期刊
FUNCTION
卷 3, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/function/zqac043
关键词
coronary artery disease; mitochondria; telomerase; microcirculation; endothelial function; mitochondrial DNA damage
资金
- National Institutes of Health
- American Heart Association [5T32HL134643, HL133029, HL157025, OD018306, HL135901, T32GM089586, 20POST35050017, AG053585]
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Research found that mitochondrial TERT plays a critical role in preserving NO-mediated vasodilation and the balance of mitochondrial to nuclear TERT is fundamentally altered in states of human disease that are driven by increased expression of dominant negative splice variants.
Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) (catalytic subunit of telomerase) is linked to the development of coronary artery disease (CAD); however, whether the role of nuclear vs. mitchondrial actions of TERT is involved is not determined. Dominant-negative TERT splice variants contribute to decreased mitochondrial integrity and promote elevated reactive oxygen species production. We hypothesize that a decrease in mitochondrial TERT would increase (mt)DNA damage, promoting a pro-oxidative redox environment. The goal of this study is to define whether mitochondrial TERT is sufficient to maintain nitric oxide as the underlying mechanism of flow-mediated dilation by preserving (mt)DNA integrity.Immunoblots and quantitative polymerase chain reaction were used to show elevated levels of splice variants alpha- and beta-deletion TERT tissue from subjects with and without CAD. Genetic, pharmacological, and molecular tools were used to manipulate TERT localization. Isolated vessel preparations and fluorescence-based quantification of mtH2O2 and NO showed that reduction of TERT in the nucleus increased flow induced NO and decreased mtH2O2 levels, while prevention of mitochondrial import of TERT augmented pathological effects. Further elevated (mt)DNA damage was observed in tissue from subjects with CAD and initiation of (mt)DNA repair mechanisms was sufficient to restore NO-mediated dilation in vessels from patients with CAD. The work presented is the first evidence that catalytically active mitochondrial TERT, independent of its nuclear functions, plays a critical physiological role in preserving NO-mediated vasodilation and the balance of mitochondrial to nuclear TERT is fundamentally altered in states of human disease that are driven by increased expression of dominant negative splice variants.
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