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Dependence of cardiac trabeculation on neuregulin signaling and blood flow in zebrafish

Authors
Peshkovsky, C., Totong, R., and Yelon, D.
ID
ZDB-PUB-110110-21
Date
2011
Source
Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists   240(2): 446-456 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Totong, Ronald, Yelon, Deborah
Keywords
zebrafish, cardiac morphogenesis, ventricular trabeculation, myocardium, endocardium, cloche, AG1478, weak atrium
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Heart Ventricles/anatomy & histology
  • Heart Ventricles/embryology*
  • Heart Ventricles/metabolism*
  • Models, Anatomic
  • Neuregulins/metabolism*
  • Oncogene Proteins v-erbB/genetics
  • Oncogene Proteins v-erbB/metabolism
  • Organogenesis/physiology
  • Regional Blood Flow
  • Signal Transduction/physiology*
  • Transgenes
  • Zebrafish/anatomy & histology*
  • Zebrafish/embryology*
  • Zebrafish/metabolism
PubMed
21246662 Full text @ Dev. Dyn.
Abstract
Maturation of the developing heart requires the structural elaboration of the embryonic ventricle through the process of trabeculation. Trabeculae form as the ventricular myocardium protrudes into the lumen of the chamber, thereby increasing muscle mass and altering functional output. Little is understood about the cellular basis for trabeculation and its genetic regulation. Here, we establish the utility of the zebrafish embryo for the analysis of the mechanisms driving trabeculation. In zebrafish, we can follow trabeculation in four dimensions and define morphologically discrete stages for the initiation, propagation, and network elaboration that form the ventricular trabeculae. We find that Neuregulin/ErbB signaling is required for the initial protrusion of the myocardium into the ventricular lumen. Additionally, we demonstrate that optimal blood flow through the ventricle is important for the advancement of trabeculation. Thus, our results indicate that the zebrafish provides a valuable model for investigating possible causes of congenital defects in trabeculation.
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