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Leisegang MS, Warwick T, Stötzel J, Brandes RP. RNA-DNA triplexes: molecular mechanisms and functional relevance. Trends Biochem Sci 2024:S0968-0004(24)00075-6. [PMID: 38582689 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2024.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
Abstract
Interactions of RNA with DNA are principles of gene expression control that have recently gained considerable attention. Among RNA-DNA interactions are R-loops and RNA-DNA hybrid G-quadruplexes, as well as RNA-DNA triplexes. It is proposed that RNA-DNA triplexes guide RNA-associated regulatory proteins to specific genomic locations, influencing transcription and epigenetic decision making. Although triplex formation initially was considered solely an in vitro event, recent progress in computational, biochemical, and biophysical methods support in vivo functionality with relevance for gene expression control. Here, we review the central methodology and biology of triplexes, outline paradigms required for triplex function, and provide examples of physiologically important triplex-forming long non-coding RNAs.
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- Matthias S Leisegang
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; German Centre of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; German Centre of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; German Centre of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; German Centre of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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Krause NM, Bains JK, Blechar J, Richter C, Bessi I, Grote P, Leisegang MS, Brandes RP, Schwalbe H. Biophysical Investigation of RNA ⋅ DNA : DNA Triple Helix and RNA : DNA Heteroduplex Formation by the lncRNAs MEG3 and Fendrr. Chembiochem 2024:e202400049. [PMID: 38456652 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202400049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important regulators of gene expression and can associate with DNA as RNA : DNA heteroduplexes or RNA ⋅ DNA : DNA triple helix structures. Here, we review in vitro biochemical and biophysical experiments including electromobility shift assays (EMSA), circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, thermal melting analysis, microscale thermophoresis (MST), single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to investigate RNA ⋅ DNA : DNA triple helix and RNA : DNA heteroduplex formation. We present the investigations of the antiparallel triplex-forming lncRNA MEG3 targeting the gene TGFB2 and the parallel triplex-forming lncRNA Fendrr with its target gene Emp2. The thermodynamic properties of these oligonucleotides lead to concentration-dependent heterogeneous mixtures, where a DNA duplex, an RNA : DNA heteroduplex and an RNA ⋅ DNA : DNA triplex coexist and their relative populations are modulated in a temperature-dependent manner. The in vitro data provide a reliable readout of triplex structures, as RNA ⋅ DNA : DNA triplexes show distinct features compared to DNA duplexes and RNA : DNA heteroduplexes. Our experimental results can be used to validate computationally predicted triple helix formation between novel disease-relevant lncRNAs and their DNA target genes.
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- Nina M Krause
- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Straße7, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Straße7, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Straße7, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Straße7, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Straße7, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Institute for Organic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Bavaria, 97074, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60590, Germany
- Georg-Speyer-Haus, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60590, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60596, Germany
- German Centre of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Rhine-Main, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60596, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60596, Germany
- German Centre of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Rhine-Main, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60596, Germany
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Straße7, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Hu J, Leisegang MS, Looso M, Drekolia MK, Wittig J, Mettner J, Karantanou C, Kyselova A, Dumbovic G, Li X, Li Y, Guenther S, John D, Siragusa M, Zukunft S, Oo JA, Wittig I, Hille S, Weigert A, Knapp S, Brandes RP, Müller OJ, Papapetropoulos A, Sigala F, Dobreva G, Kojonazarov B, Fleming I, Bibli SI. Disrupted Binding of Cystathionine γ-Lyase to p53 Promotes Endothelial Senescence. Circ Res 2023; 133:842-857. [PMID: 37800327 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.323084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Advanced age is unequivocally linked to the development of cardiovascular disease; however, the mechanisms resulting in reduced endothelial cell regeneration remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated novel mechanisms involved in endothelial cell senescence that impact endothelial cell transcription and vascular repair after injury. METHODS Native endothelial cells were isolated from young (20±3.4 years) and aged (80±2.3 years) individuals and subjected to molecular analyses to assess global transcriptional and metabolic changes. In vitro studies were conducted using primary human and murine endothelial cells. A murine aortic re-endothelialization model was used to examine endothelial cell regenerative capacity in vivo. RESULTS RNA sequencing of native endothelial cells revealed that aging resulted in p53-mediated reprogramming to express senescence-associated genes and suppress glycolysis. Reduced glucose uptake and ATP contributed to attenuated assembly of the telomerase complex, which was required for endothelial cell proliferation. Enhanced p53 activity in aging was linked to its acetylation on K120 due to enhanced activity of the acetyltransferase MOZ (monocytic leukemic zinc finger). Mechanistically, p53 acetylation and translocation were, at least partially, attributed to the loss of the vasoprotective enzyme, CSE (cystathionine γ-lyase). CSE physically anchored p53 in the cytosol to prevent its nuclear translocation and CSE absence inhibited AKT (Protein kinase B)-mediated MOZ phosphorylation, which in turn increased MOZ activity and subsequently p53 acetylation. In mice, the endothelial cell-specific deletion of CSE activated p53, induced premature endothelial senescence, and arrested vascular repair after injury. In contrast, the adeno-associated virus 9-mediated re-expression of an active CSE mutant retained p53 in the cytosol, maintained endothelial glucose metabolism and proliferation, and prevented endothelial cell senescence. Adenoviral overexpression of CSE in native endothelial cells from aged individuals maintained low p53 activity and reactivated telomerase to revert endothelial cell senescence. CONCLUSIONS Aging-associated impairment of vascular repair is partly determined by the vasoprotective enzyme CSE.
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- Jiong Hu
- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medicine (J.H., X.L., Y.L.), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Sino-German Laboratory of CardioPulmonary Science (J.H., I.F.), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine (J.H., M.-K.D., J.W., J.M., C.K., A.K., X.L., M.S., S.Z., I.F., S.-I.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., J.A.O., R.P.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Bioinformatics Core Unit, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (M.L., S.G.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main (M.L., S.G., R.P.B., I.F., S.-I.B.)
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine (J.H., M.-K.D., J.W., J.M., C.K., A.K., X.L., M.S., S.Z., I.F., S.-I.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine (J.H., M.-K.D., J.W., J.M., C.K., A.K., X.L., M.S., S.Z., I.F., S.-I.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine (J.H., M.-K.D., J.W., J.M., C.K., A.K., X.L., M.S., S.Z., I.F., S.-I.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine (J.H., M.-K.D., J.W., J.M., C.K., A.K., X.L., M.S., S.Z., I.F., S.-I.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine (J.H., M.-K.D., J.W., J.M., C.K., A.K., X.L., M.S., S.Z., I.F., S.-I.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Genomics and Epigenomics, European Center for Angioscience (ECAS), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany (G.D.)
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medicine (J.H., X.L., Y.L.), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine (J.H., M.-K.D., J.W., J.M., C.K., A.K., X.L., M.S., S.Z., I.F., S.-I.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medicine (J.H., X.L., Y.L.), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Bioinformatics Core Unit, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (M.L., S.G.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main (M.L., S.G., R.P.B., I.F., S.-I.B.)
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (D.J.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine (J.H., M.-K.D., J.W., J.M., C.K., A.K., X.L., M.S., S.Z., I.F., S.-I.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine (J.H., M.-K.D., J.W., J.M., C.K., A.K., X.L., M.S., S.Z., I.F., S.-I.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., J.A.O., R.P.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Sino-German Laboratory of CardioPulmonary Science (J.H., I.F.), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Functional Proteomics, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (I.W.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Kiel, Germany (S.H., O.J.M.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry I (A.W.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (S.K.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., J.A.O., R.P.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main (M.L., S.G., R.P.B., I.F., S.-I.B.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Kiel, Germany (S.H., O.J.M.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Germany (O.J.M.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy (A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- First Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Division (F.S.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Heidelberg, Germany (G.D.)
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- Institute for Lung Health (ILH) (B.K.), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Member of the Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI) (B.K.), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine (J.H., M.-K.D., J.W., J.M., C.K., A.K., X.L., M.S., S.Z., I.F., S.-I.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine (J.H., M.-K.D., J.W., J.M., C.K., A.K., X.L., M.S., S.Z., I.F., S.-I.B.), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main (M.L., S.G., R.P.B., I.F., S.-I.B.)
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Karger A, Mansouri S, Leisegang MS, Weigert A, Günther S, Kuenne C, Wittig I, Zukunft S, Klatt S, Aliraj B, Klotz LV, Winter H, Mahavadi P, Fleming I, Ruppert C, Witte B, Alkoudmani I, Gattenlöhner S, Grimminger F, Seeger W, Pullamsetti SS, Savai R. ADPGK-AS1 long noncoding RNA switches macrophage metabolic and phenotypic state to promote lung cancer growth. EMBO J 2023; 42:e111620. [PMID: 37545364 PMCID: PMC10505917 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022111620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) influence the transcription of gene networks in many cell types, but their role in tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) is still largely unknown. We found that the lncRNA ADPGK-AS1 was substantially upregulated in artificially induced M2-like human macrophages, macrophages exposed to lung cancer cells in vitro, and TAMs from human lung cancer tissue. ADPGK-AS1 is partly located within mitochondria and binds to the mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPL35. Overexpression of ADPGK-AS1 in macrophages upregulates the tricarboxylic acid cycle and promotes mitochondrial fission, suggesting a phenotypic switch toward an M2-like, tumor-promoting cytokine release profile. Macrophage-specific knockdown of ADPGK-AS1 induces a metabolic and phenotypic switch (as judged by cytokine profile and production of reactive oxygen species) to a pro-inflammatory tumor-suppressive M1-like state, inhibiting lung tumor growth in vitro in tumor cell-macrophage cocultures, ex vivo in human tumor precision-cut lung slices, and in vivo in mice. Silencing ADPGK-AS1 in TAMs may thus offer a novel therapeutic strategy for lung cancer.
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- Annika Karger
- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung ResearchMember of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Member of the Cardio‐Pulmonary Institute (CPI)Bad NauheimGermany
- Institute for Lung Health (ILH)Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung ResearchMember of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Member of the Cardio‐Pulmonary Institute (CPI)Bad NauheimGermany
- Institute for Lung Health (ILH)Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical FacultyGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Faculty of MedicineGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
- Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung ResearchMember of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Member of the Cardio‐Pulmonary Institute (CPI)Bad NauheimGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung ResearchMember of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Member of the Cardio‐Pulmonary Institute (CPI)Bad NauheimGermany
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- Functional Proteomics, Medical SchoolGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular MedicineGoethe UniversityFrankfurtGermany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular MedicineGoethe UniversityFrankfurtGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Faculty of MedicineGoethe University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
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- Translational Lung Research Center (TLRC), Member of the DZLHeidelbergGermany
- Department of Thoracic SurgeryThoraxklinik at the University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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- Translational Lung Research Center (TLRC), Member of the DZLHeidelbergGermany
- Department of Thoracic SurgeryThoraxklinik at the University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of Internal MedicineMember of the DZL, Member of CPI, Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular MedicineGoethe UniversityFrankfurtGermany
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- Department of Internal MedicineMember of the DZL, Member of CPI, Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
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- Department of General and Thoracic SurgeryUniversity Hospital GiessenGiessenGermany
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- Department of General and Thoracic SurgeryUniversity Hospital GiessenGiessenGermany
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- Institute for Lung Health (ILH)Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
- Department of Internal MedicineMember of the DZL, Member of CPI, Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung ResearchMember of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Member of the Cardio‐Pulmonary Institute (CPI)Bad NauheimGermany
- Institute for Lung Health (ILH)Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
- Department of Internal MedicineMember of the DZL, Member of CPI, Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung ResearchMember of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Member of the Cardio‐Pulmonary Institute (CPI)Bad NauheimGermany
- Institute for Lung Health (ILH)Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
- Department of Internal MedicineMember of the DZL, Member of CPI, Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung ResearchMember of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Member of the Cardio‐Pulmonary Institute (CPI)Bad NauheimGermany
- Institute for Lung Health (ILH)Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
- Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI)Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurtGermany
- Department of Internal MedicineMember of the DZL, Member of CPI, Justus Liebig UniversityGiessenGermany
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Vaca DJ, Frenzel F, Ballhorn W, Torres SG, Leisegang MS, Günther S, Bender D, Kraiczy P, Göttig S, Kempf VAJ. Adhesion of human pathogenic bacteria to endothelial cells is facilitated by fibronectin interaction. Microbes Infect 2023; 25:105172. [PMID: 37343664 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2023.105172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
Abstract
Human pathogenic bacteria circulating in the bloodstream need to find a way to interact with endothelial cells (ECs) lining the blood vessels to infect and colonise the host. The extracellular matrix (ECM) of ECs might represent an attractive initial target for bacterial interaction, as many bacterial adhesins have reported affinities to ECM proteins, in particular to fibronectin (Fn). Here, we analysed the general role of EC-expressed Fn for bacterial adhesion. For this, we evaluated the expression levels of ECM coding genes in different ECs, revealing that Fn is the highest expressed gene and thereby, it is highly abundant in the ECM environment of ECs. The role of Fn as a mediator in bacterial cell-host adhesion was evaluated in adhesion assays of Acinetobacter baumannii, Bartonella henselae, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Staphylococcus aureus to ECs. The assays demonstrated that bacteria colocalised with Fn fibres, as observed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Fn removal from the ECM environment (FN1 knockout ECs) diminished bacterial adherence to ECs in both static and dynamic adhesion assays to varying extents, as evaluated via absolute quantification using qPCR. Interactions between adhesins and Fn might represent the crucial step for the adhesion of human-pathogenic Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria targeting the ECs as a niche of infection.
