PLoS Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
19(11), P. e3001444 - e3001444
Published: Nov. 18, 2021
Glial
cells
are
essential
for
functionality
of
the
nervous
system.
Growing
evidence
underscores
importance
astrocytes;
however,
analogous
astroglia
in
peripheral
organs
poorly
understood.
Using
confocal
time-lapse
imaging,
fate
mapping,
and
mutant
genesis
a
zebrafish
model,
we
identify
neural
crest-derived
glial
cell,
termed
nexus
glia,
which
utilizes
Meteorin
signaling
via
Jak/Stat3
to
drive
differentiation
regulate
heart
rate
rhythm.
Nexus
glia
labeled
with
gfap,
glast,
glutamine
synthetase,
markers
that
typically
denote
cells.
Further,
analysis
single-cell
sequencing
datasets
human
murine
hearts
across
ages
reveals
astrocyte-like
cells,
confirm
through
multispecies
approach.
We
show
cardiac
at
outflow
tract
critical
regulators
both
sympathetic
parasympathetic
These
data
establish
crucial
role
on
homeostasis
provide
description
PNS.
PLoS Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
19(11), P. e3001444 - e3001444
Published: Nov. 18, 2021
Glial
cells
are
essential
for
functionality
of
the
nervous
system.
Growing
evidence
underscores
importance
astrocytes;
however,
analogous
astroglia
in
peripheral
organs
poorly
understood.
Using
confocal
time-lapse
imaging,
fate
mapping,
and
mutant
genesis
a
zebrafish
model,
we
identify
neural
crest-derived
glial
cell,
termed
nexus
glia,
which
utilizes
Meteorin
signaling
via
Jak/Stat3
to
drive
differentiation
regulate
heart
rate
rhythm.
Nexus
glia
labeled
with
gfap,
glast,
glutamine
synthetase,
markers
that
typically
denote
cells.
Further,
analysis
single-cell
sequencing
datasets
human
murine
hearts
across
ages
reveals
astrocyte-like
cells,
confirm
through
multispecies
approach.
We
show
cardiac
at
outflow
tract
critical
regulators
both
sympathetic
parasympathetic
These
data
establish
crucial
role
on
homeostasis
provide
description
PNS.