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ArticleAging2021

SUV39H2/KMT1B Inhibits the cardiomyocyte senescence phenotype by down-regulating BTG2/PC3.

Kan Wang, Qiang Zhang Zhu, Xian Tao Ma, Cai Cheng

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Article in Aging, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. TGFBI Inhibits the Pyroptosis of Macrophages to Ameliorate Septic Shock.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kan WangDivision of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
Qiang Zhang ZhuDivision of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
Xian Tao MaDivision of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
Cai ChengDivision of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
Tongji Hospital · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 2 (SUV39H2/KMT1B), a member of the SUV39 subfamily of lysine methyltransferases (KMTs), functions as an oncogene in various types of cancers. Here, we demonstrate a novel function of SUV39H2 that drives the cardiomyocyte aging process through BTG2. In our study, cardiomyocyte aging was induced by H2O2 and aging cells exhibited increases in SUV39H2. Knockdown of SUV39H2 accelerated cardiomyocyte senescence, while overexpression of SUV39H2 inhibited the cardiomyocyte senescence phenotype. These effects of SUV39H2 on cardiomyocytes were independent of DNA damage and mitochondrial dysfunction. Interestingly, RNA sequencing and bioinformatics analyses identified a strong correlation between SUV39H2 and BTG2. In addition to this, BTG2 protein levels were significantly increased in SUV39H2-deficient cardiomyocytes, and BTG2 knockdown virtually rescued the cardiomyocyte senescence phenotype induced by SUV39H2 knockdown. Taken together, these results indicate that SUV39H2 protects cardiomyocytes from H2O2 exposure-induced oxidative stress, DNA damage, and mitochondrial dysfunction by regulating the p53-BTG2 pathway. Our findings provide evidence that the activation of SUV39H2 has therapeutic or preventive potential against cardiac aging.

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AnimalsCellular SenescenceComputational BiologyDown-RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansHydrogen PeroxideImmediate-Early ProteinsMyocytes, CardiacPhenotypeRatsSequence Analysis, RNATranscriptomeTumor Suppressor ProteinsBTG2 protein, ratHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHydrogen PeroxideImmediate-Early ProteinsSUV39H2 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Proteinscardiomyocyte senescenceH2O2oxidative stress damageSUV39H2

Identifiers

PMID34559682
PMCPMC8507256
OpenAlexW3200066616

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