Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB, Department of Cell and Tissue Engineering, Nobelstrasse 12, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Mmp15 is a direct target of Snai1 during endothelial to mesenchymal transformation and endocardial cushion development. Dev Biol 2011; 359:209-21. [PMID: 21920357 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2011] [Revised: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 08/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cardiac valves originate from endocardial cushions (EC) formed by endothelial-to-mesenchymal transformation (EMT) during embryogenesis. The zinc-finger transcription factor Snai1 has previously been reported to be important for EMT during organogenesis, yet its role in early valve development has not been directly examined. In this study we show that Snai1 is highly expressed in endothelial, and newly transformed mesenchyme cells during EC development. Mice with targeted snai1 knockdown display hypocellular ECs at E10.5 associated with decreased expression of mesenchyme cell markers and downregulation of the matrix metalloproteinase (mmp) family member, mmp15. Snai1 overexpression studies in atrioventricular canal collagen I gel explants indicate that Snai1 is sufficient to promote mmp15 expression, cell transformation, and mesenchymal cell migration and invasion. However, treatment with the catalytically active form of MMP15 promotes cell motility, and not transformation. Further, we show that Snai1-mediated cell migration requires MMP activity, and caMMP15 treatment rescues attenuated migration defects observed in murine ECs following snai1 knockdown. Together, findings from this study reveal previously unappreciated mechanisms of Snai1 for the direct regulation of MMPs during EC development.
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Azhar M, Brown K, Gard C, Chen H, Rajan S, Elliott DA, Stevens MV, Camenisch TD, Conway SJ, Doetschman T. Transforming growth factor Beta2 is required for valve remodeling during heart development. Dev Dyn 2011; 240:2127-41. [PMID: 21780244 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Although the function of transforming growth factor beta2 (TGFβ2) in epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is well studied, its role in valve remodeling remains to be fully explored. Here, we used histological, morphometric, immunohistochemical and molecular approaches and showed that significant dysregulation of major extracellular matrix (ECM) components contributed to valve remodeling defects in Tgfb2(-/-) embryos. The data indicated that cushion mesenchymal cell differentiation was impaired in Tgfb2(-/-) embryos. Hyaluronan and cartilage link protein-1 (CRTL1) were increased in hyperplastic valves of Tgfb2(-/-) embryos, indicating increased expansion and diversification of cushion mesenchyme into the cartilage cell lineage during heart development. Finally, Western blot and immunohistochemistry analyses indicate that the activation of SMAD2/3 was decreased in Tgfb2(-/-) embryos during valve remodeling. Collectively, the data indicate that TGFβ2 promotes valve remodeling and differentiation by inducing matrix organization and suppressing cushion mesenchyme differentiation into cartilage cell lineage during heart development.
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- Mohamad Azhar
- BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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Heart valve tissue engineering: quo vadis? Curr Opin Biotechnol 2011; 22:698-705. [PMID: 21315575 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2011.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Surgical replacement of diseased heart valves by mechanical and tissue valve substitutes is now commonplace and generally enhances survival and quality of life. However, a fundamental problem inherent to the use of existing mechanical and biological prostheses in the pediatric population is their failure to grow, repair, and remodel. A tissue engineered heart valve could, in principle, accommodate these requirements, especially somatic growth. This review provides a brief overview of the field of heart valve tissue engineering, with emphasis on recent studies and evolving concepts, especially those that establish design criteria and key hurdles that must be surmounted before clinical implementation.
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Tan H, Junor L, Price RL, Norris RA, Potts JD, Goodwin RL. Expression and deposition of fibrous extracellular matrix proteins in cardiac valves during chick development. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2011; 17:91-100. [PMID: 21205426 PMCID: PMC3991469 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927610094365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Extracellular matrix (ECM) plays essential signaling and structural roles required for the proper function of cardiac valves. Cardiac valves initially form as jelly-like cushions, which must adapt to withstand the increased circulation hemodynamics associated with fetal development and birth. This increased biomechanical stability of the developing valves is largely imparted by ECM proteins, which form a highly organized fibrous meshwork. Since heart valve defects contribute to most congenital heart diseases, understanding valve development will provide insight into the pathogenesis of various congenital valve anomalies. Thus, the goal of this study is to describe the spatiotemporal deposition of fibrous ECM proteins during cardiac valve development. Chick embryonic and fetal atrioventricular and semilunar valves were examined by light, confocal, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Our data demonstrate that fibrous ECM proteins are deposited when the leaflets are adopting an elongated and compacted phenotype. A general pattern of increased fibrotic ECM deposition was detected in valve tissues. Also, each ECM protein examined displayed a unique pattern of organization, suggesting that regulation of fibrous protein deposition is complex and likely involves both genetic and mechanical factors. In addition, the TEM study revealed the presence of membrane protrusions from valvular endocardium, indicating a potential mechanism for mechanical force transduction.
