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δ-catenin mRNA m6A Methylation Promotes Cardiac Fibrosis following Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abstract Body: Background: Cardiac fibrosis is pivotal in heart failure progression, where excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) secretion by activated fibroblasts leads to adverse remodeling and dysfunction. While Wnt/β-catenin signaling influences fibroblast activation and cardiac fibrosis post-MI, its precise regulation remains unclear. Emerging evidence suggests N6-methyladenosine (m6A) mRNA methylation's role in disease pathology, yet its specific contribution to post-MI cardiac fibrosis is not well understood. Thus, we hypothesized that “MI-induced METTL3 (a Key m6A mRNA methyltransferase) activation stabilizes δ-catenin mRNA, facilitating cardiac fibrosis and adverse remodeling”. Methods: The mice underwent sham/MI surgeries for 4 weeks, after which heart tissues were collected for biochemical and histological analysis following heart function measurements. Additionally, methyl-immunoprecipitation followed by RNA sequencing (MeRIP-sequencing) was performed on the heart tissue post-surgery, and the data were analyzed to identify fibrosis-associated targets. Results: Ischemic injury significant increase in m6A mRNA methylation in heart tissues. This increase in m6A RNA was also observed in adult cardiac fibroblasts (AMFs) following TGFb treatment. Interestingly, METTL3 inhibition (METTL3 siRNA) resulted in a significant reduction in TGFb-induced periostin and fibronectin gene expression, while METTL3 overexpression enhanced the expression of fibrotic genes in AMFs. To identify differentially regulated m6A target genes, MeRIP-seq was performed on RNA isolated from mice hearts post-MI. The sequencing data suggested hypermethylation of fibrosis-associated genes, including δ-catenin, post-MI. Notably, TGFb-induced increased δ-catenin mRNA methylation led to δ-catenin mRNA stabilization. In contrast, METTL3 inhibition using siMETTL3 in AMFs and in METTL3 KO mice significantly reduced fibroblast activation and cardiac fibrosis. Conclusion: Our data suggests that hypermethylation of δ-catenin mRNA plays a significant role in the progression of cardiac fibrosis following AMI. Therefore, regulating METTL3 could be a potential therapeutic target for attenuating cardiac fibrosis.
  • Dutta, Roshan  ( UAB , Birmiham , Alabama , United States )
  • Ranjan, Prabhat  ( University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , Alabama , United States )
  • Pathak, Vasundhara  ( University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , Alabama , United States )
  • Colin, Karen  ( University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , Alabama , United States )
  • Zhang, Qinkun  ( University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , Alabama , United States )
  • Xie, Min  ( University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham , Alabama , United States )
  • Lal, Hind  ( UAB , Birmingham , Alabama , United States )
  • Young, Martin  ( University of Birmingham Alabama , Birmiham , Alabama , United States )
  • Verma, Suresh  ( UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM , Birmiham , Alabama , United States )
  • Author Disclosures:
    Roshan Dutta: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Prabhat Ranjan: No Answer | Vasundhara Pathak: No Answer | Karen Colin: No Answer | qinkun zhang: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Min Xie: No Answer | Hind Lal: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | martin young: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships | Suresh Verma: DO NOT have relevant financial relationships
Meeting Info:

Basic Cardiovascular Sciences

2024

Chicago, Illinois

Session Info:

Poster Session and Reception 3

Wednesday, 07/24/2024 , 04:30PM - 07:00PM

Poster Session and Reception

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