Nuclear Export Of Histone Deacetylase Research Articles

Herpud1 modulates hypertrophic signals independently of calmodulin nuclear translocation in rat myocardium-derived H9C2 cells

In this study, we aimed to analyze the role of the Homocysteine-responsive endoplasmic reticulum-resident ubiquitin-like domain member 1 (Herpud1) gene in the development of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in association with Calmodulin (CaM) nuclear translocation and cytosolic Ca2+ levels.To observe the mobilization of CaM in cardiomyocytes, we stably expressed eGFP-CaM in rat myocardium-derived H9C2 cells. These cells were then treated with Angiotensin II (Ang II), which stimulates a cardiac hypertrophic response, or dantrolene (DAN), which blocks the release of intracellular Ca2+. To observe intracellular Ca2+ in the presence of eGFP fluorescence, a Rohd-3 Ca2+ sensing dye was used. To examine the effect of suppressing Herpud1 expression, Herpud1 small interfering RNA (siRNA) were transfected into H9C2 cells. To examine whether hypertrophy induced by Ang II could be suppressed by Herpud1 overexpression, a Herpud1-expressing vector was introduced into H9C2 cells. CaM translocation was observed using eGFP fluorescence. Nuclear translocation of Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 4 (NFATc4) and nuclear export of Histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) were also examined.First, Ang II induced H9C2 hypertrophy with nuclear translocation of CaM and elevation of cytosolic Ca2+, which were inhibited by DAN treatment. We also found that Herpud1 overexpression suppressed Ang II-induced cellular hypertrophy without preventing nuclear translocation of CaM or elevation of cytosolic Ca2+. Additionally, Herpud1 knockdown induced hypertrophy without the nuclear translocation of CaM, which was not inhibited by DAN treatment. Finally, Herpud1 overexpression suppressed Ang II-induced NFATc4 nuclear translocation but did not suppress Ang II-induced CaM nuclear translocation or HDAC4 nuclear export.Ultimately, this study lays the groundwork for elucidating the anti-hypertrophic effects of Herpud1 and the underlying mechanism of pathological hypertrophy.

Inhibition of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B Signaling Hampers the Vasopressin-dependent Stimulation of Myogenic Differentiation.

Arginine-vasopressin (AVP) promotes muscle differentiation, hypertrophy, and regeneration through the combined activation of the calcineurin and Calcium/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase (CaMK) pathways. The AVP system is impaired in several neuromuscular diseases, suggesting that AVP may act as a physiological factor in skeletal muscle. Since the Phosphoinositide 3-kinases/Protein Kinase B/mammalian Target Of Rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR) signaling plays a significant role in regulating muscle mass, we evaluated its role in the AVP myogenic effect. In L6 cells AKT1 expression was knocked down, and the AVP-dependent expression of mTOR and Forkhead box O3 (FoxO) was analyzed by Western blotting. The effect of the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 was evaluated by cellular and molecular techniques. Akt knockdown hampered the AVP-dependent mTOR expression while increased the levels of FoxO transcription factor. LY294002 treatment inhibited the AVP-dependent expression of Myocyte Enhancer Factor-2 (MEF2) and myogenin and prevented the nuclear translocation of MEF2. LY294002 also repressed the AVP-dependent nuclear export of histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) interfering with the formation of multifactorial complexes on the myogenin promoter. We demonstrate that the PI3K/Akt pathway is essential for the full myogenic effect of AVP and that, by targeting this pathway, one may highlight novel strategies to counteract muscle wasting in aging or neuromuscular disorders.

Dopamine receptor antagonists as potential therapeutic agents for ADPKD.

