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Blood stem cell-forming haemogenic endothelium in zebrafish derives from arterial endothelium.


ABSTRACT: Haematopoietic stem cells are generated from the haemogenic endothelium (HE) located in the floor of the dorsal aorta (DA). Despite being integral to arteries, it is controversial whether HE and arterial endothelium share a common lineage. Here, we present a transgenic zebrafish runx1 reporter line to isolate HE and aortic roof endothelium (ARE)s, excluding non-aortic endothelium. Transcriptomic analysis of these populations identifies Runx1-regulated genes and shows that HE initially expresses arterial markers at similar levels to ARE. Furthermore, runx1 expression depends on prior arterial programming by the Notch ligand dll4. Runx1-/- mutants fail to downregulate arterial genes in the HE, which remains integrated within the DA, suggesting that Runx1 represses the pre-existing arterial programme in HE to allow progression towards the haematopoietic fate. These findings strongly suggest that, in zebrafish, aortic endothelium is a precursor to HE, with potential implications for pluripotent stem cell differentiation protocols for the generation of transplantable HSCs.

SUBMITTER: Bonkhofer F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687740 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Blood stem cell-forming haemogenic endothelium in zebrafish derives from arterial endothelium.

Bonkhofer Florian F   Rispoli Rossella R   Pinheiro Philip P   Krecsmarik Monika M   Schneider-Swales Janina J   Tsang Ingrid Ho Ching IHC   de Bruijn Marella M   Monteiro Rui R   Peterkin Tessa T   Patient Roger R  

Nature communications 20190808 1


Haematopoietic stem cells are generated from the haemogenic endothelium (HE) located in the floor of the dorsal aorta (DA). Despite being integral to arteries, it is controversial whether HE and arterial endothelium share a common lineage. Here, we present a transgenic zebrafish runx1 reporter line to isolate HE and aortic roof endothelium (ARE)s, excluding non-aortic endothelium. Transcriptomic analysis of these populations identifies Runx1-regulated genes and shows that HE initially expresses  ...[more]

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