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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY
卷 175, 期 -, 页码 1-12出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2022.11.010
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dATP; myosin activator; DRX; Contraction; Cardiomyocyte metabolism; Mitochondrial remodeling
The hallmark features of systolic heart failure involve reduced contractility and impaired metabolic flexibility of the myocardium. Elevated dATP levels in cardiomyocytes (CMs) through overexpression of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) enzyme can substantially improve contractility. However, the effect of dATP elevation on cardiac metabolism remains unknown.
Hallmark features of systolic heart failure are reduced contractility and impaired metabolic flexibility of the myocardium. Cardiomyocytes (CMs) with elevated deoxy ATP (dATP) via overexpression of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) enzyme robustly improve contractility. However, the effect of dATP elevation on cardiac metabolism is unknown. Here, we developed proteolysis-resistant versions of RNR and demonstrate that elevation of dATP/ATP to similar to 1% in CMs in a transgenic mouse (TgRRB) resulted in robust improvement of cardiac function. Pharmacological approaches showed that CMs with elevated dATP have greater basal respiratory rates by shifting myosin states to more active forms, independent of its isoform, in relaxed CMs. Targeted metabolomic profiling revealed a significant reprogramming towards oxidative phosphorylation in TgRRB-CMs. Higher cristae density and activity in the mitochondria of TgRRB-CMs improved respiratory capacity. Our results revealed a critical property of dATP to modulate myosin states to enhance contractility and induce metabolic flexibility to support improved function in CMs.
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