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is caused mostly by mutations in polycystin-1 or polycystin-2. Fluid flow leads to polycystin-dependent calcium influx and nuclear export of histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5), which facilitates the maintenance of renal epithelial architecture by de-repression of MEF2C target genes. Here, we screened a small-molecule library to find drugs that promotes nuclear export of HDAC5. We found that dopamine receptor antagonists, domperidone and loxapine succinate, stimulate export of HDAC5, even in Pkd1–/–cells. Domperidone targets Drd3 receptor to modulate the phosphorylation of HDAC5. Domperidone treatment increases HDAC5 phosphorylation likely by reducing protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) activity, thus shifting the equilibrium towards HDAC5-P and export from the nucleus. Treating Pkd1–/–mice with domperidone showed significantly reduced cystic growth and cell proliferation. Further, treated mice displayed a reduction in glomerular cyst and increased body weight and activity. These results suggest that HDAC5 nucleocytoplasmic shuttling may be modulated to impede disease progression in ADPKD and uncovers an unexpected role for a class of dopamine receptors in renal epithelial morphogenesis.

Ang‐II‐Induced Phosphorylation and Nuclear Export of Histone Deacetylase 5 is Mediated by an AKT‐Dependent Pathway in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Augmented levels of angiotensin‐II (Ang‐II) are associated with the development of cardiovascular disorders such as atherosclerosis and hypertension. Exaggerated activation of Ang‐II‐induced signaling events and expression of genes linked to cell proliferation, hypertrophy and migration have been demonstrated to contribute to the development of these vascular pathologies. Ang‐II induces the phosphorylation of class II histone deacetylases (HDACs), particularly HDAC4 and HDAC5. HDACs regulate gene transcription by their ability to modify the acetylation status of the lysine residues in histone and non‐histone proteins. A heightened activation of HDACs, notably HDAC5, has been associated with vascular disorders such as atherosclerosis. We have shown earlier that Ang‐II induces the expression of early growth response factor‐1 (Egr‐1), a zinc finger transcription factor which is upregulated in atherosclerotic lesions and in animal models of vascular injury. We have also reported that the PI3Kinase/AKT pathway plays a key role in inducing the expression of Egr‐1 in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). However, the role of the AKT pathway in HDAC5 phosphorylation and the contribution of HDAC5 in Egr‐1 expression in VSMC remains unexplored. Here, we show that Ang‐II induced the phosphorylation of HDAC5 in a time and dose‐dependent manner, and pharmacological blockade of the PI3K/AKT pathway by wortmannin or SC66 attenuated Ang‐II‐induced HDAC5 phosphorylation in A10 VSMC. In addition, Ang‐II treatment of VSMC resulted in the translocation of HDAC5 from the nucleus to the cytosol, and the inhibition of AKT by SC66 almost completely attenuated the nuclear export of HDAC5 induced by Ang‐II. In contrast, pharmacological blockade of the MAPK pathway by UO126 was ineffective in reducing Ang‐II‐induced HDAC5 phosphorylation. Furthermore, pharmacological inhibition of HDAC5 by MC1568 or siRNA‐induced silencing of HDAC5 suppressed Ang‐II‐induced Egr‐1 expression. In summary, our results suggest that Ang‐II induces the phosphorylation and nuclear export of HDAC5 via the PI3K/AKT‐dependent signaling pathway and that HDAC5 is an upstream modulator of Egr‐1 expression in VSMC.Support or Funding InformationSupported by Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchThis abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2019 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.

Protein kinase B/AKT mediates insulin-like growth factor 1-induced phosphorylation and nuclear export of histone deacetylase 5 via NADPH oxidase 4 activation in vascular smooth muscle cells.

