The formation of new and functional cardiomyocytes requires a 3-step process:dedifferentiation,proliferation,and redifferentiation,but the critical genes required for efficient dedifferentiation,proliferation,and redi...The formation of new and functional cardiomyocytes requires a 3-step process:dedifferentiation,proliferation,and redifferentiation,but the critical genes required for efficient dedifferentiation,proliferation,and redifferentiation remain unknown.In our study,a circular trajectory using single-nucleus RNA sequencing of the pericentriolar material 1 positive(PCM1^(+))cardiomyocyte nuclei from hearts 1 and 3 days after surgery-induced myocardial infarction(MI)on postnatal Day 1 was reconstructed and demonstrated that actin remodeling contributed to the dedifferentiation,proliferation,and redifferentiation of cardiomyocytes after injury.We identified four top actin-remodeling regulators,namely Tmsb4x,Tmsb10,Dmd,and Ctnna3,which we collectively referred to as 2D2P.Transiently expressed changes of 2D2P,using a polycistronic non-integrating lentivirus driven by Tnnt2(cardiac-specific troponin T)promoters(Tnnt2-2D2P-NIL),efficiently induced transiently proliferative activation and actin remodeling in postnatal Day 7 cardiomyocytes and adult hearts.Furthermore,the intramyocardial delivery of Tnnt2-2D2P-NIL resulted in a sustained improvement in cardiac function without ventricular dilatation,thickened septum,or fatal arrhythmia for at least 4 months.In conclusion,this study highlights the importance of actin remodeling in cardiac regeneration and provides a foundation for new gene-cocktail-therapy approaches to improve cardiac repair and treat heart failure using a novel transient and cardiomyocyte-specific viral construct.展开更多
基金supported by the grant to Chunyu Zeng from the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFA1104500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82200307)the grant to Chunyu Zeng from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81930008).
文摘The formation of new and functional cardiomyocytes requires a 3-step process:dedifferentiation,proliferation,and redifferentiation,but the critical genes required for efficient dedifferentiation,proliferation,and redifferentiation remain unknown.In our study,a circular trajectory using single-nucleus RNA sequencing of the pericentriolar material 1 positive(PCM1^(+))cardiomyocyte nuclei from hearts 1 and 3 days after surgery-induced myocardial infarction(MI)on postnatal Day 1 was reconstructed and demonstrated that actin remodeling contributed to the dedifferentiation,proliferation,and redifferentiation of cardiomyocytes after injury.We identified four top actin-remodeling regulators,namely Tmsb4x,Tmsb10,Dmd,and Ctnna3,which we collectively referred to as 2D2P.Transiently expressed changes of 2D2P,using a polycistronic non-integrating lentivirus driven by Tnnt2(cardiac-specific troponin T)promoters(Tnnt2-2D2P-NIL),efficiently induced transiently proliferative activation and actin remodeling in postnatal Day 7 cardiomyocytes and adult hearts.Furthermore,the intramyocardial delivery of Tnnt2-2D2P-NIL resulted in a sustained improvement in cardiac function without ventricular dilatation,thickened septum,or fatal arrhythmia for at least 4 months.In conclusion,this study highlights the importance of actin remodeling in cardiac regeneration and provides a foundation for new gene-cocktail-therapy approaches to improve cardiac repair and treat heart failure using a novel transient and cardiomyocyte-specific viral construct.
