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ArticleLife science alliance2022

ADAR1 RNA editing regulates endothelial cell functions via the MDA-5 RNA sensing signaling pathway.

Xinfeng Guo, Silvia Liu, Rose Yan, Vy Nguyen, Mazen Zenati, Timothy R Billiar, Qingde Wang

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Article in Life science alliance, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. HeterozygousiScience · 2026
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  3. The Ever-Expanding Influence of the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase.Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology · 2025
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  4. The role of ADAR1 in human pathophysiology.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xinfeng GuoDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Silvia LiuDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Rose YanDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Vy NguyenDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Mazen ZenatiDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Timothy R BilliarDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA billiartr@upmc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2949-0811
Qingde WangDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA wangqd@pitt.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2482-7972
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Pittsburgh Liver Research CenterP30DK120531 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Satdarshan Singh Monga · 2019 to 2026
$10.9M
Role of the ADAR1-mediated RNA editing ∕ RNA sensing axis in sterile inflammationR01AI139544 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WANG, QINGDE · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Function of a novel molecule ADAR1 in endothelial cells for angiogenesisR21AG052912 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WANG, QINGDE · 2016 to 2017
$424k
MicroRNA regulation of angiogenesis in agingI01RX001455 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI WANG, QINGDE · 2017 to 2022
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NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI139544NIA NIH HHS R21 AG052912NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK120531RRD VA I01 RX001455
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The RNA-sensing signaling pathway has been well studied as an essential antiviral mechanism of innate immunity. However, its role in non-infected cells is yet to be thoroughly characterized. Here, we demonstrated that the RNA sensing signaling pathway also reacts to the endogenous cellular RNAs in endothelial cells (ECs), and this reaction is regulated by the RNA-editing enzyme ADAR1. Cellular RNA sequencing analysis showed that EC RNAs endure extensive RNA editing, especially in the RNA transcripts of short interspersed nuclear elements. The EC-specific deletion of ADAR1 dramatically reduced the editing level on short interspersed nuclear element RNAs, resulting in newborn death in mice with damage evident in multiple organs. Genome-wide gene expression analysis revealed a prominent innate immune activation with a dramatically elevated expression of interferon-stimulated genes. However, blocking the RNA sensing signaling pathway by deletion of the cellular RNA receptor MDA-5 prevented interferon-stimulated gene expression and rescued the newborn mice from death. This evidence demonstrated that the RNA-editing/RNA-sensing signaling pathway dramatically modulates EC function, representing a novel molecular mechanism for the regulation of EC functions.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationRNA EditingSignal TransductionAdenosine DeaminaseAnimalsBiomarkersEndothelial CellsGene DeletionGenes, LethalImmunity, InnateInterferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1MiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticADAR1 protein, mouseAdenosine DeaminaseBiomarkersIfih1 protein, mouseInterferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1

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PMID34969816
PMCPMC8739526
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