Journal: iScience
Article Title: Phenotype specific nuclear lamina remodeling in hiPSC derived cardiomyocytes bearing TNNT2 sarcomeric variants
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113901
Figure Lengend Snippet: Cardiac differentiation schematic and maturation of hiPSC-CMs show striations and cardiac markers (A) Schematic of fibroblast collection and cardiac differentiation processes: From two distinct donors, fibroblasts were reprogrammed into hiPSC and validated by the presence of pluripotency markers. Knock-in of TNNT2 variants was performed, and cells were differentiated into hiPSC-CMs. Finally, the distinct cell lines were treated with hormonal treatment (T3 - triiodothyronine and DEXA - dexamethasone) for enhanced maturation before experiments. (B) Representative image of maturation in hiPSC-CM cell lines. In the top image (WT cell line), fluorescently labeled phalloidin for F-actin (red) displays frequently found striations of mature cardiomyocytes. In the bottom image: fluorescently labeled antibody for TNNT2 (purple), a marker for protein Troponin T encoded by this gene, which is commonly present in mature cardiomyocytes. Yellow arrows point to visible striation patterns. Scale bars = 10 μm. (C) Representative fluorescence image of hiPSC-CMs culture. In the top image (WT cell line): fluorescently labeled antibody for TNNT2 marks Troponin T (purple), fluorescently labeled phalloidin marks F-actin in the cytoskeleton (red), fluorescently labeled antibody for MLC2V marks ventricular specific myosin light chain 2 (green), and DAPI marks the nucleus (blue). In the bottom image (WT cell line), fluorescently labeled phalloidin marks F-actin in the cytoskeleton (red), fluorescently labeled antibody for MLC7 marks atrial specific myosin light chain 7 (green), and DAPI marks the nucleus (blue). Scale bars = 30 μm. (D) Graph representation of the relative percentual of hiPSC-CMs culture, which had positive ventricular marker – ventricular specific myosin light chain 2 ( MLC2V ), and positive atrial marker – myosin light chain 7 ( MLC7 ) fluorescence. Statistical analysis was conducted using a t test to evaluate differences in cardiac chamber markers, with results indicating a statistically significant difference ( p < 0.0001). Data are represented as mean ± SD with N = 6.
Article Snippet: TNNT2 Antibody , DSHB , Cat #RV-C2; RRID: AB_2240831.
Techniques: Knock-In, Labeling, Marker, Fluorescence