Piezo1-mediated spontaneous calcium transients in satellite glia impact dorsal root ganglia development

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Spontaneous Ca2+ transients of neural cells is a hallmark of the developing nervous system. It is widely accepted that chemical signals, like neurotransmitters, contribute to spontaneous Ca2+ transients in the nervous system. Here, we reveal an additional mechanism of spontaneous Ca2+ transients that is mechanosensitive in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) using intravital imaging of growing dorsal root ganglia (DRG) in zebrafish embryos. GCaMP6s imaging shows that developing DRG satellite glia contain distinct spontaneous Ca2+ transients, classified into simultaneous, isolated, and microdomains. Longitudinal analysis over days in development demonstrates that as DRG satellite glia become more synchronized, isolated Ca2+ transients remain constant. Using a chemical screen, we identify that Ca2+ transients in DRG glia are dependent on mechanical properties, which we confirmed using an experimental application of mechanical force. We find that isolated spontaneous Ca2+ transients of the glia during development is altered by manipulation of mechanosensitive protein Piezo1, which is expressed in the developing ganglia. In contrast, simultaneous Ca2+ transients of DRG satellite glia is not Piezo1-mediated, thus demonstrating that distinct mechanisms mediate subtypes of spontaneous Ca2+ transients. Activating Piezo1 eventually impacts the cell abundance of DRG cells and behaviors that are driven by DRG neurons. Together, our results reveal mechanistically distinct subtypes of Ca2+ transients in satellite glia and introduce mechanobiology as a critical component of spontaneous Ca2+ transients in the developing PNS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

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PLoS biology - 21(2023), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite e3002319

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Brandt, Jacob P [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Cody J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Calcium
Ion Channels
Journal Article
Piezo1 protein, zebrafish
SY7Q814VUP
Zebrafish Proteins

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Date Completed 01.02.2024

Date Revised 01.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pbio.3002319

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362443416