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ArticlePloS one2014

Natural aminoacyl tRNA synthetase fragment enhances cardiac function after myocardial infarction.

Margaret E McCormick, Mauricio Rojas, Tyler Moser-Katz, Ellie Tzima, John S Reader

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Margaret E McCormickDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
Mauricio RojasUNC McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
Tyler Moser-KatzDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
Ellie TzimaDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America; UNC McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
John S ReaderDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A naturally-occurring fragment of tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (TyrRS) has been shown in higher eukaryotes to 'moonlight' as a pro-angiogenic cytokine in addition to its primary role in protein translation. Pro-angiogenic cytokines have previously been proposed to be promising therapeutic mechanisms for the treatment of myocardial infarction. Here, we show that systemic delivery of the natural fragment of TyRS, mini-TyrRS, improves heart function in mice after myocardial infarction. This improvement is associated with reduced formation of scar tissue, increased angiogenesis of cardiac capillaries, recruitment of c-kitpos cells and proliferation of myocardial fibroblasts. This work demonstrates that mini-TyrRS has beneficial effects on cardiac repair and regeneration and offers support for the notion that elucidation of the ever expanding repertoire of noncanonical functions of aminoacyl tRNA synthetases offers unique opportunities for development of novel therapeutics.

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Amino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesAnimalsApoptosisBiological ProductsCapillariesCell ProliferationFibroblastsFibrosisHeartMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyocardial InfarctionNeovascularization, PhysiologicPeptide FragmentsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesBiological ProductsPeptide FragmentsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit

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PMID25296172
PMCPMC4190278

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