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ArticleArteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology2022

PGC1α Regulates the Endothelial Response to Fluid Shear Stress via Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Control of Heme Oxygenase-1.

Shashi Kant, Khanh-Van Tran, Miroslava Kvandova, Amada D Caliz, Hyung-Jin Yoo, Heather Learnard, Ana C Dolan, Siobhan M Craige, Joshua D Hall, Juan M Jiménez and 4 more

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Article in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Shashi Kant *Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.K., A.D.C., H.-J.Y., A.C.D., J.F.K.).ORCID 0000-0001-8772-6813
Khanh-Van Tran *Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester (K.-V.T., H.L.).
Miroslava Kvandova *Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (M.K., S.K.-S.).ORCID 0000-0002-7741-8283
Amada D CalizDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.K., A.D.C., H.-J.Y., A.C.D., J.F.K.).
Hyung-Jin YooDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.K., A.D.C., H.-J.Y., A.C.D., J.F.K.).ORCID 0000-0001-5467-8341
Heather LearnardDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester (K.-V.T., H.L.).ORCID 0000-0002-9218-2213
Ana C DolanDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.K., A.D.C., H.-J.Y., A.C.D., J.F.K.).
Siobhan M CraigeDepartment of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blackburg, VA (S.M.C.).
Joshua D HallDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (J.D.H., J.M.J.).ORCID 0000-0001-8721-6872
Juan M JiménezDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (J.D.H., J.M.J.).ORCID 0000-0002-3915-2883
Cynthia St HilaireDivision of Cardiology, Departments of Medicine and Bioengineering, Pittsburgh Heart, Lung, and Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, PA (C.S.H.).ORCID 0000-0003-1871-6915
Eberhard SchulzDepartment of Cardiology, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Celle, Germany (E.S.).
Swenja Kröller-SchönDepartment of Cardiology, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (M.K., S.K.-S.).
John F KeaneyDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.K., A.D.C., H.-J.Y., A.C.D., J.F.K.).ORCID 0000-0002-0866-1837
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USAllgemeines Krankenhaus Celle · DEUniversity of Pittsburgh · USVirginia Cooperative Extension · US

Funding

Transdisciplinary Training In Cardiovascular ResearchT32HL120823 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI DONAHUE, J KEVIN, KIEFE, CATARINA I. · 2014 to 2025
$3.9M
Biotechnology Training Program in Applied Life SciencesT32GM135096 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI Jeanne Ann Hardy, Ashish A. Kulkarni · 2020 to 2026
$3.9M
Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase in Vascular HomeostasisR01HL151626 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI KEANEY, JOHN FRANCIS · 2020 to 2023
$2.4M
The Role of Telomerase in Calcific Aortic Valve DiseaseR01HL142932 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ST. HILAIRE, CYNTHIA · 2018 to 2022
$2.3M
Reactive oxygen species drive muscle metabolismK01AR073332 · NIAMS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI CRAIGE, SIOBHAN M · 2019 to 2023
$629k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL142932NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL151626NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL120823NIAMS NIH HHS K01 AR073332NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM135096
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveFluid shear stress (FSS) is known to mediate multiple phenotypic changes in the endothelium. Laminar FSS (undisturbed flow) is known to promote endothelial alignment to flow, which is key to stabilizing the endothelium and rendering it resistant to atherosclerosis and thrombosis. The molecular pathways responsible for endothelial responses to FSS are only partially understood. In this study, we determine the role of PGC1α (peroxisome proliferator gamma coactivator-1α)-TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase)-HMOX1 (heme oxygenase-1) during shear stress in vitro and in vivo. Approach and Results: Here, we have identified PGC1α as a flow-responsive gene required for endothelial flow alignment in vitro and in vivo. Compared with oscillatory FSS (disturbed flow) or static conditions, laminar FSS (undisturbed flow) showed increased PGC1α expression and its transcriptional coactivation. PGC1α was required for laminar FSS-induced expression of TERT in vitro and in vivo via its association with ERRα(estrogen-related receptor alpha) and KLF (Kruppel-like factor)-4 on the

conclusionsThese data suggest an important role for a PGC1α-TERT-HMOX1 axis in the endothelial stabilization response to laminar FSS.

Indexed as

Mechanotransduction, CellularAnimalsCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHeme Oxygenase-1HumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaHeme Oxygenase-1HMOX1 protein, humanHmox1 protein, mouseMembrane ProteinsPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaPPARGC1A protein, humanPpargc1a protein, mouseTelomeraseTERT protein, humanTert protein, mouseatherosclerosisheme oxygenase-1peroxisome proliferatorstelomerasethrombosis

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PMID34789002
PMCPMC8702461
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