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Locus-conserved circular RNA cZNF292 controls endothelial cell flow responses

Background: - - Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are generated by back splicing of mostly mRNAs and are gaining increasing attention as a novel class of regulatory RNAs that control various cellular functions. However, their physiological roles and functional conservation in vivo are rarely addressed, give...

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Main Authors: Heumüller, Andreas (Author) , Jones, Alisha N. (Author) , Mourão, André (Author) , Klangwart, Marius (Author) , Shi, Chenyue (Author) , Wittig, Ilka (Author) , Fischer, Ariane (Author) , Muhly-Reinholz, Marion (Author) , Buchmann, Giulia K. (Author) , Dieterich, Christoph (Author) , Potente, Michael (Author) , Braun, Thomas (Author) , Grote, Phillip (Author) , Jaé, Nicolas (Author) , Sattler, Michael (Author) , Dimmeler, Stefanie (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 7 January 2022
In: Circulation research
Year: 2022, Volume: 130, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-79
ISSN:1524-4571
DOI:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.320029
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.320029
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Author Notes:Andreas W. Heumüller, Alisha N. Jones, André Mourão, Marius Klangwart, Chenyue Shi, Ilka Wittig, Ariane Fischer, Marion Muhly-Reinholz, Giulia K. Buchmann, Christoph Dieterich, Michael Potente, Thomas Braun, Phillip Grote, Nicolas Jaé, Michael Sattler, and Stefanie Dimmeler
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Summary:Background: - - Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are generated by back splicing of mostly mRNAs and are gaining increasing attention as a novel class of regulatory RNAs that control various cellular functions. However, their physiological roles and functional conservation in vivo are rarely addressed, given the inherent challenges of their genetic inactivation. Here, we aimed to identify locus conserved circRNAs in mice and humans, which can be genetically deleted due to retained intronic elements not contained in the mRNA host gene to eventually address functional conservation. - - Methods and Results: - - Combining published endothelial RNA-sequencing data sets with circRNAs of the circATLAS databank, we identified locus-conserved circRNA retaining intronic elements between mice and humans. CRISPR/Cas9 mediated genetic depletion of the top expressed circRNA cZfp292 resulted in an altered endothelial morphology and aberrant flow alignment in the aorta in vivo. Consistently, depletion of cZNF292 in endothelial cells in vitro abolished laminar flow-induced alterations in cell orientation, paxillin localization and focal adhesion organization. Mechanistically, we identified the protein SDOS (syndesmos) to specifically interact with cZNF292 in endothelial cells by RNA-affinity purification and subsequent mass spectrometry analysis. Silencing of SDOS or its protein binding partner Syndecan-4, or mutation of the SDOS-cZNF292 binding site, prevented laminar flow-induced cytoskeletal reorganization thereby recapitulating cZfp292 knockout phenotypes. - - Conclusions: - - Together, our data reveal a hitherto unknown role of cZNF292/cZfp292 in endothelial flow responses, which influences endothelial shape.
Item Description:Gesehen am 13.09.2022
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ISSN:1524-4571
DOI:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.320029

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