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ArticleCell death and differentiation2026

NAT10 regulates heart development and function by maintaining the expression of genes related to fatty acid β-oxidation and heart contraction.

Lei Shi, Meiwei Zhang, Hao Yang, Xinzhi Li, Siyi He, Yanshuo Chu, Minghui Gao, Zhiguo Zhang, Joe Z Zhang, Zhuo Li and 1 more

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Lei Shi *Department of Cardiology, Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.ORCID 0009-0005-9862-9580
Meiwei Zhang *Department of Cardiology, Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Hao Yang *Institute of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China.
Xinzhi LiNHC Key Laboratory of Cell Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Siyi HeInstitute of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China.
Yanshuo ChuHIT Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Health, State Key Laboratory of Matter Behaviors in Space Environment, Frontier Science Center for Interaction between Space Environment and Matter, Zhengzhou Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
Minghui GaoHIT Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Health, State Key Laboratory of Matter Behaviors in Space Environment, Frontier Science Center for Interaction between Space Environment and Matter, Zhengzhou Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. gaominghui@hit.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1725-4771
Zhiguo ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. zhangzhig@jlu.edu.cn.
Joe Z ZhangInstitute of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China. joezhang@szbl.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6615-290X
Zhuo LiDepartment of Cardiology, Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. zhuoli@jlu.edu.cn.
Zheng ChenHIT Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Health, State Key Laboratory of Matter Behaviors in Space Environment, Frontier Science Center for Interaction between Space Environment and Matter, Zhengzhou Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. chenzheng@hit.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-7129-6644

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32371198
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Energy metabolism is crucial for heart development and function, and dysregulation of this process can lead to heart failure. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these processes, particularly the role of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs)-mediated posttranscriptional regulation, remain largely unclear. We identified N-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10) as a key regulator of heart function and cardiac diseases. NAT10 is crucial for heart development, and its dysregulation is associated with heart failure. Cardiac-specific deletion of Nat10 leads to dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and postnatal death by downregulating genes related to fatty acid β-oxidation and heart contraction. Adult-onset knockout Nat10 also results in dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure. NAT10-deficient hiPSC-CMs also showed impaired calcium transients during contraction. Restoration of NAT10(WT) and NAT10(G641E) (an N-acetyltransferase-inactive mutation), but not NAT10(K290A) (a loss-of-RNA-binding activity mutation), fully rescues the dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and postnatal death phenotypes in Nat10-CKO mice by restoring expression of genes involved in fatty acid β-oxidation and heart contraction. The RNA-binding activity of NAT10 is essential for maintaining the expression of these genes. These findings demonstrate that NAT10 plays a critical role in heart development and function by maintaining the expression of genes related to fatty acid β-oxidation and heart contraction, highlighting its importance in maintaining heart health.

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AcetyltransferasesFatty AcidsHeartMyocardial ContractionAnimalsCardiomyopathy, DilatedHeart FailureHumansMiceMice, KnockoutMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacOxidation-ReductionAcetyltransferasesFatty Acids

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PMID40946112
PMCPMC12881536

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