PUBLICATION

Mechanical instabilities of aorta drive blood stem cell production: a live study

Authors
Poullet, N., Golushko, I., Lorman, V., Travnickova, J., Bureau, C., Chalin, D., Rochal, S., Parmeggiani, A., Kissa, K.
ID
ZDB-PUB-191117-8
Date
2019
Source
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS   77(17): 3453-3464 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Kissa-Marin, Karima
Keywords
4D microscopy, Endothelial-to-haematopoietic transition, Haematopoiesis, Modeling, Zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Amides/pharmacology
  • Aminoquinolines/pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Animals, Genetically Modified/metabolism
  • Aorta/physiology*
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/cytology
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/drug effects
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism
  • Endothelial Cells/cytology
  • Hematopoiesis
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells/metabolism*
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Pyridines/pharmacology
  • Pyrimidines/pharmacology
  • Time-Lapse Imaging
  • Zebrafish/growth & development
PubMed
31732791 Full text @ Cell. Mol. Life Sci.
Abstract
During embryogenesis of all vertebrates, haematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) extrude from the aorta by a complex process named endothelial-to-haematopoietic transition (EHT). HSPCs will then colonize haematopoietic organs allowing haematopoiesis throughout adult life. The mechanism underlying EHT including the role of each aortic endothelial cell (EC) within the global aorta dynamics remains unknown. In the present study, we show for the first time that EHT involves the remodelling of individual cells within a collective migration of ECs which is tightly orchestrated, resulting in HSPCs extrusion in the sub-aortic space without compromising aorta integrity. By performing a cross-disciplinary study which combines high-resolution 4D imaging and theoretical analysis based on the concepts of classical mechanics, we propose that this complex developmental process is dependent on mechanical instabilities of the aorta preparing and facilitating the extrusion of HSPCs.
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