Interspecies comparison reveals Hmga1 as a key determinator of cardiac regenerative potential
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Project description:Myocardial infarction causes a massive loss of cardiomyocytes, leading to the formation of a fibrotic scar resulting in impaired cardiac function. In contrast to mammals, zebrafish display robust cardiac regeneration following injury due to the proliferation of pre-existing cardiomyocytes in the injury border zone. Here, we aim to identify transcriptomic differences that will help explain the differential cardiac regenerative capacity observed between the injured zebrafish and mammalian heart. First, we transcriptionally profiled the border zone of the injured mouse heart, which does not support regeneration. Then, we bioinformatically compared the transcriptome of the mouse border zone with the zebrafish border zone, identifying many genes and processes overlapping or diverging between the two species. Interestingly, we identified the architectural chromatin remodeller hmga1a to be expressed in the zebrafish, but not the mouse border zone. Using a loss-of-function hmga1a mutant we show that hmga1a is required for border zone cardiomyocyte proliferation and zebrafish heart regeneration. Using single-cell RNA-sequencing, we identify the near absence of proliferative cardiomyocyte sub-populations in hmga1a mutant border zones. Furthermore, we show that overexpression of hmga1a can induce cardiomyocyte proliferation in uninjured zebrafish hearts. Using a combination of RNA- and ATAC-sequencing, we show that hmga1a overexpression leads to the induction of a broad border zone-like gene program, including robust chromatin remodelling. Last, we provide evidence suggesting that overexpression of Hmga1 can stimulate mammalian cardiomyocyte proliferation and functional recovery post myocardial infarction. Taken together, through transcriptional comparison of the zebrafish and mouse border zone we have identified hmga1a as a key determinator of cardiac regenerative potential.
2025-01-01 | GSE164729 | GEO
Project description:The prospect of repairing the heart after a myocardial infarction by promoting cardiomyocyte proliferation has gained momentum from studies showing the heart's regenerative ability in fish, amphibians and neonatal mammals. Despite evidence of varying cardiomyocyte proliferation rates among species, the molecular mechanisms driving cardiomyocyte cell cycle re-entry remain insufficiently understood. In this study, we employed spatial transcriptomics and identified high-mobility group AT-hook 1a (Hmga1a) as being upregulated in cardiomyocytes of the injury border zone in zebrafish, but not in mice. Through knock-out and cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of hmga1a, we found that Hmga1a was required for zebrafish heart regeneration and sufficient to drive cardiomyocyte proliferation. In addition, a single injection of Hmga1 virus in injured mouse hearts resulted in increased border zone cardiomyocyte proliferation and improved heart function. Mechanistically, Hmga1 expression reduced repressive H3K27me3 histone modifications from developmentally-regulated genes and induced a border zone-like transcriptional program in adult cardiomyocytes. Our study demonstrates the value of interspecies comparisons by identifying Hmga1 as a critical driver of heart regeneration and highlights Hmga1 as a promising therapeutic candidate to improve cardiac repair after injury.
2024-11-15 | GSE241390 | GEO
Project description:The prospect of repairing the heart after a myocardial infarction by promoting cardiomyocyte proliferation has gained momentum from studies showing the heart's regenerative ability in fish, amphibians and neonatal mammals. Despite evidence of varying cardiomyocyte proliferation rates among species, the molecular mechanisms driving cardiomyocyte cell cycle re-entry remain insufficiently understood. In this study, we employed spatial transcriptomics and identified high-mobility group AT-hook 1a (Hmga1a) as being upregulated in cardiomyocytes of the injury border zone in zebrafish, but not in mice. Through knock-out and cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of hmga1a, we found that Hmga1a was required for zebrafish heart regeneration and sufficient to drive cardiomyocyte proliferation. In addition, a single injection of Hmga1 virus in injured mouse hearts resulted in increased border zone cardiomyocyte proliferation and improved heart function. Mechanistically, Hmga1 expression reduced repressive H3K27me3 histone modifications from developmentally-regulated genes and induced a border zone-like transcriptional program in adult cardiomyocytes. Our study demonstrates the value of interspecies comparisons by identifying Hmga1 as a critical driver of heart regeneration and highlights Hmga1 as a promising therapeutic candidate to improve cardiac repair after injury.
