A distinct cardiopharyngeal mesoderm genetic hierarchy establishes antero-posterior patterning of esophagus striated muscle

  1. Glenda Comai
  2. Eglantine Heude
  3. Sebastian Mella
  4. Sylvain Paisant
  5. Francesca Pala
  6. Mirialys Gallardo
  7. Francina Langa
  8. Gabrielle Kardon
  9. Swetha Gopalakrishnan
  10. Shahragim Tajbakhsh  Is a corresponding author
  1. Institut Pasteur, France
  2. CNRS UMR 3738, France
  3. CNRS/MNHN UMR 7221, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, France
  4. National Institutes of Health, United States
  5. University of Utah, United States
  6. University of Helsinki, Finland
6 figures, 1 table and 1 additional file

Figures

Figure 1 with 1 supplement
Cell-autonomous role of Isl1 in esophagus myogenic progenitors.

(A) Structures and levels analyzed in the study. (B) Schematic summary of the chimera experiment. (C–E) Immunostainings on transverse cryosections of a E18.5 Isl1Cre;R26mTmG fetus for the GFP …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.002
Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Isl1nlacZ/+ cells colonize the esophagus of chimeric Tbx1 mutants.

(A) Structures and levels analyzed in the study. (B) Schematic summary of the chimera experiment. (C–C’’) Macroscopic views of E14.5/E15.5 Isl1nlacZ/+ ES cell-derived chimeric embryos (C, Tbx1

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.003
Figure 2 with 2 supplements
Regulation of esophagus striated muscle patterning involves MET/HGF signaling.

(A–C) RT-qPCR analysis for Isl1 and Myf5 at E15.5 (A), E17.5 (B) and 3 weeks postnatal (C) in different esophagus portions and stomach as indicated in the schematic view (top, right). The low level …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.004
Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Met and Hgf expression along the developing esophagus.

(A–C) RT-qPCR analysis for Met (A), SMA (B) and Hgf (C) at E13.5, E15.5 and E17.5 in different color-coded esophagus portions (top, right). TBP transcript levels were used for normalization of each …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.005
Figure 2—figure supplement 2
Phenotype of Met and Hgf mutants.

(A–C) Macroscopic view of E16.5 control, MetD/D and Hgf-/- fetuses. (D–F) Immunostainings on transverse cryosections at levels indicated in (A–C) for the myogenic marker Desmin. Note the absence of …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.006
Figure 3 with 1 supplement
Isl1 progenitors are present anteriorly in the esophagus of MetD/D mutants.

(A) Structures and levels analyzed in the study. (B,B’) Immunostainings on transverse cryosections of E13.5 control and MetD/D embryos for Isl1 expressing progenitors (white arrowheads) and smooth …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.007
Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Myogenic cells are present anteriorly in the esophagus of MetD/D mutants.

(A–A’’) Quantification of Isl1+ progenitors in E13.5 control and Met mutant embryos in the anteriormost esophagus (n = 3 each condition). (A) Isl1+ cells were counted on the top ten consecutives …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.008
Figure 4 with 4 supplements
MET/HGF signaling is required for migration of Isl1-derived myogenic progenitors.

(A) Macroscopic view of Isl1Cre;R26mT/mG E14.5 dissected esophagus used for explant culture and live imaging. Esophagi were placed in collagen beds in individual Ibidi wells. MET inhibitors …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.009
Figure 4—source data 1

This. zip file contains excel tables with the individual tracking parameters.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.011
Figure 4—figure supplement 1
Met invalidation does not affect the proliferation and survival of Isl1 progenitors.

(A–A’) Tunnel assay on transverse cryosections of E13.5 Met mutant and control embryos. White arrowheads point to Tunnel+ cell outside the ESM (n = 2 each condition). (B–C) Time series from a …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.010
Figure 4—video 1
Time-lapse movie of a control E14.5 Isl1Cre;R26mT/mG esophagus explant culture.

Time as hh:mm. Related to Figure 4. Individual GFP+ cells are tracked on different colors.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.012
Figure 4—video 2
Time-lapse movie of a E14.5 Isl1Cre;R26mT/mG esophagus explant culture treated with 10 μM PF-0417903.

Time as hh:mm. Related to Figure 4. Individual GFP+ cells are tracked on different colors.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.013
Figure 4—video 3
Time-lapse movie of a E14.5 Isl1Cre;R26mT/mG esophagus explant culture treated with 10 μM MGCD-265.

Time as hh:mm. Related to Figure 4. Individual GFP+ cells are tracked on different colors.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.014
Figure 5 with 2 supplements
Met is expressed in undifferentiated Isl1-derived myogenic progenitors.