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- Diana J Vaca
- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Paul Ehrlich Straße 40, 60596, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Paul Ehrlich Straße 40, 60596, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Paul Ehrlich Straße 40, 60596, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Paul Ehrlich Straße 40, 60596, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Parkstraße 1, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
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- Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, Department of Virology, Paul Ehrlich Institute, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 51-59, 63225, Langen, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Paul Ehrlich Straße 40, 60596, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Paul Ehrlich Straße 40, 60596, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Paul Ehrlich Straße 40, 60596, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Glaser SF, Brezski A, Baumgarten N, Klangwart M, Heumüller AW, Maji RK, Leisegang MS, Guenther S, Zehendner CM, John D, Schulz MH, Zarnack K, Dimmeler S. Circular RNA circPLOD2 regulates pericyte function by targeting the transcription factor KLF4. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112824. [PMID: 37481725 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Circular RNAs are generated by backsplicing and control cellular signaling and phenotypes. Pericytes stabilize capillary structures and play important roles in the formation and maintenance of blood vessels. Here, we characterize hypoxia-regulated circular RNAs (circRNAs) in human pericytes and show that the circular RNA of procollagen-lysine,2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase-2 (circPLOD2) is induced by hypoxia and regulates pericyte functions. Silencing of circPLOD2 affects pericytes and increases proliferation, migration, and secretion of soluble angiogenic proteins, thereby enhancing endothelial migration and network capability. Transcriptional and epigenomic profiling of circPLOD2-depleted cells reveals widespread changes in gene expression and identifies the transcription factor krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) as a key effector of the circPLOD2-mediated changes. KLF4 depletion mimics circPLOD2 silencing, whereas KLF4 overexpression reverses the effects of circPLOD2 depletion on proliferation and endothelial-pericyte interactions. Together, these data reveal an important function of circPLOD2 in controlling pericyte proliferation and capillary formation and show that the circPLOD2-mediated regulation of KLF4 significantly contributes to the transcriptional response to hypoxia.
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- Simone Franziska Glaser
- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center of Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, Partner Site Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt, Germany; Cardiopulmonary Institute, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (BMLS) & Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center of Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, Partner Site Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt, Germany; Cardiopulmonary Institute, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center of Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center of Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center of Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, Partner Site Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt, Germany; Cardiopulmonary Institute, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, Partner Site Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt, Germany; Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, Partner Site Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt, Germany; Cardiopulmonary Institute, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; Bioinformatics and Deep Sequencing Platform, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center of Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center of Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, Partner Site Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt, Germany; Cardiopulmonary Institute, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center of Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, Partner Site Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt, Germany; Cardiopulmonary Institute, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (BMLS) & Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center of Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, Partner Site Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt, Germany; Cardiopulmonary Institute, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.
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Langschied F, Leisegang MS, Brandes RP, Ebersberger I. ncOrtho: efficient and reliable identification of miRNA orthologs. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:e71. [PMID: 37260093 PMCID: PMC10359484 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are post-transcriptional regulators that finetune gene expression via translational repression or degradation of their target mRNAs. Despite their functional relevance, frameworks for the scalable and accurate detection of miRNA orthologs are missing. Consequently, there is still no comprehensive picture of how miRNAs and their associated regulatory networks have evolved. Here we present ncOrtho, a synteny informed pipeline for the targeted search of miRNA orthologs in unannotated genome sequences. ncOrtho matches miRNA annotations from multi-tissue transcriptomes in precision, while scaling to the analysis of hundreds of custom-selected species. The presence-absence pattern of orthologs to 266 human miRNA families across 402 vertebrate species reveals four bursts of miRNA acquisition, of which the most recent event occurred in the last common ancestor of higher primates. miRNA families are rarely modified or lost, but notable exceptions for both events exist. miRNA co-ortholog numbers faithfully indicate lineage-specific whole genome duplications, and miRNAs are powerful markers for phylogenomic analyses. Their exceptionally low genetic diversity makes them suitable to resolve clades where the phylogenetic signal is blurred by incomplete lineage sorting of ancestral alleles. In summary, ncOrtho allows to routinely consider miRNAs in evolutionary analyses that were thus far reserved to protein-coding genes.
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- Felix Langschied
- Applied Bioinformatics Group, Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Applied Bioinformatics Group, Institute of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (S-BIK-F), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics (TBG), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Tröster A, DiPrima M, Jores N, Kudlinzki D, Sreeramulu S, Gande SL, Linhard V, Ludig D, Schug A, Saxena K, Reinecke M, Heinzlmeir S, Leisegang MS, Wollenhaupt J, Lennartz F, Weiss MS, Kuster B, Tosato G, Schwalbe H. Optimization of the Lead Compound NVP-BHG712 as a Colorectal Cancer Inhibitor. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203967. [PMID: 36799129 PMCID: PMC10133194 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
Abstract
The ephrin type-A receptor 2 (EPHA2) kinase belongs to the largest family of receptor tyrosine kinases. There are several indications of an involvement of EPHA2 in the development of infectious diseases and cancer. Despite pharmacological potential, EPHA2 is an under-examined target protein. In this study, we synthesized a series of derivatives of the inhibitor NVP-BHG712 and triazine-based compounds. These compounds were evaluated to determine their potential as kinase inhibitors of EPHA2, including elucidation of their binding mode (X-ray crystallography), affinity (microscale thermophoresis), and selectivity (Kinobeads assay). Eight inhibitors showed affinities in the low-nanomolar regime (KD <10 nM). Testing in up to seven colon cancer cell lines that express EPHA2 reveals that several derivatives feature promising effects for the control of human colon carcinoma. Thus, we have developed a set of powerful tool compounds for fundamental new research on the interplay of EPH receptors in a cellular context.
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- Alix Tröster
- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
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- Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), 37 Convent Drive, NIH Bethesda Campus, Building 37, Room 4124, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
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- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technical University of Munich, Emil-Erlenmeyer-Forum 5, 85354 Freising (Germany)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner-Site Munich and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)
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- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technical University of Munich, Emil-Erlenmeyer-Forum 5, 85354 Freising (Germany)
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
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- Macromolecular Crystallography, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin (Germany)
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- Macromolecular Crystallography, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin (Germany)
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- Macromolecular Crystallography, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin (Germany)
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- Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technical University of Munich, Emil-Erlenmeyer-Forum 5, 85354 Freising (Germany)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner-Site Munich and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)
- Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry (BayBioMS), Technical University of Munich, Emil-Erlenmeyer-Forum 5, 85354 Freising (Germany)
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- Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), 37 Convent Drive, NIH Bethesda Campus, Building 37, Room 4124, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Max-von-Laue-Strasse7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)
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Tröster A, DiPrima M, Jores N, Kudlinzki D, Sreeramulu S, Gande SL, Linhard V, Ludig D, Schug A, Saxena K, Reinecke M, Heinzlmeir S, Leisegang MS, Wollenhaupt J, Lennartz F, Weiss MS, Kuster B, Tosato G, Schwalbe H. Optimization of the Lead Compound NVP−BHG712 as a Colorectal Cancer Inhibitor. Chemistry 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Boos F, Oo JA, Warwick T, Günther S, Izquierdo Ponce J, Lopez M, Rafii D, Buchmann G, Pham MD, Msheik ZS, Li T, Seredinski S, Haydar S, Kashefiolasl S, Plate KH, Behr R, Mietsch M, Krishnan J, Pullamsetti SS, Bibli SI, Hinkel R, Baker AH, Boon RA, Schulz MH, Wittig I, Miller FJ, Brandes RP, Leisegang MS. The endothelial-enriched lncRNA LINC00607 mediates angiogenic function. Basic Res Cardiol 2023; 118:5. [PMID: 36700983 PMCID: PMC9879848 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-023-00978-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) can act as regulatory RNAs which, by altering the expression of target genes, impact on the cellular phenotype and cardiovascular disease development. Endothelial lncRNAs and their vascular functions are largely undefined. Deep RNA-Seq and FANTOM5 CAGE analysis revealed the lncRNA LINC00607 to be highly enriched in human endothelial cells. LINC00607 was induced in response to hypoxia, arteriosclerosis regression in non-human primates, post-atherosclerotic cultured endothelial cells from patients and also in response to propranolol used to induce regression of human arteriovenous malformations. siRNA knockdown or CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of LINC00607 attenuated VEGF-A-induced angiogenic sprouting. LINC00607 knockout in endothelial cells also integrated less into newly formed vascular networks in an in vivo assay in SCID mice. Overexpression of LINC00607 in CRISPR knockout cells restored normal endothelial function. RNA- and ATAC-Seq after LINC00607 knockout revealed changes in the transcription of endothelial gene sets linked to the endothelial phenotype and in chromatin accessibility around ERG-binding sites. Mechanistically, LINC00607 interacted with the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling protein BRG1. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of BRG1 in HUVEC followed by CUT&RUN revealed that BRG1 is required to secure a stable chromatin state, mainly on ERG-binding sites. In conclusion, LINC00607 is an endothelial-enriched lncRNA that maintains ERG target gene transcription by interacting with the chromatin remodeler BRG1 to ultimately mediate angiogenesis.
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- Frederike Boos
- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Genome Biologics, Frankfurt, Germany
- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the DZL, Member of Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Neurology (Edinger Institute), Neuroscience Center, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
- Frankfurt Cancer Institute, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Frankfurt/Mainz, Frankfurt, Germany
- German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Platform Degenerative Diseases, German Primate Center-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Laboratory Animal Science Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
- Cardio-Pulmonary Institute, Giessen, Germany
- Department of Medicine III, Cardiology/Angiology/Nephrology, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the DZL, Member of Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
- Cardio-Pulmonary Institute, Giessen, Germany
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Laboratory Animal Science Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
- Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behavior, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
- CARIM Institute, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Warwick T, Brandes RP, Leisegang MS. Computational Methods to Study DNA:DNA:RNA Triplex Formation by lncRNAs. Noncoding RNA 2023; 9:ncrna9010010. [PMID: 36827543 PMCID: PMC9965544 DOI: 10.3390/ncrna9010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) impact cell function via numerous mechanisms. In the nucleus, interactions between lncRNAs and DNA and the consequent formation of non-canonical nucleic acid structures seems to be particularly relevant. Along with interactions between single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), such as R-loops, ssRNA can also interact with double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) to form DNA:DNA:RNA triplexes. A major challenge in the study of DNA:DNA:RNA triplexes is the identification of the precise RNA component interacting with specific regions of the dsDNA. As this is a crucial step towards understanding lncRNA function, there exist several computational methods designed to predict these sequences. This review summarises the recent progress in the prediction of triplex formation and highlights important DNA:DNA:RNA triplexes. In particular, different prediction tools (Triplexator, LongTarget, TRIPLEXES, Triplex Domain Finder, TriplexFFP, TriplexAligner and Fasim-LongTarget) will be discussed and their use exemplified by selected lncRNAs, whose DNA:DNA:RNA triplex forming potential was validated experimentally. Collectively, these tools revealed that DNA:DNA:RNA triplexes are likely to be numerous and make important contributions to gene expression regulation.
