Unlike adult mammals, newborn mice can regenerate a functional heart after myocardial infarction; however, the precise origin of the newly formed cardiomyocytes and whether the distal part of the conduction system (the Purkinje fiber (PF) network) is properly formed in regenerated hearts remains unclear. PFs, as well as subendocardial contractile cardiomyocytes, are derived from trabeculae, transient myocardial ridges on the inner ventricular surface. Here, using connexin 40-driven genetic tracing, we uncover a substantial participation of the trabecular lineage in myocardial regeneration through dedifferentiation and proliferation. Concomitantly, regeneration disrupted PF network maturation, resulting in permanent PF hyperplasia and impaired ventricular conduction. Proliferation assays, genetic impairment of PF recruitment, lineage tracing and clonal analysis revealed that PF network hyperplasia results from excessive recruitment of PFs due to increased trabecular fate plasticity. These data indicate that PF network hyperplasia is a consequence of trabeculae participation in myocardial regeneration.

Aix Marseille Université CNRS UMR 7288 Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille Marseille France

Charles University 1st Faculty of Medicine Institute of Anatomy Prague Czech Republic

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