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- Hong Tan
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29209, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29209, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29209, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29209, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29209, USA
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Angel PM, Nusinow D, Brown CB, Violette K, Barnett JV, Zhang B, Baldwin HS, Caprioli RM. Networked-based characterization of extracellular matrix proteins from adult mouse pulmonary and aortic valves. J Proteome Res 2010; 10:812-23. [PMID: 21133377 DOI: 10.1021/pr1009806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A precise mixture of extracellular matrix (ECM) secreted by valvular cells forms a scaffold that lends the heart valve the exact mechanical and tensile strength needed for accurate hemodynamic performance. ECM proteins are a key component of valvular endothelial cell (VEC)-valvular interstitial cell (VIC) communication essential for maintenance of the valve structure. This study reports the healthy adult pulmonary and aortic valve proteomes characterized by LC-MS/MS, resulting in 2710 proteins expressed by 1513 genes, including over 300 abundant ECM proteins. Surprisingly, this study defines a distinct proteome for each semilunar valve. Protein-protein networking (PPN) was used as a tool to direct selection of proteomic candidates for biological investigation. Local PPN for nidogen 1 (Nid1), biglycan (Bgn), elastin microfibril interface-located protein 1 (Emilin-1), and milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein (Mfge8) were enriched with proteins essential to valve function and produced biological functions highly relevant to valve biology. Immunofluorescent investigations demonstrated that these proteins are functionally distributed within the pulmonary and aortic valve structure, indicative of important contribution to valve function. This study yields new insight into protein expression contributing to valvular maintenance and health and provides a platform for unbiased assessment of protein alterations during disease processes.
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- Peggi M Angel
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
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Oliveira LAM, Baker RK, Klewer SE, Kitten GT. Expression of beta 2 integrin (CD18) in embryonic mouse and chicken heart. Braz J Med Biol Res 2010; 43:25-35. [PMID: 20069263 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2010000100005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2009] [Accepted: 12/09/2009] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Integrins are heterodimeric receptors composed of alpha and beta transmembrane subunits that mediate attachment of cells to the extracellular matrix and counter-ligands such as ICAM-1 on adjacent cells. beta2 integrin (CD18) associates with four different alpha (CD11) subunits to form an integrin subfamily, which has been reported to be expressed exclusively on leukocytes. However, recent studies indicate that beta2 integrin is also expressed by other types of cells. Since the gene for beta2 integrin is located in the region of human chromosome 21 associated with congenital heart defects, we postulated that it may be expressed in the developing heart. Here, we show the results from several different techniques used to test this hypothesis. PCR analyses indicated that beta2 integrin and the alphaL, alphaM, and alphaX subunits are expressed during heart development. Immunohistochemical studies in both embryonic mouse and chicken hearts, using antibodies directed against the N- or C-terminal of beta2 integrin or against its alpha subunit partners, showed that beta2 integrin, as well as the alphaL, alphaM, and alphaX subunits, are expressed by the endothelial and mesenchymal cells of the atrioventricular canal and in the epicardium and myocardium during cardiogenesis. In situ hybridization studies further confirmed the presence of beta2 integrin in these various locations in the embryonic heart. These results indicate that the beta2 integrin subfamily may have other activities in addition to leukocyte adhesion, such as modulating the migration and differentiation of cells during the morphogenesis of the cardiac valves and myocardial walls of the heart.
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- L A M Oliveira
- Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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Peacock JD, Levay AK, Gillaspie DB, Tao G, Lincoln J. Reduced sox9 function promotes heart valve calcification phenotypes in vivo. Circ Res 2010; 106:712-9. [PMID: 20056916 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.109.213702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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RATIONALE Calcification of heart valve structures is the most common form of valvular disease and is characterized by the appearance of bone-like phenotypes within affected structures. Despite the clinical significance, the underlying etiology of disease onset and progression is largely unknown and valve replacement remains the most effective treatment. The SRY-related transcription factor Sox9 is expressed in developing and mature heart valves, and its function is required for expression of cartilage-associated proteins, similar to its role in chondrogenesis. In addition to cartilage-associated defects, mice with reduced sox9 function develop skeletal bone prematurely; however, the ability of sox9 deficiency to promote ectopic osteogenic phenotypes in heart valves has not been examined. OBJECTIVE This study aims to determine the role of Sox9 in maintaining connective tissue homeostasis in mature heart valves using in vivo and in vitro approaches. METHODS AND RESULTS Using histological and molecular analyses, we report that, from 3 months of age, Sox9(fl/+);Col2a1-cre mice develop calcific lesions in heart valve leaflets associated with increased expression of bone-related genes and activation of inflammation and matrix remodeling processes. Consistently, ectopic calcification is also observed following direct knockdown of Sox9 in heart valves in vitro. Furthermore, we show that retinoic acid treatment in mature heart valves is sufficient to promote calcific processes in vitro, which can be attenuated by Sox9 overexpression. CONCLUSIONS This study provides insight into the molecular mechanisms of heart valve calcification and identifies reduced Sox9 function as a potential genetic basis for calcific valvular disease.
