Spatially resolved single-cell atlas reveals the macroevolutionary trajectory of animal hearts

Shanshan Lian; Wei Wang; Yaoxin Liu; Meina Lu; Wentao Han; Jiaxin Luo; Xuejiao Zhang; Yue Pang; Yuru Li; Yufeng Li; Xin Dang; Peiyan Wang; Yating Qin; Ning Tan; Fang Zhang; Jin Zhang; Shuai Gao; Runyi Zhang; Lidong Guo; Lei Jiang; Pengchong Zhang; Yuehuan Zhang; Zhe Qu; Shanshan Pan; Yue Zhang; Naina Hu; Yadong Chen; Yun Cao; Wenbin Li; Xiaomei Chen; Junjie Shi; Shuaiqi Yang; Yiran Li; Qiuyun Song; Lisui Bao; Yuli Li; Xiawei Liu; Jing Wang; Lingling Zhang; Rui Li; Xin Yu; Tao Yang; Jing Chen; Ling Li; Mengqi Zhang; Lei Li; Ruihua Zhang; Hongyan Li; Ying Gu; Xun Xu; Huanming Yang; Zhenmin Bao; C. Geoffrey Burns; Caroline E. Burns; Robert G. Kelly; Jianxun Wang; Yang Zhao; Ying Su; Guangyi Fan; Qun Liu; Shi Wang; Ji Feng Fei; Silin Pan; Long Zhao

doi:10.1126/science.adw0855

Spatially resolved single-cell atlas reveals the macroevolutionary trajectory of animal hearts

Shanshan Lian
, Wei Wang
, Yaoxin Liu
, Meina Lu
, Wentao Han
, Jiaxin Luo
, Xuejiao Zhang
, Yue Pang
, Yuru Li
, Yufeng Li
, Xin Dang
, Peiyan Wang
, Yating Qin
, Ning Tan
, Fang Zhang
, Jin Zhang
, Shuai Gao
, Runyi Zhang
, Lidong Guo
, Lei Jiang

Pengchong Zhang, Yuehuan Zhang, Zhe Qu, Shanshan Pan, Yue Zhang, Naina Hu, Yadong Chen, Yun Cao, Wenbin Li, Xiaomei Chen, Junjie Shi, Shuaiqi Yang, Yiran Li, Qiuyun Song, Lisui Bao, Yuli Li, Xiawei Liu, Jing Wang, Lingling Zhang, Rui Li, Xin Yu, Tao Yang, Jing Chen, Ling Li, Mengqi Zhang, Lei Li, Ruihua Zhang, Hongyan Li, Ying Gu, Xun Xu, Huanming Yang, Zhenmin Bao, C. Geoffrey Burns, Caroline E. Burns, Robert G. Kelly, Jianxun Wang, Yang Zhao, Ying Su, Guangyi Fan, Qun Liu, Shi Wang, Ji Feng Fei, Silin Pan, Long Zhao

Fang Zongxi Center for Marine Evo-Devo and MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding
Ocean University of China
Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences
Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity (Ministry of Education)
College of Life Science
Liaoning Normal University
Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology
Marine Science and Technology Center
State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs
Peking University
School of Basic Medicine
Qingdao University
BGI Research
Department of Biology
University of Copenhagen
Department of Cardiology
College of Fisheries
CAS - South China Sea Institute of Oceanology
China National GeneBank
BGl Research
MGI Tech Co., Ltd.
BGI Research
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhejiang University
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory
Qingdao Institute of Blue Seed Industry
Division of Basic and Translational Cardiovascular Research
Harvard University
CNRS UMR 7288
Aix Marseille Université
BGI-Shenzhen
Department of Pathology
The Innovation Centre of Ministry of Education for Development and Diseases
South China University of Technology
BGI Research

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Abstract

Animal hearts display diverse anatomical structures during adaptive evolution. Here, we present a multiomics atlas of adult hearts from 27 species across chordates, arthropods, and mollusks. Joint analysis indicates that bilateria hearts share a core gene repertoire, taking a stepwise “add-on” approach as a universal evolutionary strategy. the “proto-heart” is populated by key cell types, including cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and neural cells, which maintained core signatures while evolving with shifts in living environments and corresponding adaptations in the cardiovascular system. Additionally, we reveal an evolutionarily conserved cardiomyocyte state dynamic potentially linked to cardiac development and stress responses. Finally, we identify a common molecular program underpinning chamber evolution from a ventricular foundation. this work establishes a resource for understanding the intrinsic mechanisms of heart evolution.

Original language	English
Article number	eadw0855
Journal	Science
Volume	393
Issue number	6815
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adw0855
State	Published - 3 Sep 2026
Externally published	Yes

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Lian, S., Wang, W., Liu, Y., Lu, M., Han, W., Luo, J., Zhang, X., Pang, Y., Li, Y., Li, Y., Dang, X., Wang, P., Qin, Y., Tan, N., Zhang, F., Zhang, J., Gao, S., Zhang, R., Guo, L., ... Zhao, L. (2026). Spatially resolved single-cell atlas reveals the macroevolutionary trajectory of animal hearts. Science, 393(6815), Article eadw0855. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adw0855

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