Metabolic modulation regulates cardiac wall morphogenesis in zebrafish

Ryuichi Fukuda, Alla Aharonov, Yu Ting Ong, Oliver A. Stone, Mohamed El-Brolosy, Hans-Martin Maischein, Michael Potente, Eldad Tzahor, Didier Y. R. Stainier

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Abstract

During cardiac development, cardiomyocytes form complex inner wall structures called trabeculae. Despite significant investigation into this process, the potential role of metabolism has not been addressed. Using single cell resolution imaging in zebrafish, we find that cardiomyocytes seeding the trabecular layer actively change their shape while compact layer cardiomyocytes remain static. We show that Erbb2 signaling, which is required for trabeculation, activates glycolysis to support changes in cardiomyocyte shape and behavior. Pharmacological inhibition of glycolysis impairs cardiac trabeculation, and cardiomyocyte-specific loss- and gain-of-function manipulations of glycolysis decrease and increase trabeculation, respectively. In addition, loss of the glycolytic enzyme pyruvate kinase M2 impairs trabeculation. Experiments with rat neonatal cardiomyocytes in culture further support these observations. Our findings reveal new roles for glycolysis in regulating cardiomyocyte behavior during cardiac wall morphogenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Article number50161
Number of pages14
JournaleLife
Volume8
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Dec 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Neuroscience

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