Rho-family GTPase 1 (Rnd1) is a biomechanical stress-sensitive activator of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy
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Rho-family GTPase 1 (Rnd1) is a biomechanical stress-sensitive activator of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. / Kluge, Annika; Rangrez, Ashraf Yusuf; Kilian, Lucia Sophie; Pott, Jost; Bernt, Alexander; Frauen, Robert; Rohrbeck, Astrid; Frey, Norbert; Frank, Derk.
In: J MOL CELL CARDIOL, Vol. 129, 04.2019, p. 130-143.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Rho-family GTPase 1 (Rnd1) is a biomechanical stress-sensitive activator of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy
AU - Kluge, Annika
AU - Rangrez, Ashraf Yusuf
AU - Kilian, Lucia Sophie
AU - Pott, Jost
AU - Bernt, Alexander
AU - Frauen, Robert
AU - Rohrbeck, Astrid
AU - Frey, Norbert
AU - Frank, Derk
N1 - Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - Cardiac remodeling is induced by mechanical or humoral stress causing pathological changes to the heart. Here, we aimed at identifying the role of differentially regulated genes upon dynamic mechanical stretch. Microarray of dynamic stretch induced neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes (NRVCMs) discovered Rho family GTPase 1 (Rnd1) as one of the significantly upregulated genes, a cardiac role of which is not known yet. Rnd1 was consistently upregulated in NRVCMs after dynamic stretch or phenylephrine (PE) stimulation, and in a mouse model of pressure overload. Overexpression of Rnd1 in NRVCMs activated the fetal gene program (including nppa and nppb) effected into a significant increase in cell surface area in untreated, stretched or PE-treated cells. Furthermore, Rnd1 overexpression showed a positive effect on cell proliferation as detected by significant increase in Ki67, Phosphohistone H3, and EdU positive NRVCMs. Through a Yeast two-hybrid screen and immunoprecipitation analysis, we identified Myozap, an intercalated disc protein, as novel interaction partner of Rnd1. Importantly, functional analysis of this interaction revealed the importance of RND1 in the RhoA and Myozap protein network that activates serum-response factor (SRF) signaling. In summary, we identified Rnd1 as a novel stretch-sensitive gene which influences cell proliferation and cellular hypertrophy via activation of RhoA-mediated SRF dependent and independent signaling pathways.
AB - Cardiac remodeling is induced by mechanical or humoral stress causing pathological changes to the heart. Here, we aimed at identifying the role of differentially regulated genes upon dynamic mechanical stretch. Microarray of dynamic stretch induced neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes (NRVCMs) discovered Rho family GTPase 1 (Rnd1) as one of the significantly upregulated genes, a cardiac role of which is not known yet. Rnd1 was consistently upregulated in NRVCMs after dynamic stretch or phenylephrine (PE) stimulation, and in a mouse model of pressure overload. Overexpression of Rnd1 in NRVCMs activated the fetal gene program (including nppa and nppb) effected into a significant increase in cell surface area in untreated, stretched or PE-treated cells. Furthermore, Rnd1 overexpression showed a positive effect on cell proliferation as detected by significant increase in Ki67, Phosphohistone H3, and EdU positive NRVCMs. Through a Yeast two-hybrid screen and immunoprecipitation analysis, we identified Myozap, an intercalated disc protein, as novel interaction partner of Rnd1. Importantly, functional analysis of this interaction revealed the importance of RND1 in the RhoA and Myozap protein network that activates serum-response factor (SRF) signaling. In summary, we identified Rnd1 as a novel stretch-sensitive gene which influences cell proliferation and cellular hypertrophy via activation of RhoA-mediated SRF dependent and independent signaling pathways.
KW - Animals
KW - Animals, Newborn
KW - Biomechanical Phenomena
KW - Cardiomegaly/metabolism
KW - Cell Cycle
KW - Cell Proliferation
KW - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism
KW - Models, Biological
KW - Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism
KW - Protein Binding
KW - Rats, Wistar
KW - Serum Response Factor/metabolism
KW - Signal Transduction
KW - Stress, Physiological
KW - rho GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
KW - rhoA GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism
U2 - 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.01.028
DO - 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.01.028
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 30797814
VL - 129
SP - 130
EP - 143
JO - J MOL CELL CARDIOL
JF - J MOL CELL CARDIOL
SN - 0022-2828
ER -