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DEVELOPMENTAL CELL
Volume 39, Issue 6, Pages 724-739Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.11.012
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [SAF2011-29830]
- Marie Curie Career Integration Program [FP7-MC-IRG-2010-CIG:276891]
- Comunidad de Madrid/European Social Fund grant (ConSEPOC Grant) [S2010/BMD-2542]
- Fundacion TV3 La Marato [20150731]
- Fundacion Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC)
- La Caixa-CNIC fellowship
- Contrato de Investigadores Miguel Servet [CP09/100]
- Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO)
- Pro CNIC Foundation
- Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence (MINECO) [SEV-2015-0505]
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While gene regulatory networks involved in cardiogenesis have been characterized, the role of bioenergetics remains less studied. Here we show that until midgestation, myocardial metabolism is compartmentalized, with a glycolytic signature restricted to compact myocardium contrasting with increased mitochondrial oxidative activity in the trabeculae. HIF1 alpha regulation mirrors this pattern, with expression predominating in compact myocardium and scarce in trabeculae. By midgestation, the compact myocardium downregulates HIF1 alpha and switches toward oxidative metabolism. Deletion of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Vhl results in HIF1 alpha hyperactivation, blocking the midgestational metabolic shift and impairing cardiac maturation and function. Moreover, the altered glycolytic signature induced by HIF1 trabecular activation precludes regulation of genes essential for establishment of the cardiac conduction system. Our findings reveal VHL-HIF-mediated metabolic compartmentalization in the developing heart and the connection between metabolism and myocardial differentiation. These results highlight the importance of bioenergetics in ventricular myocardium specialization and its potential relevance to congenital heart disease.
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