Damage-induced basal epithelial cell migration modulates the spatial organization of redox signaling and sensory neuron regeneration

  1. Alexandra M Fister
  2. Adam Horn
  3. Michael R Lasarev
  4. Anna Huttenlocher  Is a corresponding author
  1. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
  2. Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
  3. Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
  4. Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
9 figures, 4 videos, 1 table and 4 additional files

Figures

Figure 1 with 1 supplement
Peripheral sensory axons have impaired regeneration after burn injury.

(A) Schematic of larval zebrafish injury. Gray dashed line denotes area used to measure axon density to the right of the notochord. (B) Confocal max-projected images of sensory axons in uninjured, …

Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Elavl3-GCaMP5 transgenic fish show sensory axon damage.

(A) Confocal max-projected images of axon damage in Tg(Elavl3:GCaMP5) larval zebrafish caudal fins either untreated or 30 min post-treatment with the neurotoxin sodium azide (NaN3, 1.5% final …

The burn wound microenvironment contributes to impaired sensory axon regeneration.

(A) Schematic of two-wound experiment design. (B) Confocal max-projected images of FM dye staining following secondary transection in the two-wound experiment at 5 min post-wound (mpw) and 6 hr …

Figure 3 with 2 supplements
Burn injury induces coordinated keratinocyte and sensory axon movement.

(A) Confocal max-projected time-series images of Tg(Krt4:UtrCH-GFP) larvae after either transection or burn injury. Yellow pseudocolored cells and colored tracks highlight keratinocyte displacement. …

Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Basal keratinocyte migration in response to injury.

(A) Confocal time series of basal keratinocyte, Tg(Krtt1c19e:acGFP), movement after the indicated injury. Yellow pseudocolored cells highlight keratinocyte displacement. Scale bars = 20 µm.

Figure 3—figure supplement 2
Sensory axon cell bodies are not displaced following burn injury.

(A) Schematic of Rohon-Beard (RB) (green) and dorsal root ganglia (DRG) (blue) soma localization in 3 days post-fertilization (dpf) zebrafish. Red box denotes area in which the image shown in B was …

Figure 4 with 1 supplement
The Arp 2/3 inhibitor CK666 impairs early keratinocyte movement and alters the spatial distribution of reactive oxygen species signaling.

(A) Confocal max-projected images of control or CK666-treated transiently injected Tg(Krtt1c19e:Lifeact-mRuby) larvae. Arrows point to lamellipodia in the control larva, and lack of lamellipodia in …

Figure 4—figure supplement 1
Early reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibition is not sufficient to improve axon regeneration.

(A) Confocal max-projected images of sensory axons treated with diphenyleneiodonium (DPI). (B) Quantification of axon density 24 hr post-wound (hpw). N>19 larvae per condition from three replicates. …

Treatment with isotonic solution inhibits keratinocyte migration and dampens reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling.

(A) Confocal time-series images of basal keratinocyte movement in Tg(Krtt1c19e:acGFP) larvae over 1 hr post-wound (hpw) after burn injury in the indicated treatment. (B) Plot of basal keratinocyte …

Figure 6 with 1 supplement
Isotonic treatment improves axon regeneration.

(A) Confocal max-projected images of axon damage in control or isotonic-treated Tg(Elavl3:GCaMP5) larvae 0 or 6 hr post-wound (hpw). (B) Quantification of axon damage in control and isotonic-treated …

Figure 6—figure supplement 1
Keratinocyte movement after injury and effect of D-Sorbitol on sensory axon regeneration.

(A) Representative max-projected confocal images of sensory axons in control and isotonic D-Sorbitol-treated larvae 24 hr post-wound (hpw). (B) Quantification of axon density in wounded tissue 24 …

Appendix 1—figure 1
Drug treatments do not affect axon density in unwounded larvae.

(A) Representative max-projected confocal images of sensory axons in unwounded, drug-treated 4 dpf larvae. (B) Quantification of axon density in larvae treated as stated in E. N>15 larvae each from …

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Videos

Video 1
Burn injury induces keratinocyte movement.

Tg(Krt4:UtrCH-GFP) larvae were injured either by tailfin transection (left) or burn (right). While minimal keratinocyte movement is observed following transection, burn injury results in …

Video 2
Sensory axons move with associated keratinocytes following injury.

Basal keratinocyte (magenta), Tg(Krtt1c19e:Lifeact-Ruby), and sensory axon (cyan), Tg(Ngn1:GFP-Caax), movement was tracked following burn injury. Arrows highlight regions where keratinocyte and …

Video 3
Tissue movement is associated with axonal damage following burn injury.

Tg(Elavl3:GCaMP5) larva was burn wounded to track axonal damage, indicated by elevated intracellular calcium (black dots). Damage present at time 0 min is due to the burn wound itself, while new …

Video 4
Wounding in isotonic medium prevents burn-induced keratinocyte movement.

Basal keratinocyte, Tg(Krtt1c19e:acGFP), movement was tracked in control (left) and isotonic-treated (right) larvae following burn injury. Wounding in the presence of isotonic medium prevents …

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type (species) or resourceDesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional information
Strain background (D. rerio)WT (AB)ZIRCZL1https://zebrafish.org/home/guide.php
Strain background (D. rerio)Tg(Ngn1:GFP-Caax)Blader et al., 2003
Strain background (D. rerio)Tg(Krt4:LifeAct-mRuby)Lam et al., 2015
Strain background (D. rerio)Tg(Krt4:UtrCH-GFP)Lam et al., 2015
Strain background (D. rerio)Tg(Krt4:TdTomato)Huttenlocher lab
Strain background (D. rerio)TgBac(Lamc1:Lamc1-sfGFP)Yamaguchi et al., 2022
Strain background (D. rerio)Tg(ElavI3:GCaMP5)Akerboom et al., 2012Received from Jan Huisken lab
Strain background (D. rerio)Tg(Krtt1c19e:LifeAct-mRuby)This paper
Strain background (D. rerio)Tg(Krtt1c19e:acGFP)Lee et al., 2014Received from Alvaro Sagasti lab
Chemical compound, drugFM 1-43 dyeLife Technologies
Chemical compound, drugNaClFisher ScientificCAS 7647-14-5
Chemical compound, drugD-SorbitolSigma-AldrichCAS 50-70-4
Chemical compound, drugCK666 (Arp2/3 inhibitor)Sigma-AldrichCAS 442633-00-3
Chemical compound, drugSodium AzideFisher ScientificCAS 26628-22-8
Chemical compound, drugPentafluorobenzenesulfonyl fluoresceinSanta CruzCAS 728912-45-6
OtherCautery pen, fine tipBovieAA01https://www.delasco.com/geiger/
OtherSurgical blade No. 10Feather2976
Software, algorithmGraphPad PrismRRID:SCR_002798https://www.graphpad.com/scientific-software/prism/
Software, algorithmFuji, ImageJSchneider et al., 2012RRID:SCR_002285https://fiji.sc/

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