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- Timothy Warwick
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
- German Centre of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
- German Centre of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
- German Centre of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-69-6301-6996; Fax: +49-69-6301-7668
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Oo JA, Pálfi K, Warwick T, Wittig I, Prieto-Garcia C, Matkovic V, Tomašković I, Boos F, Izquierdo Ponce J, Teichmann T, Petriukov K, Haydar S, Maegdefessel L, Wu Z, Pham MD, Krishnan J, Baker AH, Günther S, Ulrich HD, Dikic I, Leisegang MS, Brandes RP. Long non-coding RNA PCAT19 safeguards DNA in quiescent endothelial cells by preventing uncontrolled phosphorylation of RPA2. Cell Rep 2022; 41:111670. [PMID: 36384122 PMCID: PMC9681662 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
In healthy vessels, endothelial cells maintain a stable, differentiated, and growth-arrested phenotype for years. Upon injury, a rapid phenotypic switch facilitates proliferation to restore tissue perfusion. Here we report the identification of the endothelial cell-enriched long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) PCAT19, which contributes to the proliferative switch and acts as a safeguard for the endothelial genome. PCAT19 is enriched in confluent, quiescent endothelial cells and binds to the full replication protein A (RPA) complex in a DNA damage- and cell-cycle-related manner. Our results suggest that PCAT19 limits the phosphorylation of RPA2, primarily on the serine 33 (S33) residue, and thereby facilitates an appropriate DNA damage response while slowing cell cycle progression. Reduction in PCAT19 levels in response to either loss of cell contacts or knockdown promotes endothelial proliferation and angiogenesis. Collectively, PCAT19 acts as a dynamic guardian of the endothelial genome and facilitates rapid switching from quiescence to proliferation.
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- James A Oo
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany; Functional Proteomics, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry II, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry II, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry II, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar-Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar-Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; Genome Biologics, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany; Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; Cardio-Pulmonary Institute, Giessen, Germany
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- The Queen's Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, Scotland; CARIM Institute, University of Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, 6200 Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry II, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany; Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue Straße 3, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Warwick T, Seredinski S, Krause NM, Bains JK, Althaus L, Oo JA, Bonetti A, Dueck A, Engelhardt S, Schwalbe H, Leisegang MS, Schulz MH, Brandes RP. A universal model of RNA.DNA:DNA triplex formation accurately predicts genome-wide RNA-DNA interactions. Brief Bioinform 2022; 23:6760135. [PMID: 36239395 PMCID: PMC9677506 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbac445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
RNA.DNA:DNA triple helix (triplex) formation is a form of RNA-DNA interaction which regulates gene expression but is difficult to study experimentally in vivo. This makes accurate computational prediction of such interactions highly important in the field of RNA research. Current predictive methods use canonical Hoogsteen base pairing rules, which whilst biophysically valid, may not reflect the plastic nature of cell biology. Here, we present the first optimization approach to learn a probabilistic model describing RNA-DNA interactions directly from motifs derived from triplex sequencing data. We find that there are several stable interaction codes, including Hoogsteen base pairing and novel RNA-DNA base pairings, which agree with in vitro measurements. We implemented these findings in TriplexAligner, a program that uses the determined interaction codes to predict triplex binding. TriplexAligner predicts RNA-DNA interactions identified in all-to-all sequencing data more accurately than all previously published tools in human and mouse and also predicts previously studied triplex interactions with known regulatory functions. We further validated a novel triplex interaction using biophysical experiments. Our work is an important step towards better understanding of triplex formation and allows genome-wide analyses of RNA-DNA interactions.
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- Timothy Warwick
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Rhein-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Rhein-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, D-60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, D-60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Rhein-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Translational Genomics, Discovery Sciences, Bio Pharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 431 50 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technical University of Munich, Biedersteiner Str. 29, D-80802, Munich, Germany,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technical University of Munich, Biedersteiner Str. 29, D-80802, Munich, Germany,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ), Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 7, D-60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Rhein-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Corresponding authors. Ralf P. Brandes, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. E-mail: ; Marcel H. Schulz, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. E-mail:
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- Corresponding authors. Ralf P. Brandes, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. E-mail: ; Marcel H. Schulz, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. E-mail:
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Seredinski S, Boos F, Günther S, Oo JA, Warwick T, Izquierdo Ponce J, Lillich FF, Proschak E, Knapp S, Gilsbach R, Pflüger-Müller B, Brandes RP, Leisegang MS. DNA topoisomerase inhibition with the HIF inhibitor acriflavine promotes transcription of lncRNAs in endothelial cells. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids 2022; 27:1023-1035. [PMID: 35228897 PMCID: PMC8844413 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2022.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
The transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF1) is an important driver of cancer and is therefore an attractive drug target. Acriflavine (ACF) has been suggested to inhibit HIF1, but its mechanism of action is unknown. Here we investigated the interaction of ACF with DNA and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and its function in human endothelial cells. ACF promoted apoptosis and reduced proliferation, network formation, and angiogenic capacity. It also induced changes in gene expression, as determined by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), which could not be attributed to specific inhibition of HIF1. A similar response was observed in murine lung endothelial cells. Although ACF increased and decreased a similar number of protein-coding genes, lncRNAs were preferentially upregulated under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. An assay for transposase accessibility with subsequent DNA sequencing (ATAC-seq) demonstrated that ACF induced strong changes in chromatin accessibility at lncRNA promoters. Immunofluorescence showed displacement of DNA:RNA hybrids. Such effects might be due to ACF-mediated topoisomerase inhibition, which was indeed the case, as reflected by DNA unwinding assays. Comparison with other acridine derivatives and topoisomerase inhibitors suggested that the specific function of ACF is an effect of acridinium-class compounds. This study demonstrates that ACF inhibits topoisomerases rather than HIF specifically and that it elicits a unique expression response of lncRNAs.
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- Sandra Seredinski
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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Kashefiolasl S, Leisegang MS, Helfinger V, Schürmann C, Pflüger-Müller B, Randriamboavonjy V, Vasconez AE, Carmeliet G, Badenhoop K, Hintereder G, Seifert V, Schröder K, Konczalla J, Brandes RP. Vitamin D-A New Perspective in Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm. Neurosurgery 2021; 88:674-685. [PMID: 33269399 PMCID: PMC7884149 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cerebral vasospasm (CVS) is a frequent complication after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), with no sufficient therapy and a complex pathophysiology. OBJECTIVE To explore the vitamin D system as a potential treatment for CVS. METHODS 25-vitamin D3 levels tested between 2007 and 2015 and data of SAH patients admitted during the months with a peak vs nadir of VitD3 values were analyzed, retrospectively. We prospectively correlated VitD3 and vasospasm/outcome data in SAH patients admitted in 2017. An experimental mice SAH model and cell culture model were used to investigate the effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-VitD3). Additionally, the mediators acting in the VitD mechanism were researched and detected. RESULTS Based on the retrospective analysis demonstrating an increased frequency of vasospasm in SAH patients during the low vitamin D period in winter, we started basic research experiments. Active 1,25-VitD3 hormone attenuated CVS, neurological deficit, and inflammation after intrathecal blood injection in mice. Deletion of the vitamin D receptor in the endothelium or in myeloid cells decreased the protective 1,25-VitD3 effect. Co-culture experiments of myeloid and endothelial cells with blood confirmed the anti-inflammatory 1,25-VitD3 effect but also revealed an induction of stroma-cell-derived factor 1α (SDF1α), vascular endothelial growth factor, and endothelial nitric oxide synthase by 1,25-VitD3. In mice, SDF1α mimicked the protective effect of 1,25-VitD3 against CVS. From bench to bedside, CVS severity was inversely correlated with vitamin D plasma level, prospectively. Patients with more severe CVS exhibited attenuated expression of SDF1α and 1,25-VitD3-responsive genes on circulating myeloid cells. CONCLUSION 1,25-VitD3 attenuates CVS after SAH by inducing SDF1α. However, VitD administration should be tested as optional treatment to prevent CVS.
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- Sepide Kashefiolasl
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.,Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany.,Institute for Vascular Signalling, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
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- Central Laboratory, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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Monteiro JP, Rodor J, Caudrillier A, Scanlon JP, Spiroski AM, Dudnakova T, Pflüger-Müller B, Shmakova A, von Kriegsheim A, Deng L, Taylor RS, Wilson-Kanamori JR, Chen SH, Stewart K, Thomson A, Mitić T, McClure JD, Iynikkel J, Hadoke PW, Denby L, Bradshaw AC, Caruso P, Morrell NW, Kovacic JC, Ulitsky I, Henderson NC, Caporali A, Leisegang MS, Brandes RP, Baker AH. MIR503HG Loss Promotes Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Vascular Disease. Circ Res 2021; 128:1173-1190. [PMID: 33703914 PMCID: PMC7610629 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.120.318124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- João P. Monteiro
- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- Edinburgh Cancer Research UK Centre, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, BHF Glasgow Centre, University of Glasgow
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, BHF Glasgow Centre, University of Glasgow
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh
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Bibli SI, Hu J, Looso M, Weigert A, Ratiu C, Wittig J, Drekolia MK, Tombor L, Randriamboavonjy V, Leisegang MS, Goymann P, Delgado Lagos F, Fisslthaler B, Zukunft S, Kyselova A, Justo AFO, Heidler J, Tsilimigras D, Brandes RP, Dimmeler S, Papapetropoulos A, Knapp S, Offermanns S, Wittig I, Nishimura SL, Sigala F, Fleming I. Mapping the Endothelial Cell S-Sulfhydrome Highlights the Crucial Role of Integrin Sulfhydration in Vascular Function. Circulation 2020; 143:935-948. [PMID: 33307764 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.051877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In vascular endothelial cells, cysteine metabolism by the cystathionine γ lyase (CSE), generates hydrogen sulfide-related sulfane sulfur compounds (H2Sn), that exert their biological actions via cysteine S-sulfhydration of target proteins. This study set out to map the "S-sulfhydrome" (ie, the spectrum of proteins targeted by H2Sn) in human endothelial cells. METHODS Liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry was used to identify S-sulfhydrated cysteines in endothelial cell proteins and β3 integrin intraprotein disulfide bond rearrangement. Functional studies included endothelial cell adhesion, shear stress-induced cell alignment, blood pressure measurements, and flow-induced vasodilatation in endothelial cell-specific CSE knockout mice and in a small collective of patients with endothelial dysfunction. RESULTS Three paired sample sets were compared: (1) native human endothelial cells isolated from plaque-free mesenteric arteries (CSE activity high) and plaque-containing carotid arteries (CSE activity low); (2) cultured human endothelial cells kept under static conditions or exposed to fluid shear stress to decrease CSE expression; and (3) cultured endothelial cells exposed to shear stress to decrease CSE expression and treated with solvent or the slow-releasing H2Sn donor, SG1002. The endothelial cell "S-sulfhydrome" consisted of 3446 individual cysteine residues in 1591 proteins. The most altered family of proteins were the integrins and focusing on β3 integrin in detail we found that S-sulfhydration affected intraprotein disulfide bond formation and was required for the maintenance of an extended-open conformation of the β leg. β3 integrin S-sulfhydration was required for endothelial cell mechanotransduction in vitro as well as flow-induced dilatation in murine mesenteric arteries. In cultured cells, the loss of S-sulfhydration impaired interactions between β3 integrin and Gα13 (guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit α 13), resulting in the constitutive activation of RhoA (ras homolog family member A) and impaired flow-induced endothelial cell realignment. In humans with atherosclerosis, endothelial function correlated with low H2Sn generation, impaired flow-induced dilatation, and failure to detect β3 integrin S-sulfhydration, all of which were rescued after the administration of an H2Sn supplement. CONCLUSIONS Vascular disease is associated with marked changes in the S-sulfhydration of endothelial cell proteins involved in mediating responses to flow. Short-term H2Sn supplementation improved vascular reactivity in humans highlighting the potential of interfering with this pathway to treat vascular disease.
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- Sofia-Iris Bibli
- Institute for Vascular Signalling (S-I.B., J.H., J.W., M.K.D., V.R., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., I.F.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling (S-I.B., J.H., J.W., M.K.D., V.R., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., I.F.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.).,Bioinformatics Core Unit (M.L., P.G.), Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany (A.W.)
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (C.R., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling (S-I.B., J.H., J.W., M.K.D., V.R., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., I.F.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling (S-I.B., J.H., J.W., M.K.D., V.R., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., I.F.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration (L.T., S.D.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling (S-I.B., J.H., J.W., M.K.D., V.R., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., I.F.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (C.R., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.).,Bioinformatics Core Unit (M.L., P.G.), Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling (S-I.B., J.H., J.W., M.K.D., V.R., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., I.F.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling (S-I.B., J.H., J.W., M.K.D., V.R., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., I.F.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling (S-I.B., J.H., J.W., M.K.D., V.R., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., I.F.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling (S-I.B., J.H., J.W., M.K.D., V.R., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., I.F.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling (S-I.B., J.H., J.W., M.K.D., V.R., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., I.F.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Functional Proteomics (J.Heidler., I.W.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- First Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Division (D.T., F.S.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Greece
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (C.R., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration (L.T., S.D.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy (A.P.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Greece.,Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research Center, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Greece (A.P.)