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) mediates the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the activation of growth promoting signaling pathways. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) regulate gene transcription by deacetylating lysine residues in histone and nonhistone proteinsand a heightened HDAC activation, notably of HDAC5, is associated with vascular disorders, such as atherosclerosis. Although the contribution of IGF-1 in these pathologies is well documented, its role in HDAC phosphorylation and activation remains unexplored. Here, we examined the effect of IGF-1 on HDAC5 phosphorylation in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and identified the signaling pathways involved in controlling HDAC5 phosphorylation and nuclear export. Treatment of A10 VSMCs with IGF-1 enhanced HDAC5 phosphorylation. Blockade of the IGF-1 receptor tyrosine kinase (TK) activity with the specific pharmacological inhibitor, AG1024, significantly inhibited IGF-1-induced HDAC5 phosphorylation, whereas the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) TK antagonist, AG1478, had no effect. Inhibition of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway with U0126, SP600125, or SB203580, did not affect HDAC5 phosphorylation, whereas two inhibitors of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathways, wortmannin and SC66, almost completely attenuated IGF-1-induced responses as confirmed by immunoblotting of phospho-HDAC5 and by small interfering RNA (siRNA)-induced AKT silencing. Moreover, the NAD(P)H oxidase (Nox) inhibitor, diphenyleneiodonium (DPI), and Nox4 siRNA, attenuated IGF-1-induced phosphorylation of HDAC5 and AKT. The HDAC5 phosphorylation resulted in its nuclear export, which was reversed by SC66 and DPI. Our results indicate that IGF-1-induced phosphorylation and nuclear export of HDAC5 involve Nox4-dependent ROS generation and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways.

Lipin1 is required for skeletal muscle development by regulating MEF2c and MyoD expression.

Lipin1 is critical for skeletal muscle development. Lipin1 regulates MyoD and myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2C (MEF2c) expression via the protein kinase C (PKC)/histone deacetylase 5-mediated pathway. Inhibition of PKCμ activity suppresses myoblast differentiation by inhibiting MyoD and MEF2c expression. Our previous characterization of global lipin1-deficient (fld) mice demonstrated that lipin1 played a novel role in skeletal muscle (SM) regeneration. The present study using cell type-specific Myf5-cre;Lipin1fl/fl conditional knockout mice (Lipin1Myf5cKO ) shows that lipin1 is a major determinant of SM development. Lipin1 deficiency induced reduced muscle mass and myopathy. Our results from lipin1-deficient myoblasts suggested that lipin1 regulates myoblast differentiation via the protein kinase Cμ (PKCμ)/histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5)/myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2C (MEF2c):MyoD-mediated pathway. Lipin1 deficiency leads to the suppression of PKC isoform activities, as well as inhibition of the downstream target of PKCμ, class II deacetylase HDAC5 nuclear export, and, consequently, inhibition of MEF2c and MyoD expression in the SM of lipin1Myf5cKO mice. Restoration of diacylglycerol-mediated signalling in lipin1 deficient myoblasts by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate transiently activated PKC and HDAC5, and upregulated MEF2c expression. Our findings provide insights into the signalling circuitry that regulates SM development, and have important implications for developing intervention aimed at treating muscular dystrophy.

Nuclear translocation of calmodulin in pathological cardiac hypertrophy originates from ryanodine receptor bound calmodulin

In cardiac myocytes Calmodulin (CaM) bound to the ryanodine receptor (RyR2) constitutes a large pool of total myocyte CaM, but the CaM-RyR2 affinity is reduced in pathological conditions. Knock-in mice expressing RyR2 unable to bind CaM also developed hypertrophy and early death. However, it is unknown whether CaM released from this RyR2-bound pool participates in pathological cardiac hypertrophy.We found that angiotensin II (AngII) or phenylephrine (PE) both cause CaM to dissociate from the RyR2 and translocate to the nucleus. To test whether this nuclear CaM accumulation depends on CaM released from RyR2, we enhanced CaM-RyR2 binding affinity (with dantrolene), or caused CaM dissociation from RyR2 (using suramin). Dantrolene dramatically reduced AngII- and PE-induced nuclear CaM accumulation. Conversely, suramin enhanced nuclear CaM accumulation. This is consistent with nuclear CaM accumulation coming largely from the CaM-RyR2 pool. CaM lacks a nuclear localization signal (NLS), but G-protein coupled receptor kinase 5 (GRK5) binds CaM, has a NLS and translocates like CaM in response to AngII or PE. Suramin also promoted GRK5 nuclear import, and caused nuclear export of histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5). Dantrolene prevented these effects. After 2–8 weeks of pressure overload (TAC) CaM binding to RyR2 was reduced, nuclear CaM and GRK5 were both elevated and there was enhanced nuclear export of HDAC5.Stress (acute AngII or TAC) causes CaM dissociation from RyR2 and translocation to the nucleus with GRK5 with parallel HDAC5 nuclear export. Thus CaM dissociation from RyR2 may be an important step in driving pathological hypertrophic gene transcription.

