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ArticleCirculation research2016

Knockdown of Plakophilin 2 Downregulates miR-184 Through CpG Hypermethylation and Suppression of the E2F1 Pathway and Leads to Enhanced Adipogenesis In Vitro.

Priyatansh Gurha, Xiaofan Chen, Raffaella Lombardi, James T Willerson, Ali J Marian

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Article in Circulation research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Priyatansh GurhaFrom the Center for Cardiovascular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, and Texas Heart Institute.
Xiaofan ChenFrom the Center for Cardiovascular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, and Texas Heart Institute.
Raffaella LombardiFrom the Center for Cardiovascular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, and Texas Heart Institute.
James T WillersonFrom the Center for Cardiovascular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, and Texas Heart Institute.
Ali J MarianFrom the Center for Cardiovascular Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, and Texas Heart Institute. Ali.J.Marian@uth.tmc.edu Priyatansh.Gurha@uth.tmc.edu.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

Pathogenic Role of Selected Cardiac Myocyte- and Fibroblast-Specific Epigenetic Changes in LaminopathiesR01HL132401 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Ali J Marian · 2016 to 2026
$6.0M
Canonical Wnt Signaling in Pathogenesis and Rescue of ARVC PhenotypeR01HL088498 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MARIAN, ALI J · 2008 to 2017
$3.4M
Hypertrophy Regression with N-Acetylcysteine in Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyR34HL105563 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MARIAN, ALI J · 2012 to 2014
$569k
Cardiovascular Ultrasonography UnitS10OD018135 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MARIAN, ALI J · 2015 to 2015
$184k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL088498NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL132401NHLBI NIH HHS R34 HL105563NIH HHS S10 OD018135
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationalePKP2, encoding plakophilin 2 (PKP2), is the most common causal gene for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.

objectiveTo characterize miRNA expression profile in PKP2-deficient cells. METHODS AND

resultsControl and PKP2-knockdown HL-1 (HL-1(Pkp2-shRNA)) cells were screened for 750 miRNAs using low-density microfluidic panels. Fifty-nine miRNAs were differentially expressed. MiR-184 was the most downregulated miRNA. Expression of miR-184 in the heart and cardiac myocyte was developmentally downregulated and was low in mature myocytes. MicroRNA-184 was predominantly expressed in cardiac mesenchymal progenitor cells. Knockdown of Pkp2 in cardiac mesenchymal progenitor cells also reduced miR-184 levels. Expression of miR-184 was transcriptionally regulated by the E2F1 pathway, which was suppressed in PKP2-deficient cells. Activation of E2F1, on overexpression of its activator CCND1 (cyclin D1) or knockdown of its inhibitor retinoblastoma 1, partially rescued miR-184 levels. In addition, DNA methyltransferase-1 was recruited to the promoter region of miR-184, and the CpG sites at the upstream region of miR-184 were hypermethylated. Treatment with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, a demethylation agent, and knockdown of DNA methyltransferase-1 partially rescued miR-184 level. Pathway analysis of paired miR-184:mRNA targets identified cell proliferation, differentiation, and death as the main affected biological processes. Knockdown of miR-184 in HL-1 cells and mesenchymal progenitor cells induced and, conversely, its overexpression attenuated adipogenesis.

conclusionsPKP2 deficiency leads to suppression of the E2F1 pathway and hypermethylation of the CpG sites at miR-184 promoter, resulting in downregulation of miR-184 levels. Suppression of miR-184 enhances and its activation attenuates adipogenesis in vitro. Thus, miR-184 contributes to the pathogenesis of adipogenesis in PKP2-deficient cells.

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AdipogenesisAnimalsCells, CulturedCpG IslandsDNA MethylationDown-RegulationE2F1 Transcription FactorMiceMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsMyocytes, CardiacPlakophilinsSignal TransductionE2f1 protein, mouseE2F1 Transcription FactorMicroRNAsMIRN184 microRNA, mousePlakophilinscardiomyopathyDNA methylationepigeneticsgene expressionheart failuremicroRNA

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PMID27470638
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