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (S.K.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.).,Department of Pharmacology (S.O.), Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Functional Proteomics (J.Heidler., I.W.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- First Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Division (D.T., F.S.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Greece
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling (S-I.B., J.H., J.W., M.K.D., V.R., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., I.F.), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (S-I.B., J.Hu, M.L., C.R., J.W., L.T., V.R., M.S.L., P.G., F.D.L., B.F., S.Z., A.K., A.F.O.J., J.Heidler, R.P.B., S.D., S.O., I.W., I.F.)
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Oo JA, Irmer B, Günther S, Warwick T, Pálfi K, Izquierdo Ponce J, Teichmann T, Pflüger-Müller B, Gilsbach R, Brandes RP, Leisegang MS. ZNF354C is a transcriptional repressor that inhibits endothelial angiogenic sprouting. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19079. [PMID: 33154469 PMCID: PMC7645770 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76193-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Zinc finger proteins (ZNF) are a large group of transcription factors with diverse functions. We recently discovered that endothelial cells harbour a specific mechanism to limit the action of ZNF354C, whose function in endothelial cells is unknown. Given that ZNF354C has so far only been studied in bone and tumour, its function was determined in endothelial cells. ZNF354C is expressed in vascular cells and localises to the nucleus and cytoplasm. Overexpression of ZNF354C in human endothelial cells results in a marked inhibition of endothelial sprouting. RNA-sequencing of human microvascular endothelial cells with and without overexpression of ZNF354C revealed that the protein is a potent transcriptional repressor. ZNF354C contains an active KRAB domain which mediates this suppression as shown by mutagenesis analysis. ZNF354C interacts with dsDNA, TRIM28 and histones, as observed by proximity ligation and immunoprecipitation. Moreover, chromatin immunoprecipitation revealed that the ZNF binds to specific endothelial-relevant target-gene promoters. ZNF354C suppresses these genes as shown by CRISPR/Cas knockout and RNAi. Inhibition of endothelial sprouting by ZNF354C is dependent on the amino acids DV and MLE of the KRAB domain. These results demonstrate that ZNF354C is a repressive transcription factor which acts through a KRAB domain to inhibit endothelial angiogenic sprouting.
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- James A Oo
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. .,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Leisegang MS, Bibli SI, Günther S, Pflüger-Müller B, Oo JA, Höper C, Seredinski S, Yekelchyk M, Schmitz-Rixen T, Schürmann C, Hu J, Looso M, Sigala F, Boon RA, Fleming I, Brandes RP. Pleiotropic effects of laminar flow and statins depend on the Krüppel-like factor-induced lncRNA MANTIS. Eur Heart J 2020; 40:2523-2533. [PMID: 31222221 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
AIMS To assess the functional relevance and therapeutic potential of the pro-angiogenic long non-coding RNA MANTIS in vascular disease development. METHODS AND RESULTS RNA sequencing, CRISPR activation, overexpression, and RNAi demonstrated that MANTIS, especially its Alu-element, limits endothelial ICAM-1 expression in different types of endothelial cells. Loss of MANTIS increased endothelial monocyte adhesion in an ICAM-1-dependent manner. MANTIS reduced the binding of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling factor BRG1 at the ICAM-1 promoter. The expression of MANTIS was induced by laminar flow and HMG-CoA-reductase inhibitors (statins) through mechanisms involving epigenetic rearrangements and the transcription factors KLF2 and KLF4. Mutation of the KLF binding motifs in the MANTIS promoter blocked the flow-induced MANTIS expression. Importantly, the expression of MANTIS in human carotid artery endarterectomy material was lower compared with healthy vessels and this effect was prevented by statin therapy. Interestingly, the protective effects of statins were mediated in part through MANTIS, which was required to facilitate the atorvastatin-induced changes in endothelial gene expression. Moreover, the beneficial endothelial effects of statins in culture models (spheroid outgrowth, proliferation, telomerase activity, and vascular organ culture) were lost upon knockdown of MANTIS. CONCLUSION MANTIS is tightly regulated by the transcription factors KLF2 and KLF4 and limits the ICAM-1 mediated monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells and thus potentially atherosclerosis development in humans. The beneficial effects of statin treatment and laminar flow are dependent on MANTIS.
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- Matthias S Leisegang
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,Institute for Vascular Signalling, Goethe University, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility, Ludwigstr. 43, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility, Ludwigstr. 43, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,Institute for Vascular Signalling, Goethe University, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility, Ludwigstr. 43, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- 1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Hippocration Hospital, Etheros 7-9, Athens, Greece
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Germany.,Department of Physiology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1118, HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,Institute for Vascular Signalling, Goethe University, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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Brandes RP, Oo JA, Leisegang MS. Thymosin beta-4x LINCs SPAAR to its non-coding function. Cardiovasc Res 2020; 116:1927-1928. [PMID: 32282872 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Ralf P Brandes
- Institute für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Schürmann C, Dienst FL, Pálfi K, Vasconez AE, Oo JA, Wang S, Buchmann GK, Offermanns S, van de Sluis B, Leisegang MS, Günther S, Humbert PO, Lee E, Zhu J, Weigert A, Mathoor P, Wittig I, Kruse C, Brandes RP. The polarity protein Scrib limits atherosclerosis development in mice. Cardiovasc Res 2020; 115:1963-1974. [PMID: 30949676 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvz093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
AIMS The protein Scrib (Scribble 1) is known to control apico-basal polarity in epithelial cells. The role of polarity proteins in the vascular system remains poorly characterized; however, we previously reported that Scrib maintains the endothelial phenotype and directed migration. On this basis, we hypothesized that Scrib has anti-atherosclerotic functions. METHODS AND RESULTS Tamoxifen-induced Scrib-knockout mice were crossed with ApoE-/- knockout mice and spontaneous atherosclerosis under high-fat diet (HFD), as well as accelerated atherosclerosis in response to partial carotid artery ligation and HFD, was induced. Deletion of Scrib resulted in increased atherosclerosis development in both models. Mechanistically, flow- as well as acetylcholine-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation and AKT phosphorylation was reduced by deletion of Scrib, whereas vascular permeability and leucocyte extravasation were increased after Scrib knockout. Scrib immune pull down in primary carotid endothelial cells and mass spectrometry identified Arhgef7 (Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor 7, βPix) as interaction partner. Scrib or Arhgef7 down-regulation by siRNA reduced the endothelial barrier function in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Gene expression analysis from murine samples and from human biobank material of carotid endarterectomies indicated that loss of Scrib resulted in endothelial dedifferentiation with a decreased expression of endothelial signature genes. CONCLUSIONS By maintaining a quiescent endothelial phenotype, the polarity protein Scrib elicits anti-atherosclerotic functions.
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- Christoph Schürmann
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Ludwigstrasse 43, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Ludwigstrasse 43, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Molecular Genetics Section, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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- ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility, Goethe-University, Ludwigstrasse 43, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry & Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Kingsbury Drive, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Clinical Pathology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, The University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, USA.,Sema4 Genomics, a Mount Sinai Venture, 333 Ludlow Street, South tower 3rd floor, Stamford, CT, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, USA.,Sema4 Genomics, a Mount Sinai Venture, 333 Ludlow Street, South tower 3rd floor, Stamford, CT, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry I-Pathobiochemistry, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I-Pathobiochemistry, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.,Functional Proteomics, SFB815 Core Unit, Medical School, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Theodor-Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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Trembinski DJ, Bink DI, Theodorou K, Sommer J, Fischer A, van Bergen A, Kuo CC, Costa IG, Schürmann C, Leisegang MS, Brandes RP, Alekseeva T, Brill B, Wietelmann A, Johnson CN, Spring-Connell A, Kaulich M, Werfel S, Engelhardt S, Hirt MN, Yorgan K, Eschenhagen T, Kirchhof L, Hofmann P, Jaé N, Wittig I, Hamdani N, Bischof C, Krishnan J, Houtkooper RH, Dimmeler S, Boon RA. Aging-regulated anti-apoptotic long non-coding RNA Sarrah augments recovery from acute myocardial infarction. Nat Commun 2020; 11:2039. [PMID: 32341350 PMCID: PMC7184724 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15995-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) contribute to cardiac (patho)physiology. Aging is the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease with cardiomyocyte apoptosis as one underlying cause. Here, we report the identification of the aging-regulated lncRNA Sarrah (ENSMUST00000140003) that is anti-apoptotic in cardiomyocytes. Importantly, loss of SARRAH (OXCT1-AS1) in human engineered heart tissue results in impaired contractile force development. SARRAH directly binds to the promoters of genes downregulated after SARRAH silencing via RNA-DNA triple helix formation and cardiomyocytes lacking the triple helix forming domain of Sarrah show an increase in apoptosis. One of the direct SARRAH targets is NRF2, and restoration of NRF2 levels after SARRAH silencing partially rescues the reduction in cell viability. Overexpression of Sarrah in mice shows better recovery of cardiac contractile function after AMI compared to control mice. In summary, we identified the anti-apoptotic evolutionary conserved lncRNA Sarrah, which is downregulated by aging, as a regulator of cardiomyocyte survival.
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- D Julia Trembinski
- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Computational Genomics, Joint Research Center for Computational Biomedicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Computational Genomics, Joint Research Center for Computational Biomedicine, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Georg Speyer Haus, Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Georg Speyer Haus, Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
- Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
- Functional Proteomics, Medical School, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany.
- Department of Physiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Pflüger-Müller B, Oo JA, Heering J, Warwick T, Proschak E, Günther S, Looso M, Rezende F, Fork C, Geisslinger G, Thomas D, Gurke R, Steinhilber D, Schulz M, Leisegang MS, Brandes RP. The endocannabinoid anandamide has an anti-inflammatory effect on CCL2 expression in vascular smooth muscle cells. Basic Res Cardiol 2020; 115:34. [PMID: 32323032 PMCID: PMC7176595 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-020-0793-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Endocannabinoids are important lipid-signaling mediators. Both protective and deleterious effects of endocannabinoids in the cardiovascular system have been reported but the mechanistic basis for these contradicting observations is unclear. We set out to identify anti-inflammatory mechanisms of endocannabinoids in the murine aorta and in human vascular smooth muscle cells (hVSMC). In response to combined stimulation with cytokines, IL-1β and TNFα, the murine aorta released several endocannabinoids, with anandamide (AEA) levels being the most significantly increased. AEA pretreatment had profound effects on cytokine-induced gene expression in hVSMC and murine aorta. As revealed by RNA-Seq analysis, the induction of a subset of 21 inflammatory target genes, including the important cytokine CCL2 was blocked by AEA. This effect was not mediated through AEA-dependent interference of the AP-1 or NF-κB pathways but rather through an epigenetic mechanism. In the presence of AEA, ATAC-Seq analysis and chromatin-immunoprecipitations revealed that CCL2 induction was blocked due to increased levels of H3K27me3 and a decrease of H3K27ac leading to compacted chromatin structure in the CCL2 promoter. These effects were mediated by recruitment of HDAC4 and the nuclear corepressor NCoR1 to the CCL2 promoter. This study therefore establishes a novel anti-inflammatory mechanism for the endogenous endocannabinoid AEA in vascular smooth muscle cells. Furthermore, this work provides a link between endogenous endocannabinoid signaling and epigenetic regulation.
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- Beatrice Pflüger-Müller
- Fachbereich Medizin, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Rhein Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Fachbereich Medizin, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Rhein Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Branch for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology TMP, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Fachbereich Medizin, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Rhein Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart- and Lung Research (MPI-HLR), 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart- and Lung Research (MPI-HLR), 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Fachbereich Medizin, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Rhein Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Fachbereich Medizin, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Rhein Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Branch for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology TMP, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany.,Faculty of Medicine, Pharmazentrum Frankfurt/ZAFES, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Pharmazentrum Frankfurt/ZAFES, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Branch for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology TMP, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany.,Faculty of Medicine, Pharmazentrum Frankfurt/ZAFES, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Branch for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology TMP, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany.,Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe-University, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Vascular Research Centre, Goethe-University, 60596, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Fachbereich Medizin, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Rhein Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Fachbereich Medizin, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany. .,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Rhein Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Bibli SI, Hu J, Leisegang MS, Wittig J, Zukunft S, Kapasakalidi A, Fisslthaler B, Tsilimigras D, Zografos G, Filis K, Brandes RP, Papapetropoulos A, Sigala F, Fleming I. Shear stress regulates cystathionine γ lyase expression to preserve endothelial redox balance and reduce membrane lipid peroxidation. Redox Biol 2019; 28:101379. [PMID: 31759247 PMCID: PMC6880097 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2019.101379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cystathionine γ lyase (CSE) is the major source of hydrogen sulfide-derived species (H2Sn) in endothelial cells and plays an important role in protecting against atherosclerosis. Here we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of CSE expression in endothelial cells by fluid shear stress/flow. Fluid shear stress decreased CSE expression in human and murine endothelial cells and was negatively correlated with the transcription factor Krüppel-like factor (KLF) 2. CSE was identified as a direct target of the KLF2-regulated microRNA, miR-27b and high expression of CSE in native human plaque-derived endothelial cells, was also inversely correlated with KLF2 and miR-27b levels. One consequence of decreased CSE expression was the loss of Prx6 sulfhydration (on Cys47), which resulted in Prx6 hyperoxidation, decamerization and inhibition, as well as a concomitant increase in endothelial cell reactive oxygen species and lipid membrane peroxidation. H2Sn supplementation in vitro was able to reverse the redox state of Prx6. Statin therapy, which is known to activate KLF2, also decreased CSE expression but increased CSE activity by preventing its phosphorylation on Ser377. As a result, the sulfhydration of Prx6 was partially restored in samples from plaque containing arteries from statin-treated donors. Taken together, the regulation of CSE expression by shear stress/disturbed flow is dependent on KLF2 and miR-27b. Moreover, in murine and human arteries CSE acts to maintain endothelial redox balance at least partly by targeting Prx6 to prevent its decamerization and inhibition of its peroxidase activity.