Subcellular compartmentalization of proximal Gαq-receptor signaling produces unique hypertrophic phenotypes in adult cardiac myocytes

G protein-coupled receptors that signal through Gαq (Gq receptors), such as α1-adrenergic receptors (α1-ARs) or angiotensin receptors, share a common proximal signaling pathway that activates phospholipase Cβ1 (PLCβ1), which cleaves phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) to produce inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol. Despite these common proximal signaling mechanisms, Gq receptors produce distinct physiological responses, yet the mechanistic basis for this remains unclear. In the heart, Gq receptors are thought to induce myocyte hypertrophy through a mechanism termed excitation-transcription coupling, which provides a mechanistic basis for compartmentalization of calcium required for contraction versus IP3-dependent intranuclear calcium required for hypertrophy. Here, we identified subcellular compartmentalization of Gq-receptor signaling as a mechanistic basis for unique Gq receptor-induced hypertrophic phenotypes in cardiac myocytes. We show that α1-ARs co-localize with PLCβ1 and PIP2 at the nuclear membrane. Further, nuclear α1-ARs induced intranuclear PLCβ1 activity, leading to histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) export and a robust transcriptional response (i.e. significant up- or down-regulation of 806 genes). Conversely, we found that angiotensin receptors localize to the sarcolemma and induce sarcolemmal PLCβ1 activity, but fail to promote HDAC5 nuclear export, while producing a transcriptional response that is mostly a subset of α1-AR-induced transcription. In summary, these results link Gq-receptor compartmentalization in cardiac myocytes to unique hypertrophic transcription. They suggest a new model of excitation-transcription coupling in adult cardiac myocytes that accounts for differential Gq-receptor localization and better explains distinct physiological functions of Gq receptors.

O45-6 - Teneligliptin Attenuated AngII-induced Cardiac Hypertrophy by Inhibiting Nox4-HDAC4 Axis

Background: NADPH oxidase 4 (Nox4) mediates nuclear export of histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4), thereby inducing cardiac hypertrophy in response to hypertrophic stimuli including phenylephrine and pressure overload. Recent studies suggested that teneligliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, inhibited Nox4 expression in aorta and adipocytes. The purpose of this study was to determine whether teneligliptin ameliorates angiotensin II (AngII)-induced cardiac hypertrophy by suppression of Nox4-HDAC4 axis. Methods and Results: AngII (1.44 mg/kg/day) or saline was continuously infused into C57BL/6J mice with or without teneligliptin (30 mg/kg/day) by oral gavage for 1 week. AngII significantly increased blood pressure compared with control mice (125 ± 4 vs. 102 ± 2 mmHg; P < .01). AngII increased heart weight/body weight (LV/BW) and left ventricular wall thickness (LVWT), which were significantly attenuated by teneligliptin (LV/BW 3.9 ± 0.1 vs. 3.6 ± 0.1 mg/g; P < .05, LVWT 0.93 ± 0.04 vs. 0.78 ± 0.05 mm; P < .01) with no significant changes in aortic blood pressure and blood glucose. Histological analysis demonstrated that teneligliptin suppressed AngII-induced increase in cardiomyocyte cross-sectional-area. It also inhibited AngII-induced increases in expression levels of Nox4 mRNA by 22% (P < .05) and phosphorylated HDAC4, a cytosolic localized form of HDAC4, by 40% (P < .05). In cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes, teneligliptin or GKT137831, a specific inhibitor of Nox4, directly inhibited AngII-induced phosphorylation of HDAC4 by 39% and 60% (P < .01), respectively. Conclusions: Teneligliptin attenuated AngII-induced cardiac hypertrophy, at least in part, by inhibiting Nox4-HDAC4 axis.