(A–C) In situ hybridization on transverse cryosections at the esophagus level of E14.5 Isl1Cre;R26mTmG embryos for Hgf (A, B) and Met (C), combined with immunofluorescence for GFP (Isl1-derived …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.015
Figure 5—source data 1

Excel table containing individual countings from three independent experiments to generate the histograms in panels 5D-E.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.018
Figure 5—source data 2

This folder contains the initial single cell count matrix of the Ct values (tab2_3_sc_edge_allGenes_Ct.R), and the R source code (eso_t2_t3__analysis.R) used to filter, log-transformed, normalized, calculate the correlation coefficient and generate the correlogram on this figure.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.019
Figure 5—figure supplement 1
Expression domains of Hgf and Met along the developing esophagus.

RNAscope in situ hybridization on Isl1Cre ;R26mTmG control embryos. (A–B) Whole mount in situ hybridization for Hgf at E13.5 (A) and E14.5 (B) followed by immunostaining for GFP and SMA. Hgf is …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.016
Figure 5—figure supplement 2
Esophagus single cell analysis.

(A) Experimental procedure for the esophagus mononucleated cells analysis. (B) The heatmap shows the normalized converted expression values, with columns corresponding to the genes and rows …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.017
Tbx1-Isl1-Met genetic pathway regulates only a subset of CPM-derived muscles.

(A) Masticatory (purple) and facial (blue) muscles originating from anterior pharyngeal arches (PA1-2) are indicated. Neck muscles (green) derived from posterior PAs including trapezius, pharyngeal …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47460.020

