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Blood stem cell-forming haemogenic endothelium in zebrafish derives from arterial endothelium

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  • Florian Bonkhofer

    (University of Oxford)

  • Rossella Rispoli

    (University of Oxford
    Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London)

  • Philip Pinheiro

    (University of Oxford)

  • Monika Krecsmarik

    (University of Oxford
    BHF Centre of Research Excellence)

  • Janina Schneider-Swales

    (University of Oxford)

  • Ingrid Ho Ching Tsang

    (University of Oxford)

  • Marella de Bruijn

    (University of Oxford)

  • Rui Monteiro

    (University of Oxford
    BHF Centre of Research Excellence
    University of Birmingham)

  • Tessa Peterkin

    (University of Oxford)

  • Roger Patient

    (University of Oxford
    BHF Centre of Research Excellence)

Abstract

Haematopoietic stem cells are generated from the haemogenic endothelium (HE) located in the floor of the dorsal aorta (DA). Despite being integral to arteries, it is controversial whether HE and arterial endothelium share a common lineage. Here, we present a transgenic zebrafish runx1 reporter line to isolate HE and aortic roof endothelium (ARE)s, excluding non-aortic endothelium. Transcriptomic analysis of these populations identifies Runx1-regulated genes and shows that HE initially expresses arterial markers at similar levels to ARE. Furthermore, runx1 expression depends on prior arterial programming by the Notch ligand dll4. Runx1−/− mutants fail to downregulate arterial genes in the HE, which remains integrated within the DA, suggesting that Runx1 represses the pre-existing arterial programme in HE to allow progression towards the haematopoietic fate. These findings strongly suggest that, in zebrafish, aortic endothelium is a precursor to HE, with potential implications for pluripotent stem cell differentiation protocols for the generation of transplantable HSCs.

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  • Florian Bonkhofer & Rossella Rispoli & Philip Pinheiro & Monika Krecsmarik & Janina Schneider-Swales & Ingrid Ho Ching Tsang & Marella de Bruijn & Rui Monteiro & Tessa Peterkin & Roger Patient, 2019. "Blood stem cell-forming haemogenic endothelium in zebrafish derives from arterial endothelium," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-11423-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11423-2
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