Subcellular Distribution of HDAC1 in Neurotoxic Conditions Is Dependent on Serine Phosphorylation

Calcium-dependent nuclear export of histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) was shown previously to precede axonal damage in culture, but the in vivo relevance of these findings and the potential posttranslational modifications of HDAC1 remained elusive. Using acute hippocampal slices from mice of either sex with genetic conditional ablation of Hdac1 in CA1 hippocampal neurons (i.e., Camk2a-cre;Hdac1fl/fl), we show significantly diminished axonal damage in response to neurotoxic stimuli. The protective effect of Hdac1 ablation was detected also in CA3 neurons in Grik4-cre;Hdac1fl/f mice, which were more resistant to the excitotoxic damage induced by intraventricular injection of kainic acid. The amino acid residues modulating HDAC1 subcellular localization were identified by site-directed mutagenesis, which identified serine residues 421 and 423 as critical for its nuclear localization. The physiological phosphorylation of HDAC1 was decreased by neurotoxic stimuli, which stimulated the phosphatase enzymatic activity of calcineurin. Treatment of neurons with the calcineurin inhibitors FK506 or cyclosporin A resulted in nuclear accumulation of phospho-HDAC1 and was neuroprotective. Together, our data identify HDAC1 and the phosphorylation of specific serine residues in the molecule as potential targets for neuroprotection.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The importance of histone deacetylation in normal brain functions and pathological conditions is unquestionable, yet the molecular mechanisms responsible for the neurotoxic potential of histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) and its subcellular localization are not fully understood. Here, we use transgenic lines to define the in vivo relevance of HDAC1 and identify calcineurin-dependent serine dephosphorylation as the signal modulating the neurotoxic role of HDAC1 in response to neurotoxic stimuli.

Enhanced nucleoplasmic Ca2 + signaling in ventricular myocytes from young hypertensive rats

Arterial hypertension causes left ventricular (LV) myocyte hypertrophy. Alterations in nuclear Ca2+ may be involved in regulation of histone acetylation, transcription and hypertrophy. Regulation of nuclear Ca2+ in hypertension, however, is unknown. Therefore, we elucidated cellular mechanisms underlying nuclear Ca2+ regulation in LV myocytes from hypertensive versus normotensive rats and evaluated possible consequences for Ca2+-dependent regulation of histone acetylation. LV myocytes and myocyte nuclei were isolated from young spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) shortly after development of hypertension. Normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) served as controls. Cytoplasmic and nucleoplasmic Ca2+ transients (CaTs) were imaged simultaneously using linescan confocal microscopy and Fluo-4. LV myocytes and nuclei from SHR exhibited hypertrophy. Cytoplasmic and nucleoplasmic CaTs were increased in SHR. The increase in nucleoplasmic Ca2+, however, exceeded the increase in cytoplasmic Ca2+, indicating enhanced nuclear Ca2+ signaling in SHR. Ca2+ load of sarcoplasmic reticulum and perinuclear Ca2+ stores was also increased in SHR, while fractional release from both stores remained unchanged. Intranuclear Ca2+ propagation was accelerated in SHR, associated with preserved density of nuclear envelope invaginations and elevated nuclear expression of nucleoporins and SR-Ca2+-ATPase, SERCA2a. Nuclear Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II delta (CaMKIIδ) expression was elevated and histone deacetylases exhibited redistribution from nucleus to cytosol associated with increased histone acetylation in SHR. Thus, in early hypertension, there is remodeling of nuclear Ca2+ handling resulting in enhanced nuclear Ca2+ signaling. Enhanced nuclear Ca2+ signaling, in turn, increases nuclear localization and activity of CaMKIIδ driving nuclear export of histone deacetylases and increased histone acetylation.

Ketamine produces antidepressant-like effects through phosphorylation-dependent nuclear export of histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) in rats.

