Comparative studies of renin-null zebrafish and mice provide new functional insights
Hoffmann, Scott and Mullins, Linda and Rider, Sebastien and Brown, Cara and Buckley, Charlotte B. and Assmus, Adrienne and Li, Ziwen and Sierra Beltran, Mariana and Henderson, Neil and del Pozo, Jorge and De Goes Martini, Alexandre and Sequeira-Lopez, Maria Luisa S. and Gomez, R. Ariel and Mullins, John (2022) Comparative studies of renin-null zebrafish and mice provide new functional insights. Hypertension, 79 (3). E56-E66. 18600. ISSN 1524-4563 (https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.18600)
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Abstract
Background: The renin-angiotensin system is highly conserved across vertebrates, including zebrafish, which possess orthologous genes coding for renin-angiotensin system proteins, and specialized mural cells of the kidney arterioles, capable of synthesising and secreting renin. Methods: We generated zebrafish with CRISPR-Cas9-targeted knockout of renin ( ren −/− ) to investigate renin function in a low blood pressure environment. We used single-cell (10×) RNA sequencing analysis to compare the transcriptome profiles of renin lineage cells from mesonephric kidneys of ren −/− with ren +/+ zebrafish and with the metanephric kidneys of Ren1 c −/− and Ren1 c +/+ mice. Results: The ren −/− larvae exhibited delays in larval growth, glomerular fusion and appearance of a swim bladder, but were viable and withstood low salinity during early larval stages. Optogenetic ablation of renin-expressing cells, located at the anterior mesenteric artery of 3-day-old larvae, caused a loss of tone, due to diminished contractility. The ren −/− mesonephric kidney exhibited vacuolated cells in the proximal tubule, which were also observed in Ren1 c −/− mouse kidney. Fluorescent reporters for renin and smooth muscle actin ( Tg(ren:LifeAct-RFP; acta2:EGFP )), revealed a dramatic recruitment of renin lineage cells along the renal vasculature of adult ren −/− fish, suggesting a continued requirement for renin, in the absence of detectable angiotensin metabolites, as seen in the Ren1 YFP Ren1 c −/− mouse. Both phenotypes were rescued by alleles lacking the potential for glycosylation at exon 2, suggesting that glycosylation is not essential for normal physiological function. Conclusions: Phenotypic similarities and transcriptional variations between mouse and zebrafish renin knockouts suggests evolution of renin cell function with terrestrial survival.
ORCID iDs
Hoffmann, Scott, Mullins, Linda, Rider, Sebastien, Brown, Cara, Buckley, Charlotte B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7961-4544, Assmus, Adrienne, Li, Ziwen, Sierra Beltran, Mariana, Henderson, Neil, del Pozo, Jorge, De Goes Martini, Alexandre, Sequeira-Lopez, Maria Luisa S., Gomez, R. Ariel and Mullins, John;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 79186 Dates: DateEvent31 March 2022Published10 January 2022Published Online23 December 2021AcceptedSubjects: Science > Zoology
MedicineDepartment: Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
Faculty of Science > Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical SciencesDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 19 Jan 2022 12:12 Last modified: 16 Sep 2024 00:53 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/79186