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type
(species) or resource
DesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional
information
Strain, strain background (Mus musculus)B6D2F1/JRjJanvier
Genetic reagent (M. musculus)Islet1CrePMID:11299042MGI:2447758Dr. Thomas M Jessell (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University, USA)
Genetic reagent (M. musculus)Myf5nlacZPMID:8918877MGI:1857973Dr. Shahragim Tajbakhsh (Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Institut Pasteur, France)
Genetic reagent (M. musculus)Tg :Pax7-nGFPPMID:19531352MGI:5308730Dr. Shahragim Tajbakhsh (Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Institut Pasteur, France)
Genetic reagent (M. musculus)R26mT/mGPMID:17868096MGI:3716464Pr. Philippe Soriano (Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, USA)
Genetic reagent (M. musculus)Hgf KOPMID:7854452MGI:1857656Pr. Carmen Birchmeier (Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany)
Genetic reagent (M. musculus)MetDPMID:8898205MGI:1858019Pr. Carola Ponzetto (Department of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Turin, Italy)
Genetic reagent (M. musculus)Tbx1KOPMID:11242110MGI:2179190Dr. Virginia Papaioannou (Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, USA)
AntibodyChicken polyclonal anti-β-galAbcamCat. #: ab9361 RRID:AB_307210IF (1:1000)
AntibodyRabbit polyclonal anti-β-galMP BiomedicalsCat. #: MP 559761 RRID:AB_2687418IF (1:1500)
AntibodyChicken polyclonal anti-GFPAves LabsCat. #: 1020 RRID:AB_10000240IF (1:500)
AntibodyChicken polyclonal
anti-GFP
AbcamCat. #: 13970 RRID:AB_300798IF (1:1000)
AntibodyMouse monoclonal IgG1 anti-Islet1DSHBCat. #: 40.2D6 RRID:AB_528315IF (1:1000)
AntibodyMouse monoclonal IgG1 anti-DesminDakoCat. #: ab8470
RRID:AB_306577
IF (1:100)
AntibodyMouse monoclonal IgG1 anti-MyodDakoCat. #: M3512 RRID:AB_2148874IF (1:100)
AntibodyMouse monoclonal IgG1 anti-MyodBD-BiosciencesCat. #: 554130 RRID:AB_395255IF (1:500)
AntibodyMouse monoclonal IgG1 anti-Pax7DSHBCat. #: Pax7 RRID:AB_528428IF (1:20)
AntibodyMouse monoclonal IgG2a anti-E-CadBD BiosciencesCat. #: 610182 RRID:AB_397581IF (1:500)
AntibodyMouse monoclonal IgG1 anti-MyogDSHBCat. #: F5D RRID:AB_2146602IF (1:20)
AntibodyRabbit polyclonal
anti-SMA
AbcamCat. #: ab5694 RRID:AB_2223021IF (1:1000)
AntibodyMouse monoclonal IgG1 anti-Tnnt3Sigma AldrichCat. #: T6277 RRID:AB_261723IF (1:200)
AntibodyMouse monoclonal IgG2a anti-Tuj1Ozyme/BioLegendCat. #: BLE801202
RRID:AB_2313773
IF (1:1000)
AntibodyAlexa Fluor 633 F(ab')2 Fragment of Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L)Life TechnologiesCat. #: A-21072
RRID:AB_2535733
IF (1:500)
AntibodyAlexa Fluor 555 F(ab')2 Fragment of Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L)Life TechnologiesCat. #: A-21430 RRID:AB_2535851IF (1:500)
AntibodyAlexa Fluor 488 F(ab')2 Fragment of Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L)Life TechnologiesCat. #: A-11070 RRID:AB_2534114IF (1:500)
AntibodyAlexa Fluor 633 Goat Anti-Chicken IgG (H+L)Life TechnologiesCat. #: A-21103 RRID:AB_2535756IF (1:500)
AntibodyAlexa Fluor 488 Goat Anti-Chicken IgG (H+L)Life TechnologiesCat. #: A-11039 RRID:AB_2534096IF (1:500)
AntibodyAlexa Fluor 633 Goat Anti-Mouse IgG1 (γ1)Life TechnologiesCat. #: A 21126 RRID:AB_2535768IF (1:500)
AntibodyAlexa Fluor488 AffiniPure Goat Anti-Mouse IgG1 (γ1)Jackson ImmunoResearchCat. #: 115-545-205 RRID:AB_2338854IF (1:500)
AntibodyCy3-AffiniPure Goat Anti-Mouse IgG1 (γ1)Jackson ImmunoResearchCat. #: 115-165-205 RRID:AB_2338694IF (1:500)
AntibodyCy3-AffiniPure Goat Anti-Mouse IgG2a (γ2a)Jackson ImmunoResearchCat. #: 115-165-206 RRID:AB_2338695IF (1:500)
AntibodyDylight 405 Goat Anti-Mouse IgG2a (γ2a)Jackson ImmunoResearchCat. #: 115-475-206 RRID:AB_2338800IF (1:500)
Commercial assay, kitRNAscope 2.5 HD reagent Kit-REDACD/Bio-techneCat. #: 322350
Commercial assay, kitRNAscope Multiplex Fluorescent reagent Kit-V2ACD/Bio-techneCat. #: 323100
Commercial assay, kitRNAscope Probe – Mm-Hgf (C1)ACD/Bio-techneCat. #: 315631
Commercial assay, kitRNAscope Probe – Mm-Met (C1)ACD/Bio-techneCat. #: 405301
Commercial assay, kitOpal 570 Reagent PackPerkinElmerCat. #: FP1488001KT1 :1500 of reconstituted reagent in RNAscope Multiplex TSA Buffer
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer TBP FwThis paperATCCCAAGCGATTTGCTGMaterials and methods, Quantitative RT-qPCR section
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer
TBP Rev
This paperCCTGTGCACACCATTTTTCCMaterials and methods, Quantitative RT-qPCR section
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer Isl1 FwGopalakrishnan et al., 2015CGTGCTTTGTTAGGGATGGGA
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer Isl1 RevGopalakrishnan et al., 2015AGTCGTTCTTGCTGAAGCCT
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer Myf5 FwThis paperGACAGGGCTGTTACATTCAGGMaterials and methods, Quantitative RT-qPCR section
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer Myf5 RevThis paperTGAGGGAACAGGTGGAGAACMaterials and methods, Quantitative RT-qPCR section
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer Met FwSambasivan et al., 2009GCATTTTTACGGACCCAACC
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer Met RevSambasivan et al., 2009TTCACAGCCGGAAGAGTTTC
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer Hgf FwThis paperCTTCTCCTTGGCCTTGAATGMaterials and methods -
Quantitative RT-qPCR section
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer Hgf RevThis paperAGGCCATGGTGCTACACTCTMaterials and methods -Quantitative RT-qPCR section
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer SMA FwThis paperCTCTCTTCCAGCCATCTTTCATMaterials and methods -
Quantitative RT-qPCR section
Sequence-based reagentqPCR Primer SMA RevThis paperTATAGGTGGTTTCGTGGATGCMaterials and methods -Quantitative RT-qPCR section
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers TbpThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm00446971_m1Sequence not available, probe spans exons
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers ActbThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm00607939_s1Sequence not available, primers and probe map within a single exon
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers HprtThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm01545399_m1Sequence not available, probe spans exons
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers Rpl13aThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm01612987_g1Sequence not available, probe spans exons
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers Rps29ThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm02342448_gHSequence not available, probe spans exons
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers Pax7ThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm01354484_m1Sequence not available,
probe spans exons
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers MyodThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm01203489_g1Sequence not available, probe spans exons
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers MyogThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm00446195_g1Sequence not available, probe spans exons
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers Pax3ThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm00435491_m1Sequence not available, probe spans exons
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers Myf5ThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm00435125_m1Sequence not available, probe spans exons
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers Mrf4ThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm00435127_g1Sequence not available, probe spans exons
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers Isl1ThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm00517585_m1Sequence not available, probe spans exons
Sequence-based reagentTaqman qPCR Primers MetThermoFisher ScientificCat. #: Mm00436382_m1Sequence not available, probe spans exons

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