Journal: MedComm
Article Title: Spatial Transcriptional Heterogeneity in the Infarct Core and Its Surrounding Regions Targeting Piezo1 Signals in Rats With Myocardial Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury
doi: 10.1002/mco2.70537
Figure Lengend Snippet: Integration of single‐cell and spatial transcriptomics reveals dynamic activation of Piezo1 after MIR. (A–E) The gene expression of Piezo1, RyR2, MMP2, and Rac1 was specifically upregulated, whereas the SERCA2 was downregulated in the infarcted and incomplete infarct zones. (F and G) Dot plots comparing expression patterns of Piezo1, Ryr2, Mmp2, and Atp2a2 between MIR and control sections. Dot color represents average expression (Exp. avg), and dot size represents the proportion of expressing spots (Exp%). (H) Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis of upregulated genes in the MIRI group. (I) Integration of spatial transcriptomics and scRNA‐seq using RCTD, which mapped cardiomyocytes into eight subclusters (CM1–CM8), visualized by UMAP (top) and projected onto Visium sections (bottom). (J) Dot plot of Piezo1 expression across CM1–CM8. (K) Pseudotime trajectory of cardiomyocytes, color denotes pseudotime rank along the inferred manifold. (L) Heatmap of trajectory‐associated gene modules ordered by pseudotime, stratified by pre‐branch and branch states. (M) GO enrichment results for Module 2. (N) Expression of Module 2 along the two branch states across pseudotime. (O) Feature map of Piezo1 expression over the pseudotime manifold, color denotes log‐normalized expression. (P) Piezo1 expression along pseudotime for CM1–CM8, showing subcluster‐specific dynamics.
Article Snippet: The membranes were blocked with 5% nonfat milk in TBST (Tris‐buffered saline with 0.1% Tween 20) at room temperature for 1 h. Subsequently, the membranes were incubated overnight at 4°C with the primary antibodies against Piezo1 (1:1000, A4340, ABclonal), Ryr2 (1:1000, 19765‐1‐AP, Proteintech), SERCA2 (1:1000, ab150453, Abcam), and MMP2 (1:1000, ab92536, Abcam).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Gene Expression, Expressing, Control