期刊
CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH
卷 115, 期 14, 页码 1998-2007出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvz130
关键词
Non-coding RNA; Circular RNA; MicroRNA; Heart failure; Gene therapy
资金
- Singapore National Medical Research Council
- Biomedical Research Council
Aims We and others have previously described the expression landscape of circular RNA (circRNA) in mouse and human hearts. However, the functional relevance of many of these abundantly expressed cardiomyocyte circRNA remains to be fully explored. Among the most abundant circRNA, one stems from the sodium-calcium exchanger gene, Slc8a1, exon 2 locus. Because of its very high abundance in cardiomyocytes we investigated the possible role of circSlc8a1 in the heart. Methods and results We performed a miRNA screen using an array of 752 miRNAs with RNA recovered from a pull-down of endogenous cardiomyocyte circSlc8a1. MicroRNA-133a (miR-133a), with a prior well-recognized role in cardiac hypertrophy, was highly enriched in the fraction of circSlc8a1 pull-down (adjusted P-value < 0.001). We, therefore, followed-up validation of the functional interaction between circSlc8a1 and miR-133 using luciferase assays and reciprocal pull-down assays. In vivo, AAV9-mediated RNAi knockdown of circSlc8a1 attenuates cardiac hypertrophy from pressure-overload, whereas forced cardiomyocyte specific overexpression of circSlc8a1 resulted in heart failure. Molecular analyses showed targets of miR-133a including serum response factor (Srf), connective tissue growth factor (Ctgf), adrenoceptor beta 1 (Adrb1), and adenylate cyclase 6 (Adcy6) to be regulated by circSlc8a1-directed intervention of knockdown and overexpression. Conclusion In summary, circSlc8a1 can function as an endogenous sponge for miR-133a in cardiomyocytes. We propose that circSlc8a1 may serve as a novel therapeutic target for cardiac hypertrophy.
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