线粒体分裂
KLF4公司
细胞生物学
岩石1
线粒体
再灌注损伤
生物
化学
缺血
医学
激酶
蛋白激酶A
生物化学
内科学
转录因子
基因
SOX2
作者
Yueyang Li,Zhenyu Xiong,Yufan Jiang,Hao Zhou,Yi Li,Yingyun Hu,Xiaofeng Zhai,Jie Liu,Feng Tian,Yundai Chen
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.yjmcc.2022.11.009
摘要
Abstract
Rational
Excessive mitochondrial fission is considered key process involved in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. However, the upstream mechanism remains largely unclear. Decreased level of Kruppel Like Factor 4 (KLF4) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of mitochondrial dysfunction and heart's adaption to stress. However, the role of Klf4 in I/R process is not fully elucidated. This study aims to investigate how Klf4 regulates mitochondrial dynamics and further clarify its underlying mechanism during cardiac I/R injury. Methods
Loss-of-function and gain-of-function strategies were applied to investigate the role of Klf4 in cardiac I/R injury via genetic ablation or intra-myocardial adenovirus injection. Mitochondrial dynamics was analyzed by confocal microscopy in vitro and transmission electron microscopy in vivo. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and luciferase reporter assay were performed to explore the underlying mechanisms. Results
KLF4 was downregulated in I/R heart. Cardiac-specific Klf4 knockout significantly exacerbated cardiac dysfunction in I/R mice. Mechanistically, Klf4 deficiency aggravated mitochondrial apoptosis, reduced ATP generation and boosted ROS overproduction via enhancing DRP1-dependent mitochondrial fission. ROCK1 was identified as a kinase regulating DRP1 activity at Ser616. Klf4 deficiency upregulated the expression of ROCK1 at transcriptional level, thus increasing S616-DRP1-mediated mitochondrial fission during I/R. Finally, reconstitution of Klf4 inhibited mitochondrial fission, restored mitochondrial function and alleviated I/R injury. Conclusion
Our study provides the first evidence that Klf4 deficiency exacerbates myocardial I/R injury through regulating ROCK1 expression at transcriptional level to induce DRP1-mediated mitochondrial fission. Targeting mitochondrial dynamics by restoring Klf4 might be potentially cardio-protective strategies attenuating I/R injury.
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