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Tmem88 confines ectodermal Wnt2bb signaling in pharyngeal arch artery progenitors for balancing cell cycle progression and cell fate decision

Authors
Zhang, M., Liu, J., Mao, A., Ning, G., Cao, Y., Zhang, W., Wang, Q.
ID
ZDB-PUB-250327-31
Date
2023
Source
Nature cardiovascular research   2: 234250234-250 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Wang, Qiang, Zhang, Wenqing
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6/genetics
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6/metabolism
  • Ectoderm/cytology
  • Ectoderm/metabolism
  • Zebrafish*
  • Hemangioblasts/cytology
  • Hemangioblasts/metabolism
  • Membrane Proteins/genetics
  • Membrane Proteins/metabolism
  • Stem Cells/cytology
  • Stem Cells/metabolism
  • Cell Proliferation*
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Homeobox Protein Nkx-2.5/genetics
  • Homeobox Protein Nkx-2.5/metabolism
  • Branchial Region*/cytology
  • Branchial Region*/embryology
  • Branchial Region*/metabolism
  • Cell Cycle/physiology
  • Cyclin D1/genetics
  • Cyclin D1/metabolism
  • Zebrafish Proteins*/genetics
  • Zebrafish Proteins*/metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Arteries/cytology
  • Arteries/metabolism
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/genetics
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/metabolism
  • Cell Lineage
  • Cell Differentiation*
  • Animals
  • Wnt Proteins/genetics
  • Wnt Proteins/metabolism
  • Wnt Signaling Pathway/physiology
PubMed
39195996 Full text @ Nat Cardiovasc Res
Abstract
Pharyngeal arch artery (PAA) progenitors undergo proliferative expansion and angioblast differentiation to build vessels connecting the heart with the dorsal aortae. However, it remains unclear whether and how these two processes are orchestrated. Here we demonstrate that Tmem88 is required to fine-tune PAA progenitor proliferation and differentiation. Loss of zebrafish tmem88a/b leads to an excessive expansion and a failure of differentiation of PAA progenitors. Moreover, tmem88a/b deficiency enhances cyclin D1 expression in PAA progenitors via aberrant Wnt signal activation. Mechanistically, cyclin D1-CDK4/6 promotes progenitor proliferation through accelerating the G1/S transition while suppressing angioblast differentiation by phosphorylating Nkx2.5/Smad3. Ectodermal Wnt2bb signaling is confined by Tmem88 in PAA progenitors to ensure a balance between proliferation and differentiation. Therefore, the proliferation and angioblast differentiation of PAA progenitors manifest an inverse relationship and are delicately regulated by cell cycle machinery downstream of the Tmem88-Wnt pathway.
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