Activity regulates a cell type-specific mitochondrial phenotype in zebrafish lateral line hair cells

  1. Andrea McQuate  Is a corresponding author
  2. Sharmon Knecht
  3. David W Raible  Is a corresponding author
  1. Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, United States
  2. Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, University of Washington, United States
8 figures, 2 tables and 1 additional file

Figures

Hair cells (HCs) contain a higher mitochondrial volume than supporting cells.

(A) SEM cross-section through 5 days post fertilization (dpf) zebrafish neuromasts (NM) (NM3, Figure 1—source data 2). Scale bar = 20 µm. Inset shows the stereocilia bundle and kinocilium labeled …

Figure 2 with 2 supplements
Hair cells (HCs) gradually develop a high mitochondrial volume with specific architecture.

(A) Two young HCs from a 5 days post fertilization (dpf) neuromasts (NM) (NM1, Figure 2—source data 2). Mitochondria are shown in white. Single largest mitochondrion (max mito) is shown in gold. …

Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Hair cell (HC) kinocilia and stereocilia lengths as representatives of cell age.

(A) Histogram showing the distribution of HC ages via kinocilium length. Median = 10.6 µm. Kinocilia lengths were achieved for n = 50 HCs, 4 neuromasts (NMs), 3 fish. (A’) Histogram showing the …

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Distribution of individual mitochondrion volumes in mature hair cells (HCs).

(A) Distribution of all HC mitochondria volumes in six representative mature HCs. Length of HC stereocilia listed below. (A’) The same data as in (A) plotted on a logarithmic scale.

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Ribbon growth parallels mitochondrial growth and localization.

(A) Two representative young hair cells (HCs) from a 6 days post fertilization (dpf) neuromasts (NM) (NM4, Figure 3—source data 2) with synaptic ribbons shown in purple. Scale bar = 4.5 µm. (A’) Two …

Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Measurement of hair cell (HC) ribbon number and volume.

(A) HC total ribbon volume, 0.6 ± 0.03 µm3. (B) HC average ribbon volume, 0.1 ± 0.006 µm3. (C) Number of ribbons, 5.5 ± 0.2. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM.

Figure 4 with 2 supplements
3 days post fertilization (dpf) hair cells (HCs) demonstrate immature mitochondrial architecture.

(A) Representative young HCs from a 3 dpf neuromasts (NM) (NM6, Figure 4—source data 2). Max mito shown in gold. Synaptic ribbons shown in purple. Scale bar = 8 µm. (A’) Representative older HCs …

Figure 4—figure supplement 1
3 days post fertilization (dpf) hair cell (HC) stereocilia fall within the range of immature HCs.

(A) Relationship between kinocilium length and stereocilia length for 3 dpf HCs. The median kinocilium length from the WT dataset (10.6 µm) was used to compare similarity of the …

Figure 4—figure supplement 2
3 days post fertilization (dpf) hair cells (HCs) have smaller ribbons than 5–6 dpf HCs.

(A) Total ribbon volume in 3 and 5–6 dpf HCs. In µm3, 3 dpf: 0.4 ± 0.04; 5–6 dpf: 0.6 ± 0.03. Standard unpaired t-test, p=0.002. (B) Average ribbon volume in 3 and 5–6 dpf HCs. In µm3, 3 dpf: 0.06 ± …

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Mutations in opa1 disrupt hair cell (HC) mitochondrial architecture and calcium buffering.

(A) Two representative opa1 HCs (Figure 5—source data 2). Scale bar = 5 µm. (B) Number of individual mitochondria in WT and opa1 HCs. WT: 36.1 ± 1.6; opa1: 155.6 ± 23.22. Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, …

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Mutations in opa1 decrease TMRE uptake, but do not affect baseline mitochondrial calcium.

(A) Confocal images of whole WT/het (A) and opa1 (A’) neuromasts (NMs) containing myo6b:mitoGFP and incubated in 1 nM TMRE for 1 hr. The GFP signal was used to render a 3D mask, by which TMRE …

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Mechanotransduction is not necessary for high mitochondrial volume, but is required for development of mitochondrial architecture.

(A) Three representative cdh23 hair cells (HCs) with mitochondria labeled in white (from NM11, Figure 6—source data 2). Scale bar = 9.5 µm. (A’) Representative mature cdh23 HC (NM11), max mito shown …

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Mechanotransduction-deficient hair cells (HCs) have fewer ribbons than WT.

