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Essential Role of GATA5 in the Mammalian Heart Université de Montréal Essential role of GATA5 in the mammalian heart by Brigitte Laforest Molecular Biology Program Faculty of Medicine Thesis presented to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology March 2011 © Brigitte Laforest Université de Montréal Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine This thesis entitled: Essential role of GATA5 in the mammalian heart Presented by : Brigitte Laforest Has been evaluated by a jury composed of the following members: Frédéric Charron, Président-rapporteur Mona Nemer, Directeur de recherche Marie Kmita/Marko Horb, Co-directeur Michel Cayouette, Membre du jury Vincent Giguère, Examinateur externe Céline Fiset, Représentant du doyen de la FES i Résumé Chez l’humain, les maladies congénitales cardiaques (MCC) sont présentes chez 3-4% des nouveaux nés et sont une cause importante de mortalité infantile et de morbidité dans le monde. La majorité des MCCs implique les valves et les septums, qui proviennent des cellules endocardiques. Les valves aortiques bicuspides (VAB) sont la MCC la plus fréquente chez l’humain, avec un taux estimé de 1-2% dans la population. Cependant, les gènes et les mécanismes moléculaires qui causent cette malformation demeurent obscures. Le facteur de transcription GATA5 est exprimé dans les cellules et les coussins endocardiques de façon transitoire durant la septation et la formation des compartiments cardiaques. Chez le poisson zèbre, des mutations dans le gène Gata5 causent des malformations cardiaques sévères incluant l’absence de cellules endocardiques. In vitro, l’inhibition de Gata5 bloque la différentiation endocardique. Ces études suggéraient donc un rôle important de GATA5 dans la formation du cœur. Dans le cadre de ce projet de doctorat, nous avons analysé le rôle de GATA5 dans le développement du cœur en produisant des lignées de souris chez lesquelles le gène Gata5 était inactif soit dans toutes les cellules ou uniquement dans les cellules endocardiques. Les souris possédant 2 allèles mutées du gène Gata5 étaient viables mais plus de 26% des souris Gata5-/- ont développé des VABs. Par ailleurs, une incidence similaire de VABs a été obtenue chez les souris ayant une délétion spécifique de Gata5 des cellules endocardiques, obtenue en croisant les souris Gata5WT/Flox avec les souris transgéniques Tie2-Cre. Sur le plan mécanistique, une réduction significative de JAG1, un corécepteur pour Notch1, ainsi qu’une augmentation marquée de Rbj un répresseur de cette voie, ont été détectés chez les souris Gata5-/- et Tie2- cre+;Gata5Flox/Flox, suggérant qu’une dérégulation de la voie Notch dans les cellules endocardiques puisse être la cause des VABs. Ces résultats démontrent l’importance de GATA5 pour le développement endocardique et la formation de la valve aortique. De plus, ils identifient GATA5 comme gène candidat de MCCs chez l’humain. Environ 12-14% des MCCs sont causés par le développement anormal de la voie de chasse, menant aux malformations telles que la transposition des grandes artères, la tétralogie de Fallot ou le syndrome du ventricule droit à double issue. Des mutations dans Gata4 et Gata6 sont associés à des défauts de la voie de chasse, dans ii plusieurs espèces incluant l’humain. Nous avons examiné si GATA5 interagit avec GATA4 ou GATA6 dans le développement de la voie de chasse. Alors que les souris hétérozygotes pour Gata5, Gata4 ou Gata6 ont des défauts cardiaques subtiles et sont viables, les embryons Gata4+/-Gata5+/- et Gata5+/-Gata6+/- démontrent une létalité embryonnaire et périnatale due à des défauts cardiaques, tel qu’un ventricule droit à double issue et des défauts de septation ventriculaire. Ces résultats indiquent l'importance des interactions génétiques entre GATA5 et les autres facteurs GATA pour la rotation et l’alignement de la voie de chasse au cours du développement cardiaque et soulèvent la possibilité que des changements subtiles de l'activité de 2 facteurs GATA puissent mener à des MCCs chez l'humain. Mots-clés : maladie congénitale cardiaque, valve aortique bicuspide, voir de chasse, GATA, développement cardiaque, septation, ventricule droit à double issue, coussin endocardique, facteur de transcription. iii Abstract Congenital heart defect (CHD) in humans occur in 3-4% of live birth and is a major cause of infant mortality and morbidity in the world. The majority of CHD involves the valves and septa, which originate from endocardial cells. Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common CHD in humans with an estimated rate of 1-2% in the population. However, very few genes have been linked to this defect and the mechanisms underlying BAV formation remain undefined. GATA5, a member of the GATA family of transcription factors, is expressed in a spatial and temporal manner in the developing heart where it is predominantly found in endocardial cells and endocardial cushions (ECs) of the outflow tract (OFT) and atrioventricular canal between E9.5-E12.5 in the mouse. Mutations in the Gata5 gene in zebrafish (faust mutants) cause cardia bifida and lead to endocardial cell depletion. In vitro studies using antisense mRNA against Gata5 revealed a critical role for this gene in differentiation of endocardial cells. In the context of the present doctoral research project, we investigated the role of GATA5 in mammalian heart development by generating a mouse line with a null Gata5 allele. Gata5 null mice are viable but over 26% of them developed BAVs. Endocardial specific deletion of Gata5 obtained by crossing mice with floxed (Flox) Gata5 alleles with Tie2-cre transgenic mice resulted in a similar incidence of BAVs. RNA profiling revealed that Jag-1, a co-receptor for Notch1, is significantly downregulated in both Gata5 null and Tie2-cre+;Gata5Flox/Flox mice, suggesting that disruption of Notch signaling in endocardial cells may be the underlying mechanism of disease. These findings reveal an important function for GATA5 in endocardial cell development and aortic valve formation and identify GATA5 as an important candidate CHD causing gene. Abnormal development of the OFT accounts for about 12-14% of all CHDs, leading to malformations such as persistent truncus arteriosus (PTA), tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), double outlet right ventricle (DORV) and transposition of the great arteries (TGA). Both GATA4 and GATA6 play important role in OFT development. We tested whether GATA5 might interact genetically with GATA4 and GATA6 for proper heart morphogenesis. We found that, whereas mice lacking a single copy of Gata5, Gata4 or Gata6 have subtle cardiac defects, the Gata4+/-Gata5+/- and Gata5+/-Gata6+/- mutant iv embryos show embryonic and perinatal lethality due to severe heart defects, including double outlet right ventricle and ventricular septal defects. These findings reveal the importance of genetic interactions between GATA5 and the other cardiac GATA factors in the normal rotation and patterning of the OFT during heart development in vivo. The results raise the possibility that subtle alterations in the level or activity of 2 cardiac GATA factors might lead to congenital heart disease in human. Keywords : Congenital heart disease, bicuspid aortic valve, GATA, cardiac development, double outlet right ventricle, outflow tract, septation, endocardial cushion, transcription factor v Table of content Résumé ............................................................................................................................ i Abstract ........................................................................................................................... iii List of tables .................................................................................................................... xi List of figures .................................................................................................................. xii Abbreviations ................................................................................................................. xiv Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................... xvii Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................. 2 1.1. Heart development ............................................................................................. 2 1.1.1. Cardiac induction ........................................................................................... 2 1.1.1.1. Formation of the pre-cardiac mesoderm .................................................. 2 1.1.1.2. Signalling pathways involved in induction of precardiac mesoderm ........ 4 1.1.2. Linear heart tube formation ............................................................................ 6 1.1.2.1. The heart fields ........................................................................................ 7 1.1.2.2. Molecular patterning of the secondary heart field .................................... 9 1.1.2.2.1. Retinoic acid signalling in A/P patterning .......................................... 9 1.1.2.2.2. FGF signaling in maintenance of SHF cell proliferation ................... 9 1.1.2.2.3. BMP signaling in recruitment of SHF cells to heart tube ................. 10 1.1.2.2.4. Hedgehog signaling in survival of SHF ........................................... 11 1.1.3. Cardiac looping ............................................................................................ 11 1.1.3.1. C-shaped loop
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