Ketamine produces rapid antidepressant-like effects in animal assays for depression, although the molecular mechanisms underlying these behavioral actions remain incomplete. Here, we demonstrate that ketamine rapidly stimulates histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) phosphorylation and nuclear export in rat hippocampal neurons through calcium/calmodulin kinase II- and protein kinase D-dependent pathways. Consequently, ketamine enhanced the transcriptional activity of myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2), which leads to regulation of MEF2 target genes. Transfection of a HDAC5 phosphorylation-defective mutant (Ser259/Ser498 replaced by Ala259/Ala498, HDAC5-S/A), resulted in resistance to ketamine-induced nuclear export, suppression of ketamine-mediated MEF2 transcriptional activity, and decreased expression of MEF2 target genes. Behaviorally, viral-mediated hippocampal knockdown of HDAC5 blocked or occluded the antidepressant effects of ketamine both in unstressed and stressed animals. Taken together, our results reveal a novel role of HDAC5 in the actions of ketamine and suggest that HDAC5 could be a potential mechanism contributing to the therapeutic actions of ketamine.

Intracellular translocation of histone deacetylase 5 regulates neuronal cell apoptosis

Histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) undergoes signal-dependent shuttling between the nucleus and cytoplasm, which is regulated in part by calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase (CaMK)-mediated phosphorylation. Here, we report that HDAC5 regulates the survival of cortical neurons in pathological conditions. HDAC5 was evenly localized to the nucleus and cytoplasm in cultured cortical neurons. However, in response to 50μM NMDA conditions that induced neuronal cell apoptosis, nuclear-distributed HDAC5 was rapidly phosphorylated and translocated into cytoplasm of the cultured cortical neurons. Treatment with a CaMKII inhibitor KN93 suppressed HDAC5 phosphorylation and nuclear translocation induced by NMDA, whereas constitutively active CaMKIIα (T286D) stimulated HDAC5 nuclear export. Importantly, we showed that ectopic expression of nuclear-localized HDAC5 in cortical neurons suppressed NMDA-induced apoptosis. Finally, inactivation of HDAC5 by treatment with the class II-specific HDAC inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) promoted NMDA-induced neuronal cell apoptosis. Altogether, these data identify HDAC5 and its intracellular translocation as key effectors of multiple pathways that regulate neuronal cell apoptosis.

Carabin protects against cardiac hypertrophy by blocking calcineurin, Ras, and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II signaling.

Cardiac hypertrophy is an early hallmark during the clinical course of heart failure and is regulated by various signaling pathways. However, the molecular mechanisms that negatively regulate these signal transduction pathways remain poorly understood. Here, we characterized Carabin, a protein expressed in cardiomyocytes that was downregulated in cardiac hypertrophy and human heart failure. Four weeks after transverse aortic constriction, Carabin-deficient (Carabin(-/-)) mice developed exaggerated cardiac hypertrophy and displayed a strong decrease in fractional shortening (14.6±1.6% versus 27.6±1.4% in wild type plus transverse aortic constriction mice; P<0.0001). Conversely, compensation of Carabin loss through a cardiotropic adeno-associated viral vector encoding Carabin prevented transverse aortic constriction-induced cardiac hypertrophy with preserved fractional shortening (39.9±1.2% versus 25.9±2.6% in control plus transverse aortic constriction mice; P<0.0001). Carabin also conferred protection against adrenergic receptor-induced hypertrophy in isolated cardiomyocytes. Mechanistically, Carabin carries out a tripartite suppressive function. Indeed, Carabin, through its calcineurin-interacting site and Ras/Rab GTPase-activating protein domain, functions as an endogenous inhibitor of calcineurin and Ras/extracellular signal-regulated kinase prohypertrophic signaling. Moreover, Carabin reduced Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II activation and prevented nuclear export of histone deacetylase 4 after adrenergic stimulation or myocardial pressure overload. Finally, we showed that Carabin Ras-GTPase-activating protein domain and calcineurin-interacting domain were both involved in the antihypertrophic action of Carabin. Our study identifies Carabin as a negative regulator of key prohypertrophic signaling molecules, calcineurin, Ras, and Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and implicates Carabin in the development of cardiac hypertrophy and failure.