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- Sofia-Iris Bibli
- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- First Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Division, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- First Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Division, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- First Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Division, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece; Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research Center, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Soranou Ephessiou 4, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- First Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Division, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
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- Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Leisegang MS, Gu L, Preussner J, Günther S, Hitzel J, Ratiu C, Weigert A, Chen W, Schwarz EC, Looso M, Fork C, Brandes RP. The histone demethylase
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8 facilitates alternative splicing of the histocompatibility antigen
HLA
‐G. FEBS Lett 2019; 593:487-498. [DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Matthias S. Leisegang
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology Medical Faculty Goethe University Frankfurt Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology Medical Faculty Goethe University Frankfurt Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain Frankfurt Germany
- ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility Max‐Planck‐Institute for Heart and Lung Research Bad Nauheim Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain Frankfurt Germany
- ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility Max‐Planck‐Institute for Heart and Lung Research Bad Nauheim Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology Medical Faculty Goethe University Frankfurt Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology Medical Faculty Goethe University Frankfurt Germany
- Department of Functional Sciences – Pathophysiology “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine Institute of Biochemistry I Goethe University Frankfurt Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain Frankfurt Germany
- Laboratory for Novel Sequencing Technology, Functional and Medical Genomics Max‐Delbrück‐Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin Germany
- Department of Biology Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China
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- Biophysics Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine School of Medicine Saarland University Homburg Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain Frankfurt Germany
- ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility Max‐Planck‐Institute for Heart and Lung Research Bad Nauheim Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology Medical Faculty Goethe University Frankfurt Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology Medical Faculty Goethe University Frankfurt Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain Frankfurt Germany
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Vasconez AE, Janetzko P, Oo JA, Pflüger-Müller B, Ratiu C, Gu L, Helin K, Geisslinger G, Fleming I, Schröder K, Fork C, Brandes RP, Leisegang MS. The histone demethylase Jarid1b mediates angiotensin II-induced endothelial dysfunction by controlling the 3'UTR of soluble epoxide hydrolase. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2019; 225:e13168. [PMID: 30076673 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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AIM The histone demethylase Jarid1b limits gene expression by removing the active methyl mark from histone3 lysine4 at gene promoter regions. A vascular function of Jarid1b is unknown, but a vasoprotective function to inflammatory and hypertrophic stimuli, like angiotensin II (AngII) could be inferred. This hypothesis was tested using Jarid1b knockout mice and the inhibitor PBIT. METHODS Mice or aortic segments were treated with AngII to induce endothelial dysfunction. Aortae from WT and Jarid1b knockout were studied in organ chambers and endothelium-dependent dilator responses to acetylcholine and endothelium-independent responses to DetaNONOate were recorded after pre-constriction with phenylephrine in the presence or absence of the NO-synthase inhibitor nitro-L-arginine. Molecular mechanisms were investigated with chromatin immunoprecipitation, RNA-Seq, RNA-3'-adaptor-ligation, actinomycin D and RNA-immunoprecipitation. RESULTS Knockout or inhibition of Jarid1b prevented the development of endothelial dysfunction in response to AngII. This effect was not a consequence of altered nitrite oxide availability but accompanied by a loss of the inflammatory response to AngII. As Jarid1b mainly inhibits gene expression, an indirect effect should account for this observation. AngII induced the soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), which degrades anti-inflammatory lipids, and thus promotes inflammation. Knockout or inhibition of Jarid1b prevented the AngII-mediated sEH induction. Mechanistically, Jarid1b maintained the length of the 3'untranslated region of the sEH mRNA, thereby increasing its stability and thus sEH protein expression. Loss of Jarid1b activity therefore resulted in sEH mRNA destabilization. CONCLUSION Jarid1b contributes to the pro-inflammatory effects of AngII by stabilizing sEH expression. Jarid1b inhibition might be an option for future therapeutics against cardiovascular dysfunction.
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- Andrea E. Vasconez
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology; Goethe-University; Frankfurt am Main Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK); Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology; Goethe-University; Frankfurt am Main Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK); Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology; Goethe-University; Frankfurt am Main Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK); Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology; Goethe-University; Frankfurt am Main Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK); Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology; Goethe-University; Frankfurt am Main Germany
- Department of Functional Sciences - Pathophysiology; “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara; Timisoara Romania
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology; Goethe-University; Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC); University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
- Centre for Epigenetics; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt; Institute of Clinical Pharmacology; Goethe-University; Frankfurt Germany
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- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK); Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt Germany
- Institute for Vascular Signalling; Centre for Molecular Medicine; Goethe-University; Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology; Goethe-University; Frankfurt am Main Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK); Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology; Goethe-University; Frankfurt am Main Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK); Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology; Goethe-University; Frankfurt am Main Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK); Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology; Goethe-University; Frankfurt am Main Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK); Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt Germany
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SIGNIFICANCE RNA is a heterogeneous class of molecules with the minority being protein coding. Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) are involved in translation and epigenetic control mechanisms of gene expression. Recent Advances: In recent years, the number of identified ncRNAs has dramatically increased and it is now clear that ncRNAs provide a complex layer of differential gene expression control. CRITICAL ISSUES NcRNAs exhibit interplay with redox regulation. Redox regulation alters the expression of ncRNAs; conversely, ncRNAs alter the expression of generator and effector systems of redox regulation in a complex manner, which will be the focus of this review article. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Understanding the role of ncRNA in redox control will lead to the development of new strategies to alter redox programs. Given that many ncRNAs (particularly microRNAs [miRNAs]) change large gene sets, these molecules are attractive drug candidates; already, now miRNAs can be targeted in patients. Therefore, the development of ncRNA therapies focusing on these molecules is an attractive future strategy. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 29, 793-812.
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- Matthias S Leisegang
- 1 Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University , Frankfurt, Germany .,2 German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) , Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- 1 Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University , Frankfurt, Germany .,2 German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) , Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- 1 Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University , Frankfurt, Germany .,2 German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) , Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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Gupta S, Jain A, Syed SN, Snodgrass RG, Pflüger-Müller B, Leisegang MS, Weigert A, Brandes RP, Ebersberger I, Brüne B, Namgaladze D. IL-6 augments IL-4-induced polarization of primary human macrophages through synergy of STAT3, STAT6 and BATF transcription factors. Oncoimmunology 2018; 7:e1494110. [PMID: 30288360 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2018.1494110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Macrophages in the tumor microenvironment respond to complex cytokine signals. How these responses shape the phenotype of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) is incompletely understood. Here we explored how cytokines of the tumor milieu, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-4, interact to influence target gene expression in primary human monocyte-derived macrophages (hMDMs). We show that dual stimulation with IL-4 and IL-6 synergistically modified gene expression. Among the synergistically induced genes are several targets with known pro-tumorigenic properties, such as CC-chemokine ligand 18 (CCL18), transforming growth factor alpha (TGFA) or CD274 (programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1)). We found that transcription factors of the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) family, STAT3 and STAT6 bind regulatory regions of synergistically induced genes in close vicinity. STAT3 and STAT6 co-binding further induces the basic leucine zipper ATF-like transcription factor (BATF), which participates in synergistic induction of target gene expression. Functional analyses revealed increased MCF-7 and MDA-MB 231 tumor cell motility in response to conditioned media from co-treated hMDMs compared to cells incubated with media from single cytokine-treated hMDMs. Flow cytometric analysis of T cell populations upon co-culture with hMDMs polarized by different cytokines indicated that dual stimulation promoted immunosuppressive properties of hMDMs in a PD-L1-dependent manner. Analysis of clinical data revealed increased expression of BATF together with TAM markers in tumor stroma of breast cancer patients as compared to normal breast tissue stroma. Collectively, our findings suggest that IL-4 and IL-6 cooperate to alter the human macrophage transcriptome, endowing hMDMs with pro-tumorigenic properties.
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- Sahil Gupta
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department for Applied Bioinformatics, Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department for Applied Bioinformatics, Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.,Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre Frankfurt (BIK-F), Frankfurt, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Cancer Research Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Ricke-Hoch M, Sieve I, Kasten M, Battmer K, Stapel B, Leisegang MS, Haverich A, Scherr M, Hilfiker-Kleiner D. P339NEU1 increases monocyte and macrophage-mediated inflammation and may act as a potential modulator of atherosclerosis. Cardiovasc Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- M Ricke-Hoch
- Hannover Medical School, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover, Germany
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- JW Goethe University, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Department ofCardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover, Germany
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Sieve I, Ricke-Hoch M, Kasten M, Battmer K, Stapel B, Falk CS, Leisegang MS, Haverich A, Scherr M, Hilfiker-Kleiner D. A positive feedback loop between IL-1β, LPS and NEU1 may promote atherosclerosis by enhancing a pro-inflammatory state in monocytes and macrophages. Vascul Pharmacol 2018; 103-105:16-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Josipovic I, Pflüger B, Fork C, Vasconez AE, Oo JA, Hitzel J, Seredinski S, Gamen E, Heringdorf DMZ, Chen W, Looso M, Pullamsetti SS, Brandes RP, Leisegang MS. Long noncoding RNA LISPR1 is required for S1P signaling and endothelial cell function. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2018; 116:57-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Compared to their protein-coding counterparts, almost nothing is known about the role of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in cardiac fibrosis. In the current report, Liang and Pan et al. characterized the pro-fibrotic lncRNA PFL in respect to cardiac fibrosis in mice. PFL was upregulated in the hearts of mice after myocardial infarction and in fibrotic cardiac fibroblasts. Moreover, PFL competitively sponged the cardio-protective miRNA let-7d in cardiac fibroblasts. Knockdown of platelet activating factor receptor (PTAFR) was shown to affect the pro-fibrotic collagen production mediated by PFL. PTAFR overexpression also led to collagen production and RNA abundance of PTAFR was also regulated by miRNA let-7d. Therefore, the PFL/PTAFR/let-7d-dependent gene regulatory mechanism proposed by the authors manifests the hypothesis of competing endogenous RNAs to cardiac fibrosis.
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- Matthias S. Leisegang
- Goethe-University, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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Moretti AIS, Pavanelli JC, Nolasco P, Leisegang MS, Tanaka LY, Fernandes CG, Wosniak J, Kajihara D, Dias MH, Fernandes DC, Jo H, Tran NV, Ebersberger I, Brandes RP, Bonatto D, Laurindo FRM. Conserved Gene Microsynteny Unveils Functional Interaction Between Protein Disulfide Isomerase and Rho Guanine-Dissociation Inhibitor Families. Sci Rep 2017; 7:17262. [PMID: 29222525 PMCID: PMC5722932 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16947-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Protein disulfide isomerases (PDIs) support endoplasmic reticulum redox protein folding and cell-surface thiol-redox control of thrombosis and vascular remodeling. The family prototype PDIA1 regulates NADPH oxidase signaling and cytoskeleton organization, however the related underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here we show that genes encoding human PDIA1 and its two paralogs PDIA8 and PDIA2 are each flanked by genes encoding Rho guanine-dissociation inhibitors (GDI), known regulators of RhoGTPases/cytoskeleton. Evolutionary histories of these three microsyntenic regions reveal their emergence by two successive duplication events of a primordial gene pair in the last common vertebrate ancestor. The arrangement, however, is substantially older, detectable in echinoderms, nematodes, and cnidarians. Thus, PDI/RhoGDI pairing in the same transcription orientation emerged early in animal evolution and has been largely maintained. PDI/RhoGDI pairs are embedded into conserved genomic regions displaying common cis-regulatory elements. Analysis of gene expression datasets supports evidence for PDI/RhoGDI coexpression in developmental/inflammatory contexts. PDIA1/RhoGDIα were co-induced in endothelial cells upon CRISP-R-promoted transcription activation of each pair component, and also in mouse arterial intima during flow-induced remodeling. We provide evidence for physical interaction between both proteins. These data support strong functional links between PDI and RhoGDI families, which likely maintained PDI/RhoGDI microsynteny along > 800-million years of evolution.
