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RNA-binding proteins mediate anti-inflammatory regulation of vascular disease
Herman, Allison
Herman, Allison
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2019
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Biomedical Sciences
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http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/2982
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This work identifies the Fragile X-related protein (FXR1) as a reciprocal regulator of HuR target transcripts in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). FXR1 was identified as an HuR interacting protein by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The-HuR-FXR1 interaction is abrogated in RNase-treated extracts, indicating that their association is tethered by mRNAs. FXR1 expression is induced in diseased, but not normal arteries. SiRNA knock down of FXR1 increases abundance and stability of inflammatory mRNAs, while overexpression of FXR1 reduces their abundance and stability. RNA-EMSA and RIP demonstrate that FXR1 directly interacts with an ARE and a previously uncharacterized element in the 3’UTR of TNFa. FXR1 expression is increased in VSMC challenged with the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-19, and FXR1 is required for IL-19 reduction of HuR. This suggests FXR1 is an anti-inflammation responsive, HuR counter-regulatory protein that reduces abundance of pro-inflammatory transcripts. Additionally, we observed significantly increased poly-A-Binding protein (PABP) expression localizing to discrete punctate structures in both vascular smooth muscle (VSMC) and endothelial cells (EC) of the aortic arch of Ldlr-/- mice, as compared to WT controls. EIF2α phosphorylation, requisite for SG formation, was also induced by clotrimazole and oxLDL in these cells. Interestingly, VSMCs pre-treated with anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-19 followed by clotrimazole significantly reduced the formation of SGs and eIF2a phosphorylation, suggesting a relationship between inflammation and SG formation in vascular cells. Reduction of SG component G3BP1 by siRNA knockdown significantly reduced stress granule formation and inflammatory gene abundance in hVSMC. Microtubule inhibitors reduced SG formation in hVSMC. These results support the hypothesis that SG formation in atherosclerosis is driven by inflammation, SG may mediate the cellular response to inflammation, and that anti-inflammatory treatment may lessen atherosclerosis progression and plaque formation by reduction of SGs.
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