The Journal of Practical Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (21): 2754-2760.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2023.21.011

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Molecular mechanism of Mettl14 mediated m6A modification in improving myocardial infarction

Xuebin ZHENG,Sha SHA(),Huiqiong YANG,Lian LIU   

  1. Department of General Practice,Changsha Fourth Hospital (Changsha Hospital Affiliated to Hunan Normal University),Changsha 410006,China
  • Received:2023-05-14 Online:2023-11-10 Published:2023-12-19
  • Contact: Sha SHA E-mail:keywang2007@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the biological role of methyltransferase-like 14 (METTL14)-mediated m6A modification in myocardial infarction (MI). Methods A total of 40 mice were randomly divided into 4 groups: Sham+AAV9-NC group (n = 10), Sham+AAV9-METTL14 group (n = 10), MI+AAV9-NC group (n = 10) and MI+AAV9-METTL14 group (n = 10). Mice in each group were injected with AAV9-METTL14 or AAV9-NC through the tail vein one week before MI induction. Cardiac function was measured non-invasively by transthoracic echocardiography, and microvascular injury were measured by immunofluorescence. CMECs were isolated from mouse myocardial tissue, and the cells were treated with oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD). Results METTL14 was downregulated in MI mouse heart tissue as well as in OGD-treated CMECs. Compared with the Sham+AAV9-NC group, the expression of VE-cadherin was significantly down-regulated (P < 0.05), ROS levels increased significantly (P < 0.05) in the MI+AAV9-NC group. MI+AAV9-METTL14 suppressed these changes and enhanced cardiac function in mice. Compared with the NC group, a significant increase in mitochondrial ROS levels was observed in the OGD group (P < 0.05). Knockdown of METTL14 in CMECs exacerbated ROS levels (P < 0.05), and the addition of USP48 overexpression plasmid reversed these changes (P < 0.05). Conclusion METTL14 was lowly expressed in MI and mediates mitochondrial dysfunction in CMECs by increasing the m6A modification level of USP48 in CMECs to reduce its stability.

Key words: methyltransferase-like 14, N6-methyladenosine, myocardial infarction, ubiquitin-specific peptidase 48

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