lncRNA ZNF593 antisense (ZNF593-AS) transcripts have been implicated in heart failure through the regulation of myocardial contractility. The decreased transcriptional activity of ZNF593-AS has also been detected in cardiac hypertrophy. However, the function of ZNF593-AS in cardiac hypertrophy remains unclear. Herein, we report that the expression of ZNF593-AS reduced in a mouse model of left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiomyocytes in response to treatment with the hypertrophic agonist phenylephrine (PE). In vivo, ZNF593-AS aggravated pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy in knockout mice. By contrast, cardiomyocyte-specific transgenic mice (ZNF593-AS MHC-Tg) exhibited attenuated TAC-induced cardiac hypertrophy. In vitro, vector-based overexpression using murine or human ZNF593-AS alleviated PE-induced myocyte hypertrophy, whereas GapmeR-induced inhibition aggravated hypertrophic phenotypes. By using RNA-seq and gene set enrichment analyses, we identified a link between ZNF593-AS and oxidative phosphorylation and found that mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) is a direct target of ZNF593-AS. ZNF593-AS exerts an antihypertrophic effect by upregulating Mfn2 expression and improving mitochondrial function. Therefore, it represents a promising therapeutic target for combating pathological cardiac remodeling.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [82100399, 82100400, 81790624]; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2021M701315]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Hosp, Tongji Med Coll, Dept Internal Med,Div Cardiol, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China[2]Hubei Key Lab Genet & Mol Mech Cardiol Disorders, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Hosp, Tongji Med Coll, Dept Internal Med,Div Cardiol, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China[2]Hubei Key Lab Genet & Mol Mech Cardiol Disorders, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
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Nie Xiang,Fan Jiahui,Wang Yanwen,et al.lncRNA ZNF593-AS inhibits cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial remodeling by upregulating Mfn2 expression[J].FRONTIERS OF MEDICINE.2024,doi:10.1007/s11684-023-1036-4.
APA:
Nie, Xiang,Fan, Jiahui,Wang, Yanwen,Xie, Rong,Chen, Chen...&Wang, Dao Wen.(2024).lncRNA ZNF593-AS inhibits cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial remodeling by upregulating Mfn2 expression.FRONTIERS OF MEDICINE,,
MLA:
Nie, Xiang,et al."lncRNA ZNF593-AS inhibits cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial remodeling by upregulating Mfn2 expression".FRONTIERS OF MEDICINE .(2024)