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Teng X, He H, Yu H, Zhang X, Xing J, Shen J, Li C, Wang M, Shao L, Wang Z, Yang H, Zhang Y, Wu Q. LncRNAs in the Dlk1-Dio3 Domain Are Essential for Mid-Embryonic Heart Development. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8184. [PMID: 39125754 PMCID: PMC11311489 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25158184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2024] [Revised: 07/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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The Dlk1-Dio3 domain is important for normal embryonic growth and development. The heart is the earliest developing and functioning organ of the embryo. In this study, we constructed a transcriptional termination model by inserting termination sequences and clarified that the lack of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) expression in the Dlk1-Dio3 domain caused the death of maternal insertion mutant (MKI) and homozygous mutant (HOMO) mice starting from E13.5. Parental insertion mutants (PKI) can be born and grow normally. Macroscopically, dying MKI and HOMO embryos showed phenomena such as embryonic edema and reduced heart rate. Hematoxylin and eosin (H.E.) staining showed thinning of the myocardium in MKI and HOMO embryos. In situ hybridization (IHC) and quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) showed downregulation of lncGtl2, Rian, and Mirg expression in MKI and HOMO hearts. The results of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) analysis indicated that the lack of lncRNA expression in the Dlk1-Dio3 domain led to reduced proliferation of epicardial cells and may be an important cause of cardiac dysplasia. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that Dlk1-Dio3 domain lncRNAs play an integral role in ventricular development.
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- Xiangqi Teng
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; (X.T.); (H.H.); (H.Y.); (X.Z.); (J.X.); (J.S.); (C.L.); (M.W.); (L.S.); (Z.W.); (H.Y.); (Y.Z.)
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Tavares e Silva J, Pessoa J, Nóbrega-Pereira S, Bernardes de Jesus B. The Impact of Long Noncoding RNAs in Tissue Regeneration and Senescence. Cells 2024; 13:119. [PMID: 38247811 PMCID: PMC10814083 DOI: 10.3390/cells13020119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Overcoming senescence with tissue engineering has a promising impact on multiple diseases. Here, we provide an overview of recent studies in which cellular senescence was inhibited through the up/downregulation of specific lncRNAs. This approach prevented senescence in the bones, joints, nervous system, heart, and blood vessels, with a potential impact on regeneration and the prevention of osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, as well as neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. Senescence of the skin and liver could also be prevented through the regulation of cellular levels of specific lncRNAs, resulting in the rejuvenation of cells from these organs and their potential protection from disease. From these exciting achievements, which support tissue regeneration and are not restricted to stem cells, we propose lncRNA regulation through RNA or gene therapies as a prospective preventive and therapeutic approach against aging and multiple aging-related diseases.
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Institute of Biomedicine—iBiMED, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (J.T.e.S.); (J.P.); (S.N.-P.)
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Weiss E, Schrüfer A, Tocantins C, Diniz MS, Novakovic B, van Bergen AS, Kulovic‐Sissawo A, Saffery R, Boon RA, Hiden U. Higher gestational weight gain delays wound healing and reduces expression of long non-coding RNA KLRK1-AS1 in neonatal endothelial progenitor cells. J Physiol 2023; 601:3961-3974. [PMID: 37470310 PMCID: PMC10952284 DOI: 10.1113/jp284871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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High gestational weight gain (GWG) is a cardiovascular risk factor and may disturb neonatal endothelial function. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate gene expression epigenetically and can modulate endothelial function. Endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs), circulating endothelial precursors, are a recruitable source of endothelial cells and sustain endothelial function, vascular growth and repair. We here investigated whether higher GWG affects neonatal ECFC function and elucidated the role of lncRNAs herein. Wound healing of umbilical cord blood-derived ECFCs after pregnancies with GWG <13 kg versus >13 kg was determined in a scratch assay and based on monolayer impedance after electric wounding (electric cell-substrate impedance sensing, ECIS). LncRNA expression was analysed by RNA sequencing. The function of killer cell lectin-like receptor K1 antisense RNA (KLRK1-AS1) was investigated after siRNA-based knockdown. Closure of the scratch was delayed by 25% (P = 0.041) in the higher GWG group and correlated inversely with GWG (R = -0.538, P = 0.012) in all subjects (n = 22). Similarly, recovery of the monolayer barrier after electric wounding was delayed (-11% after 20 h; P = 0.014; n = 15). Several lncRNAs correlated with maternal GWG, the most significant one being KLRK1-AS1 (log2 fold change = -0.135, P < 0.001, n = 35). KLRK1-AS1 knockdown (n = 4) reduced barrier recovery after electric wounding by 21% (P = 0.029) and KLRK1-AS1 expression correlated with the time required for wound healing for both scratch (R = 0.447, P = 0.033) and impedance-based assay (R = 0.629, P = 0.014). Higher GWG reduces wound healing of neonatal ECFCs, and lower levels of the lncRNA KLRK1-AS1 may underlie this. KEY POINTS: Maternal cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, obesity and smoking in pregnancy disturb fetal endothelial function, and we here investigated whether also high gestational weight gain (GWG) has an impact on fetal endothelial cells. