Distinct origins and molecular mechanisms contribute to lymphatic formation during cardiac growth and regeneration

  1. Dana Gancz
  2. Brian C Raftrey
  3. Gal Perlmoter
  4. Rubén Marín-Juez
  5. Jonathan Semo
  6. Ryota L Matsuoka
  7. Ravi Karra
  8. Hila Raviv
  9. Noga Moshe
  10. Yoseph Addadi
  11. Ofra Golani
  12. Kenneth D Poss
  13. Kristy Red-Horse
  14. Didier Y Stainier
  15. Karina Yaniv  Is a corresponding author
  1. Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
  2. Stanford University, United States
  3. Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Germany
  4. Duke University, United States

Abstract

In recent years there has been increasing interest in the role of lymphatics in organ repair and regeneration, due to their importance in immune surveillance and fluid homeostasis. Experimental approaches aimed at boosting lymphangiogenesis following myocardial infarction in mice, were shown to promote healing of the heart. Yet, the mechanisms governing cardiac lymphatic growth remain unclear. Here we identify two distinct lymphatic populations in the hearts of zebrafish and mouse, one that forms through sprouting lymphangiogenesis, and the other by coalescence of isolated lymphatic cells. By tracing the development of each subset, we reveal diverse cellular origins and differential response to signaling cues. Finally, we show that lymphatic vessels are required for cardiac regeneration in zebrafish as mutants lacking lymphatics display severely impaired regeneration capabilities. Overall, our results provide novel insight into the mechanisms underlying lymphatic formation during development and regeneration, opening new avenues for interventions targeting specific lymphatic populations.

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  1. Dana Gancz

    Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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    No competing interests declared.
  2. Brian C Raftrey

    Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  3. Gal Perlmoter

    Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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    No competing interests declared.
  4. Rubén Marín-Juez

    Department of Developmental Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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  5. Jonathan Semo

    Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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    No competing interests declared.
  6. Ryota L Matsuoka

    Department of Developmental Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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  7. Ravi Karra

    Regeneration Next, Duke University, Durham, United States
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  8. Hila Raviv

    Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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  9. Noga Moshe

    Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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  10. Yoseph Addadi

    Department of Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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  11. Ofra Golani

    Department of Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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  12. Kenneth D Poss

    Regeneration Next, Duke University, Durham, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  13. Kristy Red-Horse

    Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  14. Didier Y Stainier

    Department of Developmental Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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    Didier Y Stainier, Senior editor, eLife.
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  15. Karina Yaniv

    Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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    Karina.Yaniv@weizmann.ac.il
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Funding

H2020 European Research Council (335605)

  • Karina Yaniv

National Institutes of Health (R01 HL131319)

  • Kenneth D Poss

National Institutes of Health (R01 136182)

  • Kenneth D Poss

American Heart Association

  • Kenneth D Poss

Fondation Leducq

  • Kenneth D Poss

United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (2015289)

  • Karina Yaniv

Minerva Foundation (712610)

  • Karina Yaniv

H&M Kimmel Inst. for Stem cell research, the Estate of Emile Mimran

  • Karina Yaniv

National Institutes of Health (RO1-HL128503)

  • Kristy Red-Horse

New York Stem Cell Foundation

  • Kristy Red-Horse

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

  • Didier Y Stainier

Fondation Leducq

  • Didier Y Stainier

National Institutes of Health (R01 HL081674)

  • Kenneth D Poss

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Reviewing Editor

  1. Marianne E Bronner, California Institute of Technology, United States

Ethics

Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All of the animals were handled according to approved institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) protocols (#01470218-2) of the Weizmann Institute of Science. The protocol was approved by the Committee on the Ethics of Animal Experiments of the Weizmann Institute of Science. All surgery in fish was performed under tricaine anesthesia, and every effort was made to minimize suffering.

Version history

  1. Received: December 10, 2018
  2. Accepted: November 5, 2019
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: November 8, 2019 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: November 27, 2019 (version 2)
  5. Version of Record updated: December 4, 2019 (version 3)

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© 2019, Gancz et al.

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License permitting unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.

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  1. Dana Gancz
  2. Brian C Raftrey
  3. Gal Perlmoter
  4. Rubén Marín-Juez
  5. Jonathan Semo
  6. Ryota L Matsuoka
  7. Ravi Karra
  8. Hila Raviv
  9. Noga Moshe
  10. Yoseph Addadi
  11. Ofra Golani
  12. Kenneth D Poss
  13. Kristy Red-Horse
  14. Didier Y Stainier
  15. Karina Yaniv
(2019)
Distinct origins and molecular mechanisms contribute to lymphatic formation during cardiac growth and regeneration
eLife 8:e44153.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.44153

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