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- Ana I S Moretti
- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Heart Institute (Incor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Heart Institute (Incor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Heart Institute (Incor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Heart Institute (Incor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Heart Institute (Incor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Heart Institute (Incor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Heart Institute (Incor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Special Laboratory for Cell Cycle, Center of Toxins, Immune-Response and Cell Signaling - CeTICS-Cepid, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Heart Institute (Incor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, USA
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- Applied Bioinformatics Group, Institute of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Applied Bioinformatics Group, Institute of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center (BiK-F), Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Heart Institute (Incor), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Leisegang MS, Fork C, Josipovic I, Richter FM, Preussner J, Hu J, Miller MJ, Epah J, Hofmann P, Günther S, Moll F, Valasarajan C, Heidler J, Ponomareva Y, Freiman TM, Maegdefessel L, Plate KH, Mittelbronn M, Uchida S, Künne C, Stellos K, Schermuly RT, Weissmann N, Devraj K, Wittig I, Boon RA, Dimmeler S, Pullamsetti SS, Looso M, Miller FJ, Brandes RP. Long Noncoding RNA MANTIS Facilitates Endothelial Angiogenic Function. Circulation 2017; 136:65-79. [PMID: 28351900 PMCID: PMC5491227 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.026991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: The angiogenic function of endothelial cells is regulated by numerous mechanisms, but the impact of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) has hardly been studied. We set out to identify novel and functionally important endothelial lncRNAs. Methods: Epigenetically controlled lncRNAs in human umbilical vein endothelial cells were searched by exon-array analysis after knockdown of the histone demethylase JARID1B. Molecular mechanisms were investigated by RNA pulldown and immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry, microarray, several knockdown approaches, CRISPR-Cas9, assay for transposase-accessible chromatin sequencing, and chromatin immunoprecipitation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Patient samples from lung and tumors were studied for MANTIS expression. Results: A search for epigenetically controlled endothelial lncRNAs yielded lncRNA n342419, here termed MANTIS, as the most strongly regulated lncRNA. Controlled by the histone demethylase JARID1B, MANTIS was downregulated in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and in rats treated with monocrotaline, whereas it was upregulated in carotid arteries of Macaca fascicularis subjected to atherosclerosis regression diet, and in endothelial cells isolated from human glioblastoma patients. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion or silencing of MANTIS with small interfering RNAs or GapmeRs inhibited angiogenic sprouting and alignment of endothelial cells in response to shear stress. Mechanistically, the nuclear-localized MANTIS lncRNA interacted with BRG1, the catalytic subunit of the switch/sucrose nonfermentable chromatin-remodeling complex. This interaction was required for nucleosome remodeling by keeping the ATPase function of BRG1 active. Thereby, the transcription of key endothelial genes such as SOX18, SMAD6, and COUP-TFII was regulated by ensuring efficient RNA polymerase II machinery binding. Conclusion: MANTIS is a differentially regulated novel lncRNA facilitating endothelial angiogenic function.
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- Matthias S Leisegang
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Stefan Günther
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Franziska Moll
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Chanil Valasarajan
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Juliana Heidler
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Yuliya Ponomareva
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Thomas M Freiman
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Lars Maegdefessel
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Karl H Plate
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Michel Mittelbronn
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Shizuka Uchida
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Carsten Künne
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Konstantinos Stellos
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Ralph T Schermuly
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Norbert Weissmann
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Kavi Devraj
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Ilka Wittig
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
| | - Reinier A Boon
- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.)
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- From Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., M.J.M., J.E., F.M., R.P.B.), Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Faculty of Medicine (F.M.R., J.H., I.W.), Institute of Vascular Signalling (J.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration (P.H. Y.P., S.U., K.S., R.A.B., S.D.), Department of Neurosurgery (T.M.F.), Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of General Pharmacology and Toxicology (K.D.), Goethe University, Germany; ECCPS Bioinformatics and Sequencing Facility (J.P., S.G., C.K., M.L.) and Department of Lung Development and Remodeling (C.V., S.S.P.), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Neurology (K.H.P., M.M., K.D.); Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany (L.M.); Luxembourg Centre of Neuropathology (M.M.); Laboratoire National de Santé, Dudelange, Luxembourg (M.M.); Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette (M.M.); NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (M.M.); Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, KY (S.U.); Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.T.S., N.W., S.S.P.); Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Center, NC (F.J.M.); and German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.F., I.J., J.H., J.E., P.H., F.M., Y.P., K.H.P., K.S., I.W., R.A.B., S.D., R.P.B.).
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Fork C, Vasconez AE, Janetzko P, Angioni C, Schreiber Y, Ferreirós N, Geisslinger G, Leisegang MS, Steinhilber D, Brandes RP. Epigenetic control of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 by HDAC-mediated recruitment of p300. J Lipid Res 2016; 58:386-392. [PMID: 27913583 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m072280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the most widely used medicine to treat pain and inflammation, and to inhibit platelet function. Understanding the expression regulation of enzymes of the prostanoid pathway is of great medical relevance. Histone acetylation crucially controls gene expression. We set out to identify the impact of histone deacetylases (HDACs) on the generation of prostanoids and examine the consequences on vascular function. HDAC inhibition (HDACi) with the pan-HDAC inhibitor, vorinostat, attenuated prostaglandin (PG)E2 generation in the murine vasculature and in human vascular smooth muscle cells. In line with this, the expression of the key enzyme for PGE2 synthesis, microsomal PGE synthase-1 (PTGES1), was reduced by HDACi. Accordingly, the relaxation to arachidonic acid was decreased after ex vivo incubation of murine vessels with HDACi. To identify the underlying mechanism, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and ChIP-sequencing analysis were performed. These results suggest that HDACs are involved in the recruitment of the transcriptional activator p300 to the PTGES1 gene and that HDACi prevented this effect. In line with the acetyltransferase activity of p300, H3K27 acetylation was reduced after HDACi and resulted in the formation of heterochromatin in the PTGES1 gene. In conclusion, HDAC activity maintains PTGES1 expression by recruiting p300 to its gene.
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- Christian Fork
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany .,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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Leisegang MS, Babelova A, Wong MSK, Helfinger V, Weißmann N, Brandes RP, Schröder K. The NADPH Oxidase Nox2 Mediates Vitamin D-Induced Vascular Regeneration in Male Mice. Endocrinology 2016; 157:4032-4040. [PMID: 27399878 DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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1α,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3 (1,25D) exerts protective effects in the vascular system and promotes myeloid cell differentiation, which are important sources of reactive oxygen species. Given that myeloid cell reactive oxygen species derives from Nox-family NADPH oxidases, we hypothesized that this enzyme family contributes to the beneficial effects of 1,25D on vascular regeneration. The function of Nox enzymes in this context was studied in the murine carotid artery electric injury regeneration model. Male mice were treated with daily injections of 1,25D (100 ng/kg · d) for 5 days and carotid injury was induced after 3 days. After injury, 1,25D increased the expression of Nox2 in the carotid artery. As determined by Evans blue staining on day 6, 1,25D improved vascular regeneration in a Nox2-dependent manner. Healing was lost in mice knockout for Nox2, but not in Nox1 or Nox4, knockout mice. Tissue specific knockouts demonstrated that the myeloid, but not the endothelial Nox2, was required for this effect. Mechanistically, the combination of injury and 1,25D induced the mobilization of angiogenic myeloid cells (AMCs) and increased the vascular expression of the cytokine stem cell derived factor (SDF)1, which attracts AMCs to the site of injury. Vitamin D in a Nox2-dependent manner activated MAPKs, and these are known to contribute to SDF1 induction. Accordingly, SDF1 induction was lost after deletion of Nox2. By inducing SDF1 and enhancing the number of AMCs, VitD3 is a novel approach to promote vascular repair.
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- Matthias S Leisegang
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., A.B., M.S.K.W., V.H., R.P.B., K.S.), Goethe-University, Frankfurt, 60590 Germany; Cancer Research Institute BMC SAS (A.B.), Bratislava, 845 05 Slovakia; and Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen (N.W.), Giessen, 35392 Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., A.B., M.S.K.W., V.H., R.P.B., K.S.), Goethe-University, Frankfurt, 60590 Germany; Cancer Research Institute BMC SAS (A.B.), Bratislava, 845 05 Slovakia; and Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen (N.W.), Giessen, 35392 Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., A.B., M.S.K.W., V.H., R.P.B., K.S.), Goethe-University, Frankfurt, 60590 Germany; Cancer Research Institute BMC SAS (A.B.), Bratislava, 845 05 Slovakia; and Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen (N.W.), Giessen, 35392 Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., A.B., M.S.K.W., V.H., R.P.B., K.S.), Goethe-University, Frankfurt, 60590 Germany; Cancer Research Institute BMC SAS (A.B.), Bratislava, 845 05 Slovakia; and Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen (N.W.), Giessen, 35392 Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., A.B., M.S.K.W., V.H., R.P.B., K.S.), Goethe-University, Frankfurt, 60590 Germany; Cancer Research Institute BMC SAS (A.B.), Bratislava, 845 05 Slovakia; and Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen (N.W.), Giessen, 35392 Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., A.B., M.S.K.W., V.H., R.P.B., K.S.), Goethe-University, Frankfurt, 60590 Germany; Cancer Research Institute BMC SAS (A.B.), Bratislava, 845 05 Slovakia; and Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen (N.W.), Giessen, 35392 Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.L., A.B., M.S.K.W., V.H., R.P.B., K.S.), Goethe-University, Frankfurt, 60590 Germany; Cancer Research Institute BMC SAS (A.B.), Bratislava, 845 05 Slovakia; and Justus-Liebig Universität Giessen (N.W.), Giessen, 35392 Germany
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Josipovic I, Fork C, Preussner J, Prior KK, Iloska D, Vasconez AE, Labocha S, Angioni C, Thomas D, Ferreirós N, Looso M, Pullamsetti SS, Geisslinger G, Steinhilber D, Brandes RP, Leisegang MS. PAFAH1B1 and the lncRNA NONHSAT073641 maintain an angiogenic phenotype in human endothelial cells. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2016; 218:13-27. [PMID: 27124368 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM Platelet-activating factor acetyl hydrolase 1B1 (PAFAH1B1, also known as Lis1) is a protein essentially involved in neurogenesis and mostly studied in the nervous system. As we observed a significant expression of PAFAH1B1 in the vascular system, we hypothesized that PAFAH1B1 is important during angiogenesis of endothelial cells as well as in human vascular diseases. METHOD The functional relevance of the protein in endothelial cell angiogenic function, its downstream targets and the influence of NONHSAT073641, a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) with 92% similarity to PAFAH1B1, were studied by knockdown and overexpression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). RESULTS Knockdown of PAFAH1B1 led to impaired tube formation of HUVEC and decreased sprouting in the spheroid assay. Accordingly, the overexpression of PAFAH1B1 increased tube number, sprout length and sprout number. LncRNA NONHSAT073641 behaved similarly. Microarray analysis after PAFAH1B1 knockdown and its overexpression indicated that the protein maintains Matrix Gla Protein (MGP) expression. Chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that PAFAH1B1 is required for active histone marks and proper binding of RNA Polymerase II to the transcriptional start site of MGP. MGP itself was required for endothelial angiogenic capacity and knockdown of both, PAFAH1B1 and MGP, reduced migration. In vascular samples of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), PAFAH1B1 and MGP were upregulated. The function of PAFAH1B1 required the presence of the intact protein as overexpression of NONHSAT073641, which was highly upregulated during CTEPH, did not affect PAFAH1B1 target genes. CONCLUSION PAFAH1B1 and NONHSAT073641 are important for endothelial angiogenic function.