2024-11-15 | GSE281397 | GEO
Project description:The prospect of repairing the heart after a myocardial infarction by promoting cardiomyocyte proliferation has gained momentum from studies showing the heart's regenerative ability in fish, amphibians and neonatal mammals. Despite evidence of varying cardiomyocyte proliferation rates among species, the molecular mechanisms driving cardiomyocyte cell cycle re-entry remain insufficiently understood. In this study, we employed spatial transcriptomics and identified high-mobility group AT-hook 1a (Hmga1a) as being upregulated in cardiomyocytes of the injury border zone in zebrafish, but not in mice. Through knock-out and cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of hmga1a, we found that Hmga1a was required for zebrafish heart regeneration and sufficient to drive cardiomyocyte proliferation. In addition, a single injection of Hmga1 virus in injured mouse hearts resulted in increased border zone cardiomyocyte proliferation and improved heart function. Mechanistically, Hmga1 expression reduced repressive H3K27me3 histone modifications from developmentally-regulated genes and induced a border zone-like transcriptional program in adult cardiomyocytes. Our study demonstrates the value of interspecies comparisons by identifying Hmga1 as a critical driver of heart regeneration and highlights Hmga1 as a promising therapeutic candidate to improve cardiac repair after injury.
2024-11-15 | GSE241157 | GEO
Project description:The prospect of repairing the heart after a myocardial infarction by promoting cardiomyocyte proliferation has gained momentum from studies showing the heart's regenerative ability in fish, amphibians and neonatal mammals. Despite evidence of varying cardiomyocyte proliferation rates among species, the molecular mechanisms driving cardiomyocyte cell cycle re-entry remain insufficiently understood. In this study, we employed spatial transcriptomics and identified high-mobility group AT-hook 1a (Hmga1a) as being upregulated in cardiomyocytes of the injury border zone in zebrafish, but not in mice. Through knock-out and cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of hmga1a, we found that Hmga1a was required for zebrafish heart regeneration and sufficient to drive cardiomyocyte proliferation. In addition, a single injection of Hmga1 virus in injured mouse hearts resulted in increased border zone cardiomyocyte proliferation and improved heart function. Mechanistically, Hmga1 expression reduced repressive H3K27me3 histone modifications from developmentally-regulated genes and induced a border zone-like transcriptional program in adult cardiomyocytes. Our study demonstrates the value of interspecies comparisons by identifying Hmga1 as a critical driver of heart regeneration and highlights Hmga1 as a promising therapeutic candidate to improve cardiac repair after injury.
2024-11-15 | GSE241156 | GEO
Project description:The prospect of repairing the heart after a myocardial infarction by promoting cardiomyocyte proliferation has gained momentum from studies showing the heart's regenerative ability in fish, amphibians and neonatal mammals. Despite evidence of varying cardiomyocyte proliferation rates among species, the molecular mechanisms driving cardiomyocyte cell cycle re-entry remain insufficiently understood. In this study, we employed spatial transcriptomics and identified high-mobility group AT-hook 1a (Hmga1a) as being upregulated in cardiomyocytes of the injury border zone in zebrafish, but not in mice. Through knock-out and cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of hmga1a, we found that Hmga1a was required for zebrafish heart regeneration and sufficient to drive cardiomyocyte proliferation. In addition, a single injection of Hmga1 virus in injured mouse hearts resulted in increased border zone cardiomyocyte proliferation and improved heart function. Mechanistically, Hmga1 expression reduced repressive H3K27me3 histone modifications from developmentally-regulated genes and induced a border zone-like transcriptional program in adult cardiomyocytes. Our study demonstrates the value of interspecies comparisons by identifying Hmga1 as a critical driver of heart regeneration and highlights Hmga1 as a promising therapeutic candidate to improve cardiac repair after injury.
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