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Abstract
The unfolded protein response (UPR), triggered by endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, comprises distinct pathways orchestrated by conserved molecular sensors. Although several of these components have been suggested to protect cardiomyocytes from ischemic injury, their precise functions and mechanisms remain elusive. In this study, we observed a marked increase in glucose-regulated protein 94 (GRP94) expression at the border zone of cardiac infarct in a mouse model. GRP94 overexpression ameliorated post-infarction myocardial damage and reduced infarct size. Conversely, GRP94 deficiency exacerbated myocardial dysfunction and infarct size. Mechanistically, GRP94 alleviated hypoxia-induced mitochondrial fragmentation, whereas its depletion exacerbated this fragmentation. Molecular investigations revealed that GRP94 specifically facilitated the cleavage of Opa1 into L-Opa1, but not S-Opa1. The study further elucidated that under hypoxic conditions, the binding shift of Yy1 from lncRNA Oip5os1 to AI662270 promoted Yy1’s binding on the GRP94 promoter, thereby enhancing GRP94 expression. AI662270 attenuated mitochondrial over-fragmentation and ischemic injury after myocardial infarction similarly to GRP94. Moreover, coimmunoprecipitation coupled with LC-MS/MS identified the interaction of GRP94 with Anxa2, which regulates Akt1 signaling to maintain L-Opa1 levels. Overall, these findings unveiled what we believe is a novel role for the AI662270/GRP94 axis in linking ER stress to mitochondrial dynamics regulation, proposing new therapeutic avenues for managing cardiovascular conditions through ER stress modulation.
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Suling Ding, Wen Liu, Zhiwei Zhang, Xiyang Yang, Dili Sun, Jianfu Zhu, Xiaowei Zhu, Shijun Wang, Mengshi Xie, Hongyu Shi, Junbo Ge, Xiangdong Yang
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