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FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.872977
关键词
CACNA1C expression; DNA methylation; tissue specificity; male offspring; vessel
资金
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2019YFA0802600]
- National Nature and Science Foundation of China [81873841, 81741024, 81401244]
- General Programs of Jiangsu Commission of Health [M2021087]
- Suzhou city Wei Sheng Ren Cai program [GSWS2019029]
This study is the first to suggest that DNA methylation may be involved in regulating tissue-specific expression and vasoconstriction function of CACNA1C in the vascular system. It also strengthens the idea that DNA methylation plays important roles in regulating vascular smooth muscle cell function and the occurrence of vascular diseases.
ObjectiveCalcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 C (CACNA1C) plays a critical role in many vascular physiological and pathological processes. Determining its tissue-specific expression pattern and clarifying the underlying molecular mechanisms are necessary and meaningful. MethodsWe selected several representative vessels from normal male Sprague-Dawley rats. Vessel tissue or primary vascular smooth muscle cells were isolated for vascular function, electrophysiology, gene expression and promoter methylation studies. ResultsWe found CACNA1C had tissue-specific expressions in vessels. The specific manifestations were as follows: CACNA1C expression was highest in thoracic aorta, second lowest in middle cerebral and pulmonary artery, and lowest in mesenteric artery. Excitingly, an opposing trend was observed between CACNA1C expression and its promoter methylation. ConclusionsThis study was the first report to indicate that DNA methylation could be involved in regulating CACNA1C tissue-specific expressions and vasoconstriction function in vascular system. This study not only provided more information for further understanding the physiological characteristics of vascular CACNA1C expressions, also strengthened the idea that DNA methylation plays important roles in regulating vascular smooth muscle cells function and the consequent occurrence of vascular diseases.
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