(A) Total ribbon volume in cdh23 and WT HCs. In µm3, cdh23: 0.4 ± 0.04; WT: 0.6 ± 0.03. Standard unpaired t-test, p=0.0004. (B) Average ribbon volume in cdh23 and WT HCs. In µm3, 3 days post …

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Synaptic transmission is necessary for gradual max mito growth.

(A) Six representative cav1.3a hair cells (HCs) with mitochondria labeled in white (from NM13, Figure 7—source data 2). Scale bar = 5 µm. (A’) Representative mature cav1.3a HC (NM14, Figure 7—source …

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Synaptic transmission-deficient hair cells (HCs) have a larger number of smaller ribbons than WT.

(A) Total ribbon volume in cav1.3a and WT HCs. In µm3, cav1.3a: 0.6 ± 0.03; WT: 0.6 ± 0.03. Standard unpaired t-test, p=0.99. (B) Average ribbon volume in cav1.3a and WT HCs. In µm3, cav1.3a: 0.08 ± …

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Multidimensional analysis of hair cell (HC) mitochondrial properties confirms differences across genotypes.

(A) UMAP plot of HCs based on principal component analysis of mitochondrial properties. Variables included in this analysis: (1) number of mitochondria, (2) total mitochondrial volume, (3) max mito …

Figure 8—figure supplement 1
cav1.3a and cdh23 have similar relationships between stereocilia and kinocilia lengths as WT.

(A) Relationship between kinocilia length and stereocilia length for cdh23 hair cells (HCs). The median kinocilium length from the WT dataset (10.6 µm) was used to compare similarity of the …

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3 days post fertilization (dpf) hair cell (HC) data does not affect UMAP separation.

(A) UMAP analysis comparing WT to cdh23 HC using the mitochondrial properties outlined in Figure 8. (B) UMAP plot comparing WT to cav1.3a HC. WT HC data, n = 65 HCs, 5 NM, 3 fish (5–6 dpf). cdh23

Tables

Table 1
Individual cells and mitochondria reconstructed.
GenotypeAge (dpf)FishNeuromastsCellsMitochondria
WT HCs32212299
WT HCs5–635652347
cdh23 HCs52419382
cav1.3 HCs524481939
opa1 HCs5115778
WT SCs52313163
Total1625908
  1. dpf: days post fertilization; HC: hair cell.

Key resources table
Reagent type (species) or resourceDesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional information
Strain, strain background (Danio rerio)Opa1 mutantThis paperZFIN: ZDB-ALT-240524-3opa1w264 mutant
Sequence-based reagentOpa1 guideThis paperhttp://crisperscan.org5′ GGCGAGACGGGCCACCCAGA 3′ (IDT)
Sequence-based reagentOpa1 guideThis paperhttp://crisperscan.org5′ GGCAGTGAGGTGGTCTCTGT 3′ (IDT)
Sequence-based reagentOpa1 fwd primerThis paperPCR primers5′ GCTGCCCGGCATTACACATCTC 3′ (IDT)
Sequence-based reagentOpa1 rev primerThis paperPCR primers5′ GCTCAGCGGTTGGAGGTGGATA 3′ (IDT)
Strain, strain background (D. rerio)Cav1.3a mutantPMID:
15115817
ZDB-GENE-030616-135cav1.3atc323d mutant
Strain, strain background (D. rerio)Cdh23 mutantPMID:
9491988
ZDB-GENE-040413-7cdh23tj264
mutant
Strain, strain background (D. rerio)mitoGCaMP3PMID:
25031409
ZDB-TGCONSTRCT-141008-1Tg(myosin6b:mitoGCaMP3)w119
Strain, strain background (D. rerio)cytoRGECOPMID:
25114259
ZDB-TGCONSTRCT-150114-2Tg(myosin6b:R-GECO1)vo10Tg
Strain, strain background (D. rerio)mitoGFPThis paperZFIN: ZDB-ALT-240529-8Tg(myosin6b:mitoGFP)w213aTg; Gateway cloning and Tol2-mediated transgenesis
Chemical compound, drugTMREInvitrogenInvitrogen:
T669
Software, algorithmGraphPad PrismGraphPad Softwarehttps://www.graphpad.com
Software, algorithmSlidebookIntelligent Imaging Innovations (3i)https://www.intelligent-imaging.com
Software, algorithmFijiPMID:
22743772
https://fiji.sc
Software, algorithmTrakEM2PMID:
22723842
https://imagej.net/plugins/trakem2/
Software, algorithmAMIRA 6.5 for EM systemsThermo Fisher Scientifichttp://Thermofisher.com

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