Increased AT2R expression is induced by AT1R autoantibody via two axes, Klf-5/IRF-1 and circErbB4/miR-29a-5p, to promote VSMC migration

Cell Death Dis. 2020 Jun 8;11(6):432. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-2643-5.

Abstract

Vascular remodeling can be caused by angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) autoantibody (AT1-AA), although the related mechanism remains unknown. Angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) plays multiple roles in vascular remodeling through cross-talk with AT1R in the cytoplasm. Here, we aimed to explore the role and mechanism of AT2R in AT1-AA-induced vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) migration, which is a key event in vascular remodeling. In vitro and in vivo, we found that AT2R can promote VSMC migration in AT1-AA-induced vascular remodeling. Moreover, AT2R expression was upregulated via Klf-5/IRF-1-mediated transcriptional and circErbB4/miR-29a-5p-mediated posttranscriptional mechanisms in response to AT1-AA. Our data provide a molecular basis for AT1-AA-induced AT2R expression by transcription factors, namely, a circular RNA and a microRNA, and showed that AT2R participated in AT1-AA-induced VSMC migration during the development of vascular remodeling. AT2R may be a potential target for the treatment of AT1-AA-induced vascular diseases.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Autoantibodies / pharmacology*
  • Cell Movement / physiology
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 / metabolism
  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • MicroRNAs / metabolism*
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / cytology
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / metabolism*
  • Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 / immunology*
  • Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 / metabolism
  • Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2 / biosynthesis*
  • Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2 / metabolism
  • Receptor, ErbB-4 / metabolism
  • Transfection

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Interferon Regulatory Factor-1
  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
  • MIRN29 microRNA, mouse
  • MIRN29a microRNA, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
  • Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2
  • erythroid Kruppel-like factor
  • Receptor, ErbB-4