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- Jacqueline D Peacock
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1600 NW 10th Ave., Miami, FL 33136, USA
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The developmental roles of the extracellular matrix: beyond structure to regulation. Cell Tissue Res 2009; 339:93-110. [PMID: 19885678 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0893-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2009] [Accepted: 10/05/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cells in multicellular organisms are surrounded by a complex three-dimensional macromolecular extracellular matrix (ECM). This matrix, traditionally thought to serve a structural function providing support and strength to cells within tissues, is increasingly being recognized as having pleiotropic effects in development and growth. Elucidation of the role that the ECM plays in developmental processes has been significantly advanced by studying the phenotypic and developmental consequences of specific genetic alterations of ECM components in the mouse. These studies have revealed the enormous contribution of the ECM to the regulation of key processes in morphogenesis and organogenesis, such as cell adhesion, proliferation, specification, migration, survival, and differentiation. The ECM interacts with signaling molecules and morphogens thereby modulating their activities. This review considers these advances in our understanding of the function of ECM proteins during development, extending beyond their structural capacity, to embrace their new roles in intercellular signaling.
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The developmental roles of the extracellular matrix: beyond structure to regulation. Cell Tissue Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0893-8 doi:dx.doi.org] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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In recent years, significant advances have been made in the definition of regulatory pathways that control normal and abnormal cardiac valve development. Here, we review the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the early development of valve progenitors and establishment of normal valve structure and function. Regulatory hierarchies consisting of a variety of signaling pathways, transcription factors, and downstream structural genes are conserved during vertebrate valvulogenesis. Complex intersecting regulatory pathways are required for endocardial cushion formation, valve progenitor cell proliferation, valve cell lineage development, and establishment of extracellular matrix compartments in the stratified valve leaflets. There is increasing evidence that the regulatory mechanisms governing normal valve development also contribute to human valve pathology. In addition, congenital valve malformations are predominant among diseased valves replaced late in life. The understanding of valve developmental mechanisms has important implications in the diagnosis and management of congenital and adult valve disease.
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- Michelle D Combs
- Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ML7020, 240 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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Bowers SLK, Banerjee I, Baudino TA. The extracellular matrix: at the center of it all. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2009; 48:474-82. [PMID: 19729019 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2009.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2009] [Revised: 08/09/2009] [Accepted: 08/21/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The extracellular matrix is not only a scaffold that provides support for cells, but it is also involved in cell-cell interactions, proliferation and migration. The intricate relationships among the cellular and acellular components of the heart drive proper heart development, homeostasis and recovery following pathological injury. Cardiac myocytes, fibroblasts and endothelial cells differentially express and respond to particular extracellular matrix factors that contribute to cell communication and overall cardiac function. In addition, turnover and synthesis of ECM components play an important role in cardiac function. Therefore, a better understanding of these factors and their regulation would lend insight into cardiac development and pathology, and would open doors to novel targeted pharmacologic therapies. This review highlights the importance of contributions of particular cardiac cell populations and extracellular matrix factors that are critical to the development and regulation of heart function.
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- Stephanie L K Bowers
- Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Division of Molecular Cardiology, 1901 South 1st Street, Building 205, Room 1R24, Temple, TX 76504, USA
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Norris RA, Potts JD, Yost MJ, Junor L, Brooks T, Tan H, Hoffman S, Hart MM, Kern MJ, Damon B, Markwald RR, Goodwin RL. Periostin promotes a fibroblastic lineage pathway in atrioventricular valve progenitor cells. Dev Dyn 2009; 238:1052-63. [PMID: 19334280 PMCID: PMC2886283 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Differentiation of prevalvular mesenchyme into valve fibroblasts is an integral step towards the development of functionally mature cardiac valves. Although clinically relevant, little is known regarding the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which this process proceeds. Genes that are regulated in a spatio-temporal pattern during valve remodeling are candidates for affecting this differentiation process. Based on its expression pattern, we have focused our studies on the role of the matricellular gene, periostin, in regulating the differentiation of cushion mesenchymal cells into valve fibroblasts. Herein, we demonstrate that periostin expression is coincident with and regulates type I collagen protein production, a major component of mature valve tissue. Adenoviral-mediated knock-down of periostin in atrioventricular mesenchyme resulted in a decrease in collagen I protein expression and aberrant induction of myocyte markers indicating an alteration in AV mesenchyme differentiation. In vitro analyses using a novel "cardiotube" assay further demonstrated that expression of periostin regulates lineage commitment of valve precursor cells. In these cells, expression of periostin and collagen I are regulated, in part, by TGFbeta-3. We further demonstrate that TGFbeta-3, through a periostin/collagen pathway, enhances the viscoelastic properties of AV cushion tissue surface tension and plays a crucial role in regulating valve remodeling. Thus, data presented here demonstrate that periostin, a TGFbeta-3 responsive gene, functions as a crucial mediator of chick AV valve maturation via promoting mesenchymal-to-fibroblast differentiation while blocking differentiation of alternative cell types (myocytes).
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- Russell A Norris
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
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