Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RheinMain, Frankfurt, Germany.
Basic Res Cardiol. 2023 Jan 26;118(1):5. doi: 10.1007/s00395-023-00978-3.
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) can act as regulatory RNAs which, by altering the expression of target genes, impact on the cellular phenotype and cardiovascular disease development. Endothelial lncRNAs and their vascular functions are largely undefined. Deep RNA-Seq and FANTOM5 CAGE analysis revealed the lncRNA LINC00607 to be highly enriched in human endothelial cells. LINC00607 was induced in response to hypoxia, arteriosclerosis regression in non-human primates, post-atherosclerotic cultured endothelial cells from patients and also in response to propranolol used to induce regression of human arteriovenous malformations. siRNA knockdown or CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of LINC00607 attenuated VEGF-A-induced angiogenic sprouting. LINC00607 knockout in endothelial cells also integrated less into newly formed vascular networks in an in vivo assay in SCID mice. Overexpression of LINC00607 in CRISPR knockout cells restored normal endothelial function. RNA- and ATAC-Seq after LINC00607 knockout revealed changes in the transcription of endothelial gene sets linked to the endothelial phenotype and in chromatin accessibility around ERG-binding sites. Mechanistically, LINC00607 interacted with the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling protein BRG1. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of BRG1 in HUVEC followed by CUT&RUN revealed that BRG1 is required to secure a stable chromatin state, mainly on ERG-binding sites. In conclusion, LINC00607 is an endothelial-enriched lncRNA that maintains ERG target gene transcription by interacting with the chromatin remodeler BRG1 to ultimately mediate angiogenesis.
长链非编码 RNA(lncRNA)可以作为调节 RNA,通过改变靶基因的表达,影响细胞表型和心血管疾病的发展。内皮 lncRNA 及其血管功能在很大程度上尚未确定。深度 RNA-Seq 和 FANTOM5 CAGE 分析显示,lncRNA LINC00607 在人内皮细胞中高度富集。LINC00607 在内皮细胞中受到缺氧、非人类灵长类动脉粥样硬化消退、患者动脉粥样硬化后培养的内皮细胞以及用于诱导人动静脉畸形消退的普萘洛尔的刺激下被诱导。siRNA 敲低或 CRISPR/Cas9 敲除 LINC00607 减弱了 VEGF-A 诱导的血管生成发芽。在 SCID 小鼠体内实验中,内皮细胞中 LINC00607 的敲除也减少了新形成的血管网络的整合。CRISPR 敲除细胞中 LINC00607 的过表达恢复了正常的内皮功能。LINC00607 敲除后的 RNA 和 ATAC-Seq 显示,内皮基因集的转录发生变化,这些基因集与内皮表型相关,并且 ERG 结合位点周围的染色质可及性发生变化。从机制上讲,LINC00607 与 SWI/SNF 染色质重塑蛋白 BRG1 相互作用。随后进行 CUT&RUN 的 CRISPR/Cas9 介导的 HUVEC 中 BRG1 的敲除显示,BRG1 是确保稳定染色质状态所必需的,主要是在 ERG 结合位点上。总之,LINC00607 是一种富含内皮细胞的 lncRNA,通过与染色质重塑酶 BRG1 相互作用来维持 ERG 靶基因的转录,最终介导血管生成。
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