NDLI: MicroRNA-26a Is a Novel Regulator of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Function

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Author	Leeper, Nicholas J. Azad, Raiesdana Kojima, Yoko Chun, Hyung J. Azuma, Junya Lars, Maegdefessel Kundu, Ramendra K. Quertermous, Thomas Tsao, Philip S. Spin, Joshua M.
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Aberrant smooth muscle cell (SMC) plasticity has been implicated in a variety of vascular disorders including atherosclerosis, restenosis, and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation. While the pathways governing this process remain unclear, epigenetic regulation by specific microRNAs (miRNAs) has been demonstrated in SMCs. We hypothesized that additional miRNAs might play an important role in determining vascular SMC phenotype. Microarray analysis of miRNAs was performed on human aortic SMCs undergoing phenotypic switching in response to serum withdrawal, and identified 31 significantly regulated entities. We chose the highly conserved candidate miRNA-26a for additional studies. Inhibition of miRNA-26a accelerated SMC differentiation, and also promoted apoptosis, while inhibiting proliferation and migration. Overexpression of miRNA-26a blunted differentiation. As a potential mechanism, we investigated whether miRNA-26a influences TGF-β-pathway signaling. Dual-luciferase reporter assays demonstrated enhanced SMAD signaling with miRNA-26a inhibition, and the opposite effect with miRNA-26a overexpression in transfected human cells. Furthermore, inhibition of miRNA-26a increased gene expression of SMAD-1 and SMAD-4, while overexpression inhibited SMAD-1. MicroRNA-26a was also found to be downregulated in two mouse models of AAA formation (2.5- to 3.8-fold decrease, P < 0.02) in which enhanced switching from contractile to synthetic phenotype occurs. In summary, miRNA-26a promotes vascular SMC proliferation while inhibiting cellular differentiation and apoptosis, and alters TGF-β pathway signaling. MicroRNA-26a represents an important new regulator of SMC biology and a potential therapeutic target in AAA disease.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcp.22422
Ending Page	1043
Page Count	9
Starting Page	1035
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00219541
e-ISSN	10974652
Journal	Journal of cellular physiology
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	226
Language	English
Publisher Date	2011-04-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Clinical Biochemistry Cell Biology Physiology Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Cell Biology Physiology Clinical Biochemistry

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