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Inhibition of TAOK1-mediated Cardiomyocyte Death Attenuates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity

Abstract Body: Background and Objective: Doxorubicin (Dox)-induced cardiotoxicity (DIC) is one of the most serious side effects of cancer treatments. However, no effective treatment is currently available. In this study, we aimed to identify novel therapeutic targets using CRISPR/Cas9-based screening of human cardiomyocytes derived from pluripotent stem cells (hPSC-CMs).
Methods and Results: We performed a kinase-focused CRISPR gene knockout screen in hPSC-CMs and identified thousand and one amino acid protein kinase 1 (TAOK1) as a potential regulator of DOX-induced cardiomyocyte death. We generated TAOK1-knockout (KO) hPSC-CMs using CRISPR/Cas9 and found that TAOK1-KO hPSC-CMs showed higher cell viability than control KO cells after 1μM DOX treatment (49.3% vs. 30.5%, P = 0.03). TAOK1-KO decreased DOX-induced ROS production (-58.8%, P = 0.01) and DNA damage (-28.8%, P < 0.01) in hPSC-CMs. Transcriptome analysis using RNA-seq of TAOK1-KO hPSC-CMs identified 483 differentially expressed genes, and Hallmark pathway analysis revealed upregulation of the oxidative phosphorylation pathway (FDR < 0.01) in TAOK1-KO hPSC-CMs compared to the control. Extracellular flux analysis demonstrated higher basal and maximal respiratory capacity in TAOK1-KO hPSC-CMs compared to control after DOX treatment (1.2 vs. 0.6, and 3.8 vs. 2.0 pmol/min/μg, respectively, P < 0.01 for all). Next, we overexpressed TAOK1 in hPSC-CMs using adenovirus vector and found that TAOK1 overexpression (OE) augmented DOX-induced cell viability reduction in hPSC-CMs compared to control after 0.5μM DOX treatment (-63.4 % vs. -19.2%, P < 0.01). Western blot analysis showed that DOX-induced p38 phosphorylation was suppressed by TAOK1-KO (P < 0.01) and enhanced (P = 0.01) by TAOK1-OE in hPSC-CMs. Augmented DOX-induced cardiomyocyte death in TAOK1-OE hPSC-CMs was partially rescued by inhibitors of p38 MAPK or apoptosis. Lastly, we demonstrated that TAOK1 suppression using AAV-mediated gene silencing mitigated the decline in the left ventricular ejection fraction in a mouse model of DIC (-30.0% vs. -17.7%, P < 0.01). Histological analysis of heart tissue revealed that TAOK1 suppression reduced myocardial fibrosis and apoptosis of cardiac cells in a mouse model of DIC (6.6% vs. 4.3%, P = 0.02, and 0.31% vs. 0.18%, P< 0.01, respectively).
Conclusion: Our results suggest that TAOK1 regulates DOX-induced cardiomyocyte death; thus, its inhibition could be a potential therapeutic approach for DIC.
  • Kogure, Masaya  ( Kyoto Prefectural University of Med , Kyoto , Japan )
  • Kitani, Tomoya  ( Kyoto Prefectural University of Med , Kyoto , Japan )
  • Suga, Takaomi  ( Kyoto Prefectural University of Med , Kyoto , Japan )
  • Ogata, Takehiro  ( KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY , Kyoto , Japan )
  • Ikeda, Koji  ( KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY O , Kyoto , Japan )
  • Matoba, Satoaki  ( KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MED , Kyoto , Japan )
  • Author Disclosures:
    Masaya Kogure: No Answer | Tomoya Kitani: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | TAKAOMI SUGA: No Answer | Takehiro Ogata: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Koji Ikeda: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Satoaki Matoba: No Answer
Meeting Info:

Basic Cardiovascular Sciences

2024

Chicago, Illinois

Session Info:

Poster Session and Reception I

Monday, 07/22/2024 , 04:30PM - 07:00PM

Poster Session and Reception

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