医学
乙酰化
信使核糖核酸
胚胎血管重塑
细胞生物学
内科学
内分泌学
生物化学
基因
化学
生物
作者
Cheng Yu,Yue Chen,Hao Luo,Weihong Lin,Xin Lin,Qiong Jiang,Hongjin Liu,W.Z. Liu,Jing Yang,Yu Huang,Jun Fang,Duofen He,Yu Han,Shuo Zheng,Hongmei Ren,Xuewei Xia,Junyi Yu,Lianglong Chen,Chunyu Zeng
标识
DOI:10.1093/eurheartj/ehae707
摘要
Abstract Background and Aims Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotype switching is a pathological hallmark in various cardiovascular diseases. N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C) catalyzed by N-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10) is well conserved in the enzymatic modification of ribonucleic acid (RNA). NAT10-mediated ac4C acetylation is involved in various physiological and pathological processes, including cardiac remodelling. However, the biological functions and underlying regulatory mechanisms of mRNA ac4C modifications in vascular diseases remain elusive. Methods By combining in-vitro and in-vivo vascular injury models, NAT10 was identified as a crucial protein involved in the promotion of post-injury neointima formation, as well as VSMC phenotype switching. The potential mechanisms of NAT10 in the vascular neointima formation were clarified by RNA sequence (RNA-seq), acetylated mRNA immunoprecipitation sequence (acRIP-seq), and RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation sequence (RIP-seq). Results NAT10 and ac4C modifications were upregulated in injured human and rodent arteries. Deletion of NAT10 in VSMCs effectively reduced post-injury neointima formation and VSMC phenotype switching. Further RNA-seq, RIP-seq, and acRIP-seq revealed that NAT10, by its ac4C modification, directly interacts with genes, including integrin-β1 (ITGB1) and collagen type I alpha 2 chain (Col1a2) mRNAs. Taking ITGB1 as one example, it showed that NAT10-mediated ac4C consequently increased ITGB1 mRNA stability and its downstream focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling, directly influencing the proliferation of VSMCs and vascular remodelling. The regulation of NAT10 on the VSMC phenotype is of translational significance because the administration of Remodelin, a NAT10 inhibitor, effectively prevents neointima formation by suppressing VSMC proliferation and downregulating ITGB1 expression and deactivating its FAK signaling. Conclusions This study reveals that NAT10 promotes vascular remodelling via mRNA ac4C acetylation, which may be a promising therapeutic target against vascular remodelling.
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