Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
J Cell Mol Med. 2023 Nov;27(22):3539-3552. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.17969. Epub 2023 Sep 25.
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the highly conventional appearance of cyanotic congenital heart disease. Our study aimed to assess the involvement of receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 (ROR2) in TOF and elucidate the specific mechanism. Upon investigation of human tissue samples, we observed a decrease in ROR2 expression in TOF patients compared to healthy control individuals. Transcriptome analysis revealed diminished ROR2 expression in TOF pathological samples relative to normal tissues. Of the 2246 genes that exhibited altered expression, 886 were upregulated, while 1360 were down-regulated. KEGG analysis and GO analysis of the differentially expressed genes indicated that these genes were significantly enriched in the Wnt signalling pathway, apoptosis and cardiac development function. Importantly, ROR2 was the only gene shared among the three pathways. Furthermore, interference with ROR2 promotes apoptosis and curtails cell proliferation in vitro. The knockdown of the ROR2 gene in AC16 cells resulted in a significant decrease in Edu-positive cells. Flow cytometry studies indicated an increase in the percentage of cells in the S phase. In contrast, the G2/M cell cycle transition was blocked in the ROR2-knockdown group, leading to a significant increase in apoptosis. Moreover, the CCK-8 cell viability assay demonstrated a reduced proliferation in the ROR2-knockdown group. Furthermore, both in vivo and in vitro data indicated that the expression of HSPA6 (Recombinant Heat Shock 70 kDa Protein6), an essential gene enriched in cardiac tissue and associated with apoptosis, was down-regulated following ROR2 knockdown mediated by the β-catenin/SOX3 signalling pathway. In conclusion, low expression of ROR2 plays a crucial role in the occurrence and development of TOF, which may be related to the downregulation of HSPA6 through the β-catenin/SOX3 signalling pathway.
法洛四联症(TOF)是一种常见的发绀型先天性心脏病。本研究旨在评估受体酪氨酸激酶样孤儿受体 2(ROR2)在 TOF 中的作用,并阐明其具体机制。通过研究人类组织样本,我们观察到 TOF 患者的 ROR2 表达水平较健康对照组降低。转录组分析显示,TOF 病理样本中 ROR2 的表达低于正常组织。在表达发生改变的 2246 个基因中,有 886 个基因上调,1360 个基因下调。KEGG 分析和差异表达基因的 GO 分析表明,这些基因在 Wnt 信号通路、细胞凋亡和心脏发育功能中显著富集。重要的是,ROR2 是这三个通路中唯一共享的基因。此外,干扰 ROR2 可促进体外细胞凋亡和抑制细胞增殖。在 AC16 细胞中敲低 ROR2 基因后,Edu 阳性细胞显著减少。流式细胞术研究表明 S 期细胞的比例增加。相反,ROR2 敲低组的 G2/M 细胞周期阻滞,导致凋亡显著增加。此外,CCK-8 细胞活力测定显示 ROR2 敲低组细胞增殖减少。此外,体内和体外数据均表明,HSPA6(重组热休克 70kDa 蛋白 6)的表达下调,该基因在心脏组织中富集,与细胞凋亡有关,是通过β-catenin/SOX3 信号通路介导的 ROR2 敲低后表达下调。综上所述,ROR2 的低表达在 TOF 的发生发展中起关键作用,这可能与通过β-catenin/SOX3 信号通路下调 HSPA6 有关。
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