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (endothelial colony forming cells, ECFCs) are highly abundant in the neonatal blood stream and serve as a circulating pool for vascular growth and repair. We revealed that higher GWG delays wound healing capacity of ECFCs in vitro. We identified the regulatory RNA lncRNA KLRK1-AS1 as a link between GWG and delayed ECFC wound healing. Our data show that high GWG, independent of pre-pregnancy BMI, affects neonatal ECFC function.
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- Elisa Weiss
- Perinatal Research Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyMedical University of GrazGrazAustria
- Research Unit Early Life Determinants (ELiD)Medical University of GrazGrazAustria
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- Perinatal Research Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyMedical University of GrazGrazAustria
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- Perinatal Research Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyMedical University of GrazGrazAustria
- CNC‐Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, CIBB‐Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and BiotechnologyUniversity of CoimbraCoimbraPortugal
- PhD Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB), Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (IIIUC)University of CoimbraCoimbraPortugal
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- Perinatal Research Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyMedical University of GrazGrazAustria
- CNC‐Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, CIBB‐Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and BiotechnologyUniversity of CoimbraCoimbraPortugal
- PhD Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB), Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (IIIUC)University of CoimbraCoimbraPortugal
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- Molecular Immunity, Infection and Immunity ThemeMurdoch Children's Research InstituteParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
- Department of PaediatricsUniversity of MelbourneParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of PhysiologyAmsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular SciencesMicrocirculationAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Perinatal Research Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyMedical University of GrazGrazAustria
- Research Unit Early Life Determinants (ELiD)Medical University of GrazGrazAustria
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- Molecular Immunity, Infection and Immunity ThemeMurdoch Children's Research InstituteParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
- Department of PaediatricsUniversity of MelbourneParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of PhysiologyAmsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular SciencesMicrocirculationAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular MedicineGoethe University Frankfurt am MainFrankfurt am MainGermany
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research DZHKPartner site Frankfurt Rhein/MainFrankfurt am MainGermany
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- Perinatal Research Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyMedical University of GrazGrazAustria
- Research Unit Early Life Determinants (ELiD)Medical University of GrazGrazAustria
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Bink DI, Pauli J, Maegdefessel L, Boon RA. Endothelial microRNAs and long noncoding RNAs in cardiovascular ageing. Atherosclerosis 2023; 374:99-106. [PMID: 37059656 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Atherosclerosis and numerous other cardiovascular diseases develop in an age-dependent manner. The endothelial cells that line the vessel walls play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. Non-coding RNA like microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs are known to play an important role in endothelial function and are implicated in the disease progression. Here, we summarize several microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs that are known to have an altered expression with endothelial aging and discuss their role in endothelial cell function and senescence. These processes contribute to aging-induced atherosclerosis development and by targeting the non-coding RNAs controlling endothelial cell function and senescence, atherosclerosis can potentially be attenuated.
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- Diewertje I Bink
- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Microcirculation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany; Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Microcirculation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research DZHK, Partner site Frankfurt Rhein/Main, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany.
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