PARADOXICAL DEPHOSPHORYLATION OF CARDIAC HISTONE DEACETYLASE 5 BY BETA-ADRENERGIC STIMULATION

<h3>Background</h3> Nuclear export of histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) promotes cardiac hypertrophy via alleviation of its repressive interaction with the transcription factor MEF2. Some hypertrophic stimuli (e.g. endothelin-1) induce nuclear export via protein kinase D-mediated phosphorylation of Ser259 and Ser498. However, phosphorylation of these residues is not required for nuclear export following beta-adrenoceptor stimulation and Ser279 phosphorylation by protein kinase A (PKA) has been proposed to promote HDAC5 nuclear retention, thereby suppressing MEF2 activity. The aim of this study was to characterise beta-adrenergic regulation of HDAC5 phosphorylation in adult rat ventricular myocytes (ARVM) and in a mouse model of beta-adrenoceptor-mediated cardiac hypertrophy. <h3>Methods and results</h3> Stimulation of ARVM expressing GFP-tagged HDAC5 with 10 nM isoprenaline induced a rapid reduction in HDAC5 phosphorylation at Ser259, Ser279 and Ser498, as determ ined by Western blotting of cell lysates with phospho-specific antibodies. Selective activation of PKA with 500 uM N6-benzoyl cAMP had a similar effect. To assess whether such effects occur in vivo, male C57BL/6 mice received subcutaneous infusion of isoprenaline (30 mg/kg/day) or vehicle via osmotic minipumps. Three days of isoprenaline infusion was sufficient to induce cardiac hypertrophy (∼22% increase in heart weight/tibia length, P&lt;0.05, n=7). This was accompanied by reduced phosphorylation of Ser259 and Ser279 relative to total HDAC5 (P&lt;0.05, n=4). <h3>Conclusions</h3> Beta-adrenoceptor activation causes dephosphorylation of HDAC5 at Ser259, Ser279 and Ser498 in ARVM, via a PKA-mediated mechanism, and at Ser259 and Ser279 in vivo. Whether such paradoxical HDAC5 dephosphorylation is mechanistically involved in beta-adrenoceptor-mediated induction of cardiac hypertrophy requires further investigation.

Recent Advances in Cardiac Myocyte Biology and Function

Cardiac myocyte dysfunction is the underlying cause of changes in cardiac contractility associated with several pathological conditions. Hence, the physiology of cardiac myocytes has been the subject of intense investigation and much attention has been paid to important questions such as the following: what maintains and regulates the structural and functional integrity of cardiac myocytes?; how do myocytes respond to stress?; what are the molecular changes that contribute to myocytes dysfunction in cardiac disease?; how can pathological changes in myocytes be prevented or attenuated?; what determines myocyte life and death?; and can adult myocytes be renewed or replenished? Recent advancements in the field continue to address these important issues.1–18 Cardiac myocyte hypertrophy has been an area of intense interest for a long time,19 because it is well-known that maladaptive cardiac myocyte hypertrophy and accompanying cardiac remodeling often lead to heart failure.20,21 Recent studies have uncovered new mechanisms of myocyte hypertrophy. For instance, Matsushima et al22 showed that increased nuclear oxidative stress caused by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4 (Nox4) leads to oxidation and nuclear export of histone deacetylase 4 (a class II histone deacetylase), which is a repressor of transcription factors involved in hypertrophic response (eg, nuclear factor of activated T-cells); this suggest that inhibition of Nox4 can be another avenue for dampening maladaptive cardiac hypertrophy. G-protein–coupled receptor kinase-5 (GRK5) is another important regulator/kinase of a class II histone deacetylase 5 and its contribution to cardiac hypertrophy had been implicated previously.23 Recently, Gold et al24 have used both global and cardiac-specific Grk5 knockout mice to test the requirement of this protein for pathological hypertrophy. In response to pressure overload, Grk5 knockout mice showed attenuated hypertrophy, remodeling, and hypertrophy-related gene expression, clearly demonstrating the essential role of this protein in …

Export duties for HDAC5

The nuclear export of histone deacetylase 5 triggers a regenerative transcriptional response after axon injury in peripheral neurons.