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- I Josipovic
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Lung Development and Remodeling, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Lung Development and Remodeling, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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Bionda T, Gross LE, Becker T, Papasotiriou DG, Leisegang MS, Karas M, Schleiff E. Eukaryotic Hsp70 chaperones in the intermembrane space of chloroplasts. Planta 2016; 243:733-47. [PMID: 26669598 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2440-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Multiple eukaryotic Hsp70 typically localized in the cytoplasm are also distributed to the intermembrane space of chloroplasts and might thereby represent the missing link in energizing protein translocation. Protein translocation into organelles is a central cellular process that is tightly regulated. It depends on signals within the preprotein and on molecular machines catalyzing the process. Molecular chaperones participate in transport and translocation of preproteins into organelles to control folding and to provide energy for the individual steps. While most of the processes are explored and the components are identified, the transfer of preproteins into and across the intermembrane space of chloroplasts is not yet understood. The existence of an energy source in this compartment is discussed, because the required transit peptide length for successful translocation into chloroplasts is shorter than that found for mitochondria where energy is provided exclusively by matrix chaperones. Furthermore, a cytosolic-type Hsp70 homologue was proposed as component of the chloroplast translocon in the intermembrane space energizing the initial translocation. The molecular identity of such intermembrane space localized Hsp70 remained unknown, which led to a controversy concerning its existence. We identified multiple cytosolic Hsp70s by mass spectrometry on isolated, thermolysin-treated Medicago sativa chloroplasts. The localization of these Hsp70s of M. sativa or Arabidopsis thaliana in the intermembrane space was confirmed by a self-assembly GFP-based in vivo system. The localization of cytosolic Hsp70s in the stroma of chloroplasts or different mitochondrial compartments could not be observed. Similarly, we could not identify any cytosolic Hsp90 in the intermembrane space of chloroplast. With respect to our results we discuss the possible targeting and function of the Hsp70 found in the intermembrane space.
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- Tihana Bionda
- Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe University, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe University, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe University, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, and BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 17, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
- Syngenta Ltd., Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK
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- Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe University, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe University, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany.
- Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Cluster of Excellence Frankfurt, Goethe University, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany.
- Buchmann Institut for Molecular Life Sciences, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Prior KK, Wittig I, Leisegang MS, Groenendyk J, Weissmann N, Michalak M, Jansen-Dürr P, Shah AM, Brandes RP. The Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone Calnexin Is a NADPH Oxidase NOX4 Interacting Protein. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:7045-59. [PMID: 26861875 PMCID: PMC4807287 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.710772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Within the family of NADPH oxidases, NOX4 is unique as it is predominantly localized in the endoplasmic reticulum, has constitutive activity, and generates hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). We hypothesize that these features are consequences of a so far unidentified NOX4-interacting protein. Two-dimensional blue native (BN) electrophorese combined with SDS-PAGE yielded NOX4 to reside in macromolecular complexes. Interacting proteins were screened by quantitative SILAC (stable isotope labeling of amino acids in cell culture) co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) in HEK293 cells stably overexpressing NOX4. By this technique, several interacting proteins were identified with calnexin showing the most robust interaction. Calnexin also resided in NOX4-containing complexes as demonstrated by complexome profiling from BN-PAGE. The calnexin NOX4 interaction could be confirmed by reverse Co-IP and proximity ligation assay, whereas NOX1, NOX2, or NOX5 did not interact with calnexin. Calnexin deficiency as studied in mouse embryonic fibroblasts from calnexin−/− mice or in response to calnexin shRNA reduced cellular NOX4 protein expression and reactive oxygen species formation. Our results suggest that endogenous NOX4 forms macromolecular complexes with calnexin, which are needed for the proper maturation, processing, and function of NOX4 in the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- Kim-Kristin Prior
- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, 60590 Germany, the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany the Functional Proteomics, SFB 815 Core Unit, Goethe-Universität, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the Cluster of Excellence "Macromolecular Complexes," Goethe-Universität, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, 60590 Germany, the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- the Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- the Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary System, Justus-Liebig-University Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 60590 Giessen, Germany
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- the Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- the Institute for Biomedical Ageing Research and Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), Universität Innsbruck, 6020 Insbruk, Austria
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- the King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre, Cardiovascular Division, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom, and
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- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, 60590 Germany, the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Gu L, Hitzel J, Moll F, Kruse C, Malik RA, Preussner J, Looso M, Leisegang MS, Steinhilber D, Brandes RP, Fork C. The Histone Demethylase PHF8 Is Essential for Endothelial Cell Migration. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0146645. [PMID: 26751588 PMCID: PMC4713448 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Epigenetic marks critically control gene expression and thus the cellular activity state. The functions of many epigenetic modifiers in the vascular system have not yet been studied. We screened for histone modifiers in endothelial cells and observed a fairly high expression of the histone plant homeodomain finger protein 8 (PHF8). Given its high expression, we hypothesize that this histone demethylase is important for endothelial cell function. Overexpression of PHF8 catalyzed the removal of methyl-groups from histone 3 lysine 9 (H3K9) and H4K20, whereas knockdown of the enzyme increased H3K9 methylation. Knockdown of PHF8 by RNAi also attenuated endothelial proliferation and survival. As a functional readout endothelial migration and tube formation was studied. PHF8 siRNA attenuated the capacity for migration and developing of capillary-like structures. Given the impact of PHF8 on cell cycle genes, endothelial E2F transcription factors were screened, which led to the identification of the gene repressor E2F4 to be controlled by PHF8. Importantly, PHF8 maintains E2F4 but not E2F1 expression in endothelial cells. Consistently, chromatin immunoprecipitation revealed that PHF8 reduces the H3K9me2 level at the E2F4 transcriptional start site, demonstrating a direct function of PHF8 in endothelial E2F4 gene regulation. Conclusion: PHF8 by controlling E2F4 expression maintains endothelial function.
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- Lunda Gu
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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Ka Wong MS, Leisegang MS, Kruse C, Vogel J, Schürmann C, Dehne N, Weigert A, Herrmann E, Brüne B, Shah AM, Steinhilber D, Offermanns S, Carmeliet G, Badenhoop K, Schröder K, Brandes RP. Response to letter regarding article, "Vitamin D promotes vascular regeneration". Circulation 2015; 131:e515-6. [PMID: 26034089 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.014781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Michael Sze Ka Wong
- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Pathobiochemistry, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Pathobiochemistry, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Pathobiochemistry, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Division, King's College London, BHF Center of Excellence, London, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, GermanyGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany
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Fork C, Gu L, Hitzel J, Josipovic I, Hu J, SzeKa Wong M, Ponomareva Y, Albert M, Schmitz SU, Uchida S, Fleming I, Helin K, Steinhilber D, Leisegang MS, Brandes RP. Epigenetic Regulation of Angiogenesis by JARID1B-Induced Repression of HOXA5. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2015; 35:1645-52. [PMID: 26023081 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.115.305561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Altering endothelial biology through epigenetic modifiers is an attractive novel concept, which is, however, just in its beginnings. We therefore set out to identify chromatin modifiers important for endothelial gene expression and contributing to angiogenesis. APPROACH AND RESULTS To identify chromatin modifying enzymes in endothelial cells, histone demethylases were screened by microarray and polymerase chain reaction. The histone 3 lysine 4 demethylase JARID1B was identified as a highly expressed enzyme at the mRNA and protein levels. Knockdown of JARID1B by shRNA in human umbilical vein endothelial cells attenuated cell migration, angiogenic sprouting, and tube formation. Similarly, pharmacological inhibition and overexpression of a catalytic inactive JARID1B mutant reduced the angiogenic capacity of human umbilical vein endothelial cells. To identify the in vivo relevance of JARID1B in the vascular system, Jarid1b knockout mice were studied. As global knockout results in increased mortality and developmental defects, tamoxifen-inducible and endothelial-specific knockout mice were generated. Acute knockout of Jarid1b attenuated retinal angiogenesis and endothelial sprout outgrowth from aortic segments. To identify the underlying mechanism, a microarray experiment was performed, which led to the identification of the antiangiogenic transcription factor HOXA5 to be suppressed by JARID1B. Importantly, downregulation or inhibition of JARID1B, but not of JARID1A and JARID1C, induced HOXA5 expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Consistently, chromatin immunoprecipitation revealed that JARID1B occupies and reduces the histone 3 lysine 4 methylation levels at the HOXA5 promoter, demonstrating a direct function of JARID1B in endothelial HOXA5 gene regulation. CONCLUSIONS JARID1B, by suppressing HOXA5, maintains the endothelial angiogenic capacity in a demethylase-dependent manner.
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- Christian Fork
- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.).
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., M.S.L., R.P.B.), Institutes of Vascular Signalling (J.H., I.F.) and Cardiovascular Regeneration (Y.P., S.U.), Centre for Molecular Medicine, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES (D.S.), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), Centre for Epigenetics (M.A., S.U.S., K.H.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (C.F., L.G., J.H., I.J., M.S.W., Y.P., S.U., I.F., M.S.L., R.P.B.)
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Sloan KE, Leisegang MS, Doebele C, Ramírez AS, Simm S, Safferthal C, Kretschmer J, Schorge T, Markoutsa S, Haag S, Karas M, Ebersberger I, Schleiff E, Watkins NJ, Bohnsack MT. The association of late-acting snoRNPs with human pre-ribosomal complexes requires the RNA helicase DDX21. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 43:553-64. [PMID: 25477391 PMCID: PMC4288182 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku1291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Translation fidelity and efficiency require multiple ribosomal (r)RNA modifications that are mostly mediated by small nucleolar (sno)RNPs during ribosome production. Overlapping basepairing of snoRNAs with pre-rRNAs often necessitates sequential and efficient association and dissociation of the snoRNPs, however, how such hierarchy is established has remained unknown so far. Here, we identify several late-acting snoRNAs that bind pre-40S particles in human cells and show that their association and function in pre-40S complexes is regulated by the RNA helicase DDX21. We map DDX21 crosslinking sites on pre-rRNAs and show their overlap with the basepairing sites of the affected snoRNAs. While DDX21 activity is required for recruitment of the late-acting snoRNAs SNORD56 and SNORD68, earlier snoRNAs are not affected by DDX21 depletion. Together, these observations provide an understanding of the timing and ordered hierarchy of snoRNP action in pre-40S maturation and reveal a novel mode of regulation of snoRNP function by an RNA helicase in human cells.
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- Katherine E Sloan
- Institute for Molecular Biology, Göttingen University Medical Department, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biology, Göttingen University Medical Department, 37073 Göttingen, Germany Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biology, Göttingen University Medical Department, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biology, Göttingen University Medical Department, 37073 Göttingen, Germany Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biology, Göttingen University Medical Department, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biology, Göttingen University Medical Department, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany Cluster of Excellence Macromolecular Complexes, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Institute for Molecular Biology, Göttingen University Medical Department, 37073 Göttingen, Germany Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany Cluster of Excellence Macromolecular Complexes, Goethe University, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany Göttingen Centre for Molecular Biosciences, Georg-August-University, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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Wong MSK, Leisegang MS, Kruse C, Vogel J, Schürmann C, Dehne N, Weigert A, Herrmann E, Brüne B, Shah AM, Steinhilber D, Offermanns S, Carmeliet G, Badenhoop K, Schröder K, Brandes RP. Vitamin D promotes vascular regeneration. Circulation 2014; 130:976-86. [PMID: 25015343 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.010650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency in humans is frequent and has been associated with inflammation. The role of the active hormone 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3; 1,25-VitD3) in the cardiovascular system is controversial. High doses induce vascular calcification; vitamin D3 deficiency, however, has been linked to cardiovascular disease because the hormone has anti-inflammatory properties. We therefore hypothesized that 1,25-VitD3 promotes regeneration after vascular injury. METHODS AND RESULTS In healthy volunteers, supplementation of vitamin D3 (4000 IU cholecalciferol per day) increased the number of circulating CD45-CD117+Sca1+Flk1+ angiogenic myeloid cells, which are thought to promote vascular regeneration. Similarly, in mice, 1,25-VitD3 (100 ng/kg per day) increased the number of angiogenic myeloid cells and promoted reendothelialization in the carotid artery injury model. In streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice, 1,25-VitD3 also promoted reendothelialization and restored the impaired angiogenesis in the femoral artery ligation model. Angiogenic myeloid cells home through the stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF1) receptor CXCR4. Inhibition of CXCR4 blocked 1,25-VitD3-stimulated healing, pointing to a role of SDF1. The combination of injury and 1,25-VitD3 increased SDF1 in vessels. Conditioned medium from injured, 1,25-VitD3-treated arteries elicited a chemotactic effect on angiogenic myeloid cells, which was blocked by SDF1-neutralizing antibodies. Conditional knockout of the vitamin D receptor in myeloid cells but not the endothelium or smooth muscle cells blocked the effects of 1,25-VitD3 on healing and prevented SDF1 formation. Mechanistically, 1,25-VitD3 increased hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α through binding to its promoter. Increased hypoxia-inducible factor signaling subsequently promoted SDF1 expression, as revealed by reporter assays and knockout and inhibitory strategies of hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α. CONCLUSIONS By inducing SDF1, vitamin D3 is a novel approach to promote vascular repair.
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- Michael Sze Ka Wong
- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.)
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.).
