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A novel cardiomyocyte enriched microRNA, miR-378, targets IGF1R: implications in post natal cardiac remodeling and cell survival

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posted on 2013-11-19, 00:00 authored by Ivana Knezevic, Aalok Patel, Nagalingam R. Sundaresan, Mahesh P. Gupta, R. John Solaro, Raghu S. Nagalingam, Madhu Gupta
Post-natal cardiac remodeling is characterized by a marked decrease in the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and IGF1-receptor (IGF1R) expression. The underlying mechanism remains unexplored. This study examined the role of microRNAs in post-natal cardiac remodeling. By expression profiling, we observed a 10- fold increase in miR-378 expression in 1 wk old neonatal mouse hearts compared to 16th day old fetal hearts. There was also a 4 to 6-fold induction in expression of miR-378 in older (10 month) compared to younger (1 month) hearts. Interestingly, tissue distribution analysis identified miR-378 to be highly abundant in heart and skeletal muscle. In the heart, specific expression was observed in cardiac myocytes, which was inducible by a variety of stressors. Over-expression of miR-378 enhanced apoptosis of cardiomyocytes by direct targeting of IGF1R and reduced signaling in Akt cascade. The inhibition of miR-378 by its antimiR protected cardiomyocytes against H2O2 and hypoxia-reoxygenation induced cell-death by promoting IGF1R expression and downstream Akt-signaling cascade. Additionally, our data show that miR-378 expression is inhibited by IGF1 in cardiomyocytes. In tissues such as fibroblasts and fetal hearts, where IGF1 levels are high, we found either absent or significantly low miR-378 levels, suggesting an inverse relationship between these two factors. Our study identifies miR-378 as a new cardio-abundant microRNA which targets IGF1R. We also demonstrate the existence of a negative feedback loop between miR-378, IGF1R and IGF1 that is associated with post-natal cardiac remodeling and with the regulation of cardiomyocyte survival during stress.

Funding

The study was supported by NIH-Multi P.I. grant 2RO1 HL 22231 (MG and RJS), NIH PO1 HL 062626-Project 1 (RJS), NIH RO1 HL 83423 (MPG) and NIH T32 HL 07692 (IK).

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This research was originally published in Journal of Biological Chemistry. Knezevic, I. Patel, A. Sundaresan, N. R. Gupta, M. P. Solaro, R. J. Nagalingam, R. S. Gupta, M. A novel cardiomyocyte enriched microRNA, miR-378, targets IGF1R: implications in post natal cardiac remodeling and cell survival. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2012. Apr 13;287(16):12913-26. © the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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  • en_US

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1083-351X

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2012-04-01

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