Modulation of autoimmunity associated with blocked nuclear export of histone Deacetylase 7 in thymocytes by CCR9 and the NOD genetic background. (P4088)

Abstract Histone Deacetylase 7 (HDAC7) is a chromatin-modifier that, like other Class IIa HDACs, regulates cell differentiation through extracellular signal-dependent nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling. We recently showed that nuclear export of HDAC7 in response to TCR signaling in thymocytes is required for negative thymic selection, and that thymic expression of a constitutively nuclear mutant of HDAC7 (HDAC7-ΔP) consequently causes lethal autoimmunity. Although the block in negative selection appears broad, in C57bl/6 mice autoimmunity is largely restricted to the abdominal viscera, with lethality due to exocrine pancreatitis. Investigating the cause of this restricted autoimmunity, we noted abnormally high expression of CCR9, a receptor associated with abdominal homing, in the CD8 T cells of HDAC7-ΔP mice. While this suggested that the type of disease caused by HDAC7-ΔP was due to its effects on both negative selection and chemokine receptor expression, we found that expression of HDAC7-ΔP in a CCR9-deficient background lengthened survival but did not alter the tissue distribution of autoimmune attack. In contrast to this result, we found that expression of HDAC7-ΔP in the NOD genetic background extensively altered the tissue distribution of autoimmunity and also greatly reduced mean survival time. These results shed significant new light on how a specific molecular lesion affecting thymic selection can interact with different genetic backgrounds to produce distinct disease outcomes.

HDAC4 controls histone methylation in response to elevated cardiac load

In patients with heart failure, reactivation of a fetal gene program, including atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), is a hallmark for maladaptive remodeling of the LV. The mechanisms that regulate this reactivation are incompletely understood. Histone acetylation and methylation affect the conformation of chromatin, which in turn governs the accessibility of DNA for transcription factors. Using human LV myocardium, we found that, despite nuclear export of histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4), upregulation of ANP and BNP in failing hearts did not require increased histone acetylation in the promoter regions of these genes. In contrast, di- and trimethylation of lysine 9 of histone 3 (H3K9) and binding of heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) in the promoter regions of these genes were substantially reduced. In isolated working murine hearts, an acute increase of cardiac preload induced HDAC4 nuclear export, H3K9 demethylation, HP1 dissociation from the promoter region, and activation of the ANP gene. These processes were reversed in hearts with myocyte-specific deletion of Hdac4. We conclude that HDAC4 plays a central role for rapid modifications of histone methylation in response to variations in cardiac load and may represent a target for pharmacological interventions to prevent maladaptive remodeling in patients with heart failure.

Thioredoxin 1 Is Essential for Sodium Sulfide–Mediated Cardioprotection in the Setting of Heart Failure

The aim of this study was to determine whether thioredoxin 1 (Trx1) mediates the cardioprotective effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in a model of ischemic-induced heart failure (HF). Mice with a cardiac-specific overexpression of a dominant negative mutant of Trx1 and wild-type littermates were subjected to ischemic-induced HF. Treatment with H2S as sodium sulfide (Na2S) not only increased the gene and protein expression of Trx1 in the absence of ischemia but also augmented the HF-induced increase in both. Wild-type mice treated with Na2S experienced less left-ventricular dilatation, improved left-ventricular function, and less cardiac hypertrophy after the induction of HF. In contrast, Na2S therapy failed to improve any of these parameters in the dominant negative mutant of Trx1 mice. Studies aimed at evaluating the underlying cardioprotective mechanisms found that Na2S therapy inhibited HF-induced apoptosis signaling kinase-1 signaling and nuclear export of histone deacetylase 4 in a Trx1-dependent manner. These findings provide novel information that the upregulation of Trx1 by Na2S therapy in the setting of HF sets into motion events, such as the inhibition of apoptosis signaling kinase-1 signaling and histone deacetylase 4 nuclear export, which ultimately leads to the attenuationof left-ventricular remodeling.