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- From the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology (M.S.K.W., M.S.L., C.K., J.V., C.S., K.S., R.P.B.), Institute of Biochemistry I (N.D., A.W., B.B.), Institute for Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling (E.H.), Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Zentrum für Arzneimittelforschung, Entwicklung und Sicherheit (D.S.), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany (M.S.L., C.K., C.S., E.H., S.O., K.S., R.P.B.); Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Center of Excellence, London, United Kingdom (A.M.S.); Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany (S.O.); Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (G.C.); and Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany (K.B.).
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Ebersberger I, Simm S, Leisegang MS, Schmitzberger P, Mirus O, von Haeseler A, Bohnsack MT, Schleiff E. The evolution of the ribosome biogenesis pathway from a yeast perspective. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 42:1509-23. [PMID: 24234440 PMCID: PMC3919561 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ribosome biogenesis is fundamental for cellular life, but surprisingly little is known about the underlying pathway. In eukaryotes a comprehensive collection of experimentally verified ribosome biogenesis factors (RBFs) exists only for Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Far less is known for other fungi, animals or plants, and insights are even more limited for archaea. Starting from 255 yeast RBFs, we integrated ortholog searches, domain architecture comparisons and, in part, manual curation to investigate the inventories of RBF candidates in 261 eukaryotes, 26 archaea and 57 bacteria. The resulting phylogenetic profiles reveal the evolutionary ancestry of the yeast pathway. The oldest core comprising 20 RBF lineages dates back to the last universal common ancestor, while the youngest 20 factors are confined to the Saccharomycotina. On this basis, we outline similarities and differences of ribosome biogenesis across contemporary species. Archaea, so far a rather uncharted domain, possess 38 well-supported RBF candidates of which some are known to form functional sub-complexes in yeast. This provides initial evidence that ribosome biogenesis in eukaryotes and archaea follows similar principles. Within eukaryotes, RBF repertoires vary considerably. A comparison of yeast and human reveals that lineage-specific adaptation via RBF exclusion and addition characterizes the evolution of this ancient pathway.
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- Ingo Ebersberger
- Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University, Frankfurt 60438, Germany, Center for Integrative Bioinformatics, Max F Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1030, Austria, Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University, Frankfurt 60438, Germany, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Vienna, Vienna 1030, Austria, Cluster of Excellence Macromolecular Complexes, Goethe University, Frankfurt 60438, Germany, Department of Biochemistry I, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen 37073, Germany and Center of Membrane Proteomics, Goethe University, Frankfurt 60438, Germany
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Sturza A, Leisegang MS, Babelova A, Schröder K, Benkhoff S, Loot AE, Fleming I, Schulz R, Muntean DM, Brandes RP. Monoamine Oxidases Are Mediators of Endothelial Dysfunction in the Mouse Aorta. Hypertension 2013; 62:140-6. [DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.01314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Monoamine oxidases (MAOs) generate H
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formation and induced endothelial dysfunction that was attenuated by polyethylene glycol-catalase and MAO inhibitors. In vivo lipopolysaccharide (8 mg/kg IP overnight) or angiotensin II (1 mg/kg per day, 2 weeks, minipump) treatment induced vascular MAO-A and -B expressions and resulted in attenuated endothelium-dependent relaxation of the aorta in response to acetylcholine. MAO inhibitors reduced the lipopolysaccharide- and angiotensin II–induced aortic reactive oxygen species formation by 50% (ferrous oxidation xylenol orange assay) and partially normalized endothelium-dependent relaxation. MAO-A and MAO-B inhibitors had an additive effect; combined application completely restored endothelium-dependent relaxation. To determine how MAO-dependent H
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formation induces endothelial dysfunction, cyclic GMP was measured. Histamine stimulation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells to activate endothelial NO synthase resulted in an increase in cyclic GMP, which was almost abrogated by MAO-A exposure. MAO inhibition prevented this effect, suggesting that MAO-induced H
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- Adrian Sturza
- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., R.P.B.) and Institute for Vascular Signaling (A.E.L., I.F.), Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Pathophysiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania (A.S., D.M.M.); Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.S.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Rhine-Main, Germany (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., A.E.L
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- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., R.P.B.) and Institute for Vascular Signaling (A.E.L., I.F.), Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Pathophysiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania (A.S., D.M.M.); Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.S.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Rhine-Main, Germany (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., A.E.L
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- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., R.P.B.) and Institute for Vascular Signaling (A.E.L., I.F.), Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Pathophysiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania (A.S., D.M.M.); Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.S.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Rhine-Main, Germany (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., A.E.L
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- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., R.P.B.) and Institute for Vascular Signaling (A.E.L., I.F.), Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Pathophysiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania (A.S., D.M.M.); Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.S.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Rhine-Main, Germany (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., A.E.L
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- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., R.P.B.) and Institute for Vascular Signaling (A.E.L., I.F.), Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Pathophysiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania (A.S., D.M.M.); Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.S.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Rhine-Main, Germany (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., A.E.L
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- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., R.P.B.) and Institute for Vascular Signaling (A.E.L., I.F.), Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Pathophysiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania (A.S., D.M.M.); Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.S.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Rhine-Main, Germany (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., A.E.L
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- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., R.P.B.) and Institute for Vascular Signaling (A.E.L., I.F.), Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Pathophysiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania (A.S., D.M.M.); Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.S.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Rhine-Main, Germany (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., A.E.L
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- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., R.P.B.) and Institute for Vascular Signaling (A.E.L., I.F.), Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Pathophysiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania (A.S., D.M.M.); Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.S.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Rhine-Main, Germany (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., A.E.L
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- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., R.P.B.) and Institute for Vascular Signaling (A.E.L., I.F.), Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Pathophysiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania (A.S., D.M.M.); Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.S.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Rhine-Main, Germany (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., A.E.L
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- From the Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., R.P.B.) and Institute for Vascular Signaling (A.E.L., I.F.), Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of Pathophysiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania (A.S., D.M.M.); Institute of Physiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (R.S.); and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Rhine-Main, Germany (A.S., M.S.L., A.B., K.S., S.B., A.E.L
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Leisegang MS, Martin R, Ramírez AS, Bohnsack MT. Exportin t and Exportin 5: tRNA and miRNA biogenesis - and beyond. Biol Chem 2013; 393:599-604. [PMID: 22944664 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2012-0146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Abstract The biogenesis of most eukaryotic kinds of RNA requires nuclear export, which is mediated by a variety of specific nuclear transport receptors. The nuclear export receptors Exportin-t (Exp-t) and Exportin 5 (Exp5), and their homologues, are involved in the export of transfer RNA to the cytoplasm. Exp5 is further involved in additional nucleocytoplasmic transport pathways, which include nuclear export of microRNA precursors (pre-miRNAs) and pre-60S ribosomal subunits. Inactivation of Exp5 results in nuclear accumulation of pre-miRNAs and perturbation of gene expression, and its mutation was recently found in malignant diseases. Here, we compare the cellular function of Exp5 and Exp-t with focus on Exp5 substrates and its role in diseases.
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Simm S, Papasotiriou DG, Ibrahim M, Leisegang MS, Müller B, Schorge T, Karas M, Mirus O, Sommer MS, Schleiff E. Defining the core proteome of the chloroplast envelope membranes. Front Plant Sci 2013; 4:11. [PMID: 23390424 PMCID: PMC3565376 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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High-throughput protein localization studies require multiple strategies. Mass spectrometric analysis of defined cellular fractions is one of the complementary approaches to a diverse array of cell biological methods. In recent years, the protein content of different cellular (sub-)compartments was approached. Despite of all the efforts made, the analysis of membrane fractions remains difficult, in that the dissection of the proteomes of the envelope membranes of chloroplasts or mitochondria is often not reliable because sample purity is not always warranted. Moreover, proteomic studies are often restricted to single (model) species, and therefore limited in respect to differential individual evolution. In this study we analyzed the chloroplast envelope proteomes of different plant species, namely, the individual proteomes of inner and outer envelope (OE) membrane of Pisum sativum and the mixed envelope proteomes of Arabidopsis thaliana and Medicago sativa. The analysis of all three species yielded 341 identified proteins in total, 247 of them being unique. 39 proteins were genuine envelope proteins found in at least two species. Based on this and previous envelope studies we defined the core envelope proteome of chloroplasts. Comparing the general overlap of the available six independent studies (including ours) revealed only a number of 27 envelope proteins. Depending on the stringency of applied selection criteria we found 231 envelope proteins, while less stringent criteria increases this number to 649 putative envelope proteins. Based on the latter we provide a map of the outer and inner envelope core proteome, which includes many yet uncharacterized proteins predicted to be involved in transport, signaling, and response. Furthermore, a foundation for the functional characterization of yet unidentified functions of the inner and OE for further analyses is provided.
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- Stefan Simm
- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversityMunich, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt, Germany
- Center of Membrane Proteomics, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence ‘Macromolecular Complexes’, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt, Germany
- Center of Membrane Proteomics, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence ‘Macromolecular Complexes’, Goethe UniversityFrankfurt, Germany
- *Correspondence: Enrico Schleiff, Center of Membrane Proteomics, Cluster of Excellence ’Macromolecular Complexes’, Institute of Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue Strasse 9, Frankfurt 60438, Germany. e-mail:
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Ladig R, Sommer MS, Hahn A, Leisegang MS, Papasotiriou DG, Ibrahim M, Elkehal R, Karas M, Zickermann V, Gutensohn M, Brandt U, Klösgen RB, Schleiff E. A high-definition native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis system for the analysis of membrane complexes. Plant J 2011; 67:181-94. [PMID: 21418111 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2011.04577.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) is an important technique for the analysis of membrane protein complexes. A major breakthrough was the development of blue native (BN-) and high resolution clear native (hrCN-) PAGE techniques. Although these techniques are very powerful, they could not be applied to all systems with the same resolution. We have developed an alternative protocol for the analysis of membrane protein complexes of plant chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, which we termed histidine- and deoxycholate-based native (HDN-) PAGE. We compared the capacity of HDN-, BN- and hrCN-PAGE to resolve the well-studied respiratory chain complexes in mitochondria of bovine heart muscle and Yarrowia lipolytica, as well as thylakoid localized complexes of Medicago sativa, Pisum sativum and Anabaena sp. PCC7120. Moreover, we determined the assembly/composition of the Anabaena sp. PCC7120 thylakoids and envelope membranes by HDN-PAGE. The analysis of isolated chloroplast envelope complexes by HDN-PAGE permitted us to resolve complexes such as the translocon of the outer envelope migrating at approximately 700 kDa or of the inner envelope of about 230 and 400 kDa with high resolution. By immunodecoration and mass spectrometry of these complexes we present new insights into the assembly/composition of these translocation machineries. The HDN-PAGE technique thus provides an important tool for future analyses of membrane complexes such as protein translocons.
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- Roman Ladig
- Institute of Biology - Plant Physiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Weinbergweg 10, D-06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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Meyer B, Wurm JP, Kötter P, Leisegang MS, Schilling V, Buchhaupt M, Held M, Bahr U, Karas M, Heckel A, Bohnsack MT, Wöhnert J, Entian KD. The Bowen-Conradi syndrome protein Nep1 (Emg1) has a dual role in eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis, as an essential assembly factor and in the methylation of Ψ1191 in yeast 18S rRNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 39:1526-37. [PMID: 20972225 PMCID: PMC3045603 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The Nep1 (Emg1) SPOUT-class methyltransferase is an essential ribosome assembly factor and the human Bowen–Conradi syndrome (BCS) is caused by a specific Nep1D86G mutation. We recently showed in vitro that Methanocaldococcus jannaschii Nep1 is a sequence-specific pseudouridine-N1-methyltransferase. Here, we show that in yeast the in vivo target site for Nep1-catalyzed methylation is located within loop 35 of the 18S rRNA that contains the unique hypermodification of U1191 to 1-methyl-3-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)-pseudouri-dine (m1acp3Ψ). Specific 14C-methionine labelling of 18S rRNA in yeast mutants showed that Nep1 is not required for acp-modification but suggested a function in Ψ1191 methylation. ESI MS analysis of acp-modified Ψ-nucleosides in a Δnep1-mutant showed that Nep1 catalyzes the Ψ1191 methylation in vivo. Remarkably, the restored growth of a nep1-1ts mutant upon addition of S-adenosylmethionine was even observed after preventing U1191 methylation in a Δsnr35 mutant. This strongly suggests a dual Nep1 function, as Ψ1191-methyltransferase and ribosome assembly factor. Interestingly, the Nep1 methyltransferase activity is not affected upon introduction of the BCS mutation. Instead, the mutated protein shows enhanced dimerization propensity and increased affinity for its RNA-target in vitro. Furthermore, the BCS mutation prevents nucleolar accumulation of Nep1, which could be the reason for reduced growth in yeast and the Bowen-Conradi syndrome.
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- Britta Meyer
- Cluster of Excellence Frankfurt: Macromolecular Complexes, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt/M., Germany
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