{"title":"NRF1诱导的mmu_circ_0001388/hsa_circ_0029470通过miR-193b-3p/TCF4/GPX4轴在缺血性急性肾损伤中赋予铁变态反应抵抗力。","authors":"Qiang Zheng , Dongshan Zhang , Jihong Xing","doi":"10.1016/j.lfs.2024.123190","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><div>Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are critical in the progression of ischemic acute kidney injury (AKI). Nevertheless, the specific functions and regulatory pathways of mmu_circ_0001388 and hsa_circ_0029470 remain elusive.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was utilized to assess the expression patterns of mmu_circ_0001388, hsa_circ_0029470, and miR-139b-3p. Protein expressions of nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1), transcription factor 4 (TCF4), glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), and Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 (ACSL4) were identified via immunoblotting. Furthermore, the functions and control mechanisms of mmu_circ_003062 and hsa_circ_0075663 were examined via diverse cell and animal studies, encompassing bioinformatics prediction, dual-luciferase reporter (DLR), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), flow cytometry (FCM), hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, dihydroethidium (DHE), TUNEL, immunohistochemistry, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fe<sup>2+</sup> assay.</div></div><div><h3>Key findings</h3><div>Initially, the induction of mmu_circ_0001388 by NRF1 was observed in vitro and in vivo following ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Subsequently, knockdown or overexpression of mmu_circ_0001388 was found to either promote or inhibit ferroptosis caused by I/R in Boston University mouse proximal tubule (BUMPT) cells, respectively. From a mechanistic standpoint, mmu_circ_0001388 was found to function as a sponge for miR-193b-3p, which promoted TCF4 and subsequently enhanced GPX4, thereby suppressing ferroptosis. Finally, the overexpression of mmu_circ_0001388 was shown to ameliorate I/R-induced AKI in mice. In parallel, hsa_circ_0029470, homologous to mmu_circ_0001388, demonstrated an identical control pathway in human renal tubular epithelial (HK-2) cells.</div></div><div><h3>Significance</h3><div>The NRF1/mmu_circ_0001388, hsa_circ_0029470/miR-193b-3p/TCF4/GPX4 axis is pivotal in regulating ferroptosis induced by ischemic AKI and holds potential as a therapeutic target.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18122,"journal":{"name":"Life sciences","volume":"358 ","pages":"Article 123190"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"NRF1-induced mmu_circ_0001388/hsa_circ_0029470 confers ferroptosis resistance in ischemic acute kidney injury via the miR-193b-3p/TCF4/GPX4 axis\",\"authors\":\"Qiang Zheng , Dongshan Zhang , Jihong Xing\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.lfs.2024.123190\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Aims</h3><div>Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are critical in the progression of ischemic acute kidney injury (AKI). Nevertheless, the specific functions and regulatory pathways of mmu_circ_0001388 and hsa_circ_0029470 remain elusive.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was utilized to assess the expression patterns of mmu_circ_0001388, hsa_circ_0029470, and miR-139b-3p. Protein expressions of nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1), transcription factor 4 (TCF4), glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), and Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 (ACSL4) were identified via immunoblotting. Furthermore, the functions and control mechanisms of mmu_circ_003062 and hsa_circ_0075663 were examined via diverse cell and animal studies, encompassing bioinformatics prediction, dual-luciferase reporter (DLR), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), flow cytometry (FCM), hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, dihydroethidium (DHE), TUNEL, immunohistochemistry, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fe<sup>2+</sup> assay.</div></div><div><h3>Key findings</h3><div>Initially, the induction of mmu_circ_0001388 by NRF1 was observed in vitro and in vivo following ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Subsequently, knockdown or overexpression of mmu_circ_0001388 was found to either promote or inhibit ferroptosis caused by I/R in Boston University mouse proximal tubule (BUMPT) cells, respectively. From a mechanistic standpoint, mmu_circ_0001388 was found to function as a sponge for miR-193b-3p, which promoted TCF4 and subsequently enhanced GPX4, thereby suppressing ferroptosis. Finally, the overexpression of mmu_circ_0001388 was shown to ameliorate I/R-induced AKI in mice. 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NRF1-induced mmu_circ_0001388/hsa_circ_0029470 confers ferroptosis resistance in ischemic acute kidney injury via the miR-193b-3p/TCF4/GPX4 axis
Aims
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are critical in the progression of ischemic acute kidney injury (AKI). Nevertheless, the specific functions and regulatory pathways of mmu_circ_0001388 and hsa_circ_0029470 remain elusive.
Methods
Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was utilized to assess the expression patterns of mmu_circ_0001388, hsa_circ_0029470, and miR-139b-3p. Protein expressions of nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1), transcription factor 4 (TCF4), glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), and Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 (ACSL4) were identified via immunoblotting. Furthermore, the functions and control mechanisms of mmu_circ_003062 and hsa_circ_0075663 were examined via diverse cell and animal studies, encompassing bioinformatics prediction, dual-luciferase reporter (DLR), chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), flow cytometry (FCM), hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, dihydroethidium (DHE), TUNEL, immunohistochemistry, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fe2+ assay.
Key findings
Initially, the induction of mmu_circ_0001388 by NRF1 was observed in vitro and in vivo following ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Subsequently, knockdown or overexpression of mmu_circ_0001388 was found to either promote or inhibit ferroptosis caused by I/R in Boston University mouse proximal tubule (BUMPT) cells, respectively. From a mechanistic standpoint, mmu_circ_0001388 was found to function as a sponge for miR-193b-3p, which promoted TCF4 and subsequently enhanced GPX4, thereby suppressing ferroptosis. Finally, the overexpression of mmu_circ_0001388 was shown to ameliorate I/R-induced AKI in mice. In parallel, hsa_circ_0029470, homologous to mmu_circ_0001388, demonstrated an identical control pathway in human renal tubular epithelial (HK-2) cells.
Significance
The NRF1/mmu_circ_0001388, hsa_circ_0029470/miR-193b-3p/TCF4/GPX4 axis is pivotal in regulating ferroptosis induced by ischemic AKI and holds potential as a therapeutic target.
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