FOXO3 regulates Smad3 and Smad7 through SPON1 circular RNA to inhibit idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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Project description:Forkhead box protein O3 (FOXO3) has good inhibition ability toward fibroblast activation and extracellular matrix, especially for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. How FOXO3 regulates pulmonary fibrosis remains unclear. In this study, we reported that FOXO3 had binding sequences with F-spondin 1 (SPON1) promoter, which can activate its transcription and selectively promote the expression of SPON1 circRNA (circSPON1) but not mRNA expression. We further demonstrated that circSPON1 was involved in the extracellular matrix deposition of HFL1. In the cytoplasm, circSPON1 directly interacted with TGF-β-induced Smad3 and inhibited the activation of fibroblasts by inhibiting nuclear translocation. Moreover, circSPON1 bound to miR-942-5p and miR-520f-3p that interfered with Smad7 mRNA and promoted Smad7 expression. This study revealed the mechanism of FOXO3 in the occurrence and development of pulmonary fibrosis. Potential therapeutic targets and new insights into the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis based on circRNA were also provided.
2021-09-10 | GSE183750 | GEO
Project description:Repair of the infarcted heart requires TGFβ-Smad3 signaling in cardiac myofibroblasts. However, TGF-β-driven myofibroblast activation needs to be tightly regulated in order to prevent excessive fibrosis and adverse remodeling that may precipitate heart failure. We hypothesized that induction of the inhibitory Smad, Smad7 may restrain infarct myofibroblast activation, and we examined the molecular mechanisms of Smad7 actions. In a mouse model of non-reperfused infarction, Smad3 activation triggered Smad7 synthesis in β-SMA+ infarct myofibroblasts, but not in β-SMA-/PDGFRα+ fibroblasts. Myofibroblast-specific Smad7 loss increased heart failure-related mortality, worsened dysfunction, and accentuated fibrosis in the infarct border zone and in the papillary muscles. Smad7 attenuated myofibroblast activation and reduced synthesis of structural and matricellular extracellular matrix proteins. Smad7 actions on TGF-β cascades involved de-activation of Smad2/3 and non-Smad pathways, without any effects on TGF-β receptor activity. Unbiased transcriptomic and proteomic analysis identified receptor tyrosine kinase signaling as a major target of Smad7. Smad7 interacted with Erbb2 in a TGF-independent manner and restrained Erbb1/Erbb2 activation, suppressing fibroblast expression of fibrogenic proteases, integrins and CD44. Smad7 induction in myofibroblasts serves as an endogenous TGF-β-induced negative feedback mechanism that inhibits post-infarction fibrosis by restraining Smad-dependent and Smad-independent TGF-β responses, and by suppressing TGF-independent fibrogenic actions of Erbb2.
2021-11-11 | GSE185767 | GEO
Project description:Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in the regulation of skeletal muscle development. In the present study, differentially expressed lncRNAs were identified from RNA-seq data derived from myoblasts and myotubes. We conducted studies to elucidate the function and molecular mechanism of action of Linc-smad7 during skeletal muscle development. Our findings show that Linc-smad7 is upregulated during the early phase of myoblasts differentiation. In in vitro studies, we showed that overexpression of Linc-smad7 promoted the arrest of myoblasts in G1 phase, inhibited DNA replication, and induced myoblast differentiation. Our in vivo studies suggest that Linc-smad7 stimulates skeletal muscle regeneration in cardiotoxin-induced muscle injury. Mechanistically, Linc-smad7 overexpression increased smad7 and IGF2 protein levels. On the contrary, overexpression of miR-125b reduced smad7 and IGF2 protein levels. Results of RNA immunoprecipitation analysis and biotin-labeled miR-125b capture suggest that Linc-smad7 could act as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) for miRNA-125b. Taken together, our findings suggest that the novel noncoding regulator Linc-smad7 regulates skeletal muscle development.
2017-11-01 | GSE106365 | GEO
Project description:Long-term management of inflammatory skin diseases is challenging because of side effects from repeated use of systemic treatments or topical corticosteroids. This study sought to identify novel mechanisms and developmental therapeutics for these diseases using genetic models and pharmacological approaches. We found mice overexpressing Smad7 in keratinocytes, but not mice overexpressing the N-terminal domain of Smad7 (N-Smad7), were resistant to imiquimod (IMQ)-induced Th1/17 and Th2 type inflammation. We generated a truncated Smad7 protein encompassing C-terminal Smad7 and PY motif fused with cell-penetrating Tat peptide (Tat-PYC-Smad7). Topically applied Tat-PYC-Smad7 to inflamed skin entered cells upon contact and attenuated IMQ-, 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene-induced atopic dermatitis (AD) and tape-stripping inflammation (TS). RNAseq analyses of mouse skin exposed to these insults identified that in addition to inhibiting TGFβ/NFκB, Smad7 blunted IL22/STAT3 activation and associated pathogenesis, which is due to Smad7 transcriptionally upregulating IL22 antagonist IL22RA2. Mechanistically, Smad7 facilitated nuclear translocation and DNA binding of C/EBPβ to IL22RA2 promoter for IL22RA2 transactivation. Consistent to the above observations in mice, transcript levels of IL22RA2 were increased in human atopic dermatitis and psoriasis lesions with clinical remission. Our study identified the anti-inflammation functional domain of Smad7 and suggests mechanism and feasibility for developing Smad7-based biologics as a topical therapy for skin inflammatory disorders.
2023-06-12 | GSE231815 | GEO
Project description:The transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) superfamily proteins are potent regulators of cellular development and differentiation. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play widespread roles in spatial-temporal regulation of early development. However, the roles of lncRNAs regulated by nodal/TGF-β signaling is still elusive. Here, we showed a nodal-driven Smad induced lncRNA in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs), lncRNA-Smad7, which is divergently transcribed to Smad7, regulates cell fate determination through repressing Bmp2. Depletion of lncRNA-Smad7 dramatically impairs cardiomyocyte differentiation in mESCs. Moreover, LncRNA-Smad7 represses Bmp2 expression and binds at the promoter region of Bmp2. Importantly, knock-down Bmp2 rescues the defect of cardiomyocyte differentiation. Hence, we showed that lncRNA-Smad7 is antagonistic to BMP signaling in mESCs. Furthermore, lncRNA-Smad7 regulates cell fate determination between osteocytes and myocytes formation in C2C12 cells by repressing Bmp2. Thus, we provide new insights regarding the antagonistic effects between nodal/TGF-β and BMP signaling via lncRNA-Smad7.
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Project description:We showed that the transcription factor Foxo3 played a specific role in the polarization of CD4+ T cells towards pathogenic Th1 cells producing both interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and granulocyte monocyte colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF). To understand the molecular mechanisms whereby Foxo3 controls CD4+ T cell differentiation, unbiased analysis of genes differentially expressed in Foxo3-deficient vs. Foxo3-sufficient CD4+ T cells was achieved using both resting and activated CD4+ T cells obtained following 12 or 24 hours of stimulation with anti-CD3 mAbs.
2016-09-01 | GSE86287 | GEO
Project description:Induction of the inhibitory Smad, Smad7 serves as a negative feedback mechanism that restrains TGF-b-mediated actions in injured tissues. In inflammatory cells, Smad7 has been suggested to exert both pro-inflammatory actions attributed to inhibition of TGF-b-induced suppression of inflammation, and anti-inflammatory effects due to disruption of the TAK-1/NF-kB system. Myocardial infarction triggers a macrophage-driven inflammatory response that plays a central role in cardiac repair, but also contributes to adverse remodeling and fibrosis. We hypothesized that Smad7 upregulation in infarct macrophages may play a modulatory role in cardiac repair, by restraining effects of TGF-b. To test the hypothesis, we investigated the response of Myeloid cell-specific Smad7 knockout mice (MyS7KO) following myocardial infarction protocols, and we examined the in vitro effects of Smad7 in isolated macrophages. Smad7 was upregulated in a subset of infarct macrophages, peaking 7 days after infarction. Myeloid cell-specific Smad7 loss did not affect baseline macrophage gene expression and had no significant effects on homeostatic functions. Although RNA-seq analysis predicted that, in the absence of Smad7, infarct macrophages may have attenuated activation of inflammatory pathways and suppressed TREM1 signaling, myeloid cell-specific Smad7 loss had no significant effects on ventricular dysfunction, adverse remodeling, scar remodeling and collagen deposition after myocardial infarction. In isolated macrophages, TGF-b attenuated pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine expression, modulated synthesis of matrix remodeling genes, and had profound effects on macrophage profile, inducing genes associated with activation of sphingosine-1 phosphate and integrin signaling pathways, and inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis genes. However, RNA-seq and PCR array experiments showed that Smad7 loss has minimal effects on TGF-b-mediated macrophage responses, restraining synthesis of only a small fraction of TGF-b-induced genes, such as Itga5, Olfml3 and Fabp7. Smad7 absence did not affect the anti-inflammatory actions of TGF-b in TNF-stimulated cells. In conclusion, our findings suggest a limited role for macrophage Smad7 in regulation of post-infarction inflammation and repair, and demonstrate that the anti-inflammatory effects of TGF-b in macrophages are not restrained by endogenous Smad7 induction.
2022-04-29 | GSE189450 | GEO
Project description:Induction of the inhibitory Smad, Smad7 serves as a negative feedback mechanism that restrains TGF-b-mediated actions in injured tissues. In inflammatory cells, Smad7 has been suggested to exert both pro-inflammatory actions attributed to inhibition of TGF-b-induced suppression of inflammation, and anti-inflammatory effects due to disruption of the TAK-1/NF-kB system. Myocardial infarction triggers a macrophage-driven inflammatory response that plays a central role in cardiac repair, but also contributes to adverse remodeling and fibrosis. We hypothesized that Smad7 upregulation in infarct macrophages may play a modulatory role in cardiac repair, by restraining effects of TGF-b. To test the hypothesis, we investigated the response of Myeloid cell-specific Smad7 knockout mice (MyS7KO) following myocardial infarction protocols, and we examined the in vitro effects of Smad7 in isolated macrophages. Smad7 was upregulated in a subset of infarct macrophages, peaking 7 days after infarction. Myeloid cell-specific Smad7 loss did not affect baseline macrophage gene expression and had no significant effects on homeostatic functions. Although RNA-seq analysis predicted that, in the absence of Smad7, infarct macrophages may have attenuated activation of inflammatory pathways and suppressed TREM1 signaling, myeloid cell-specific Smad7 loss had no significant effects on ventricular dysfunction, adverse remodeling, scar remodeling and collagen deposition after myocardial infarction. In isolated macrophages, TGF-b attenuated pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine expression, modulated synthesis of matrix remodeling genes, and had profound effects on macrophage profile, inducing genes associated with activation of sphingosine-1 phosphate and integrin signaling pathways, and inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis genes. However, RNA-seq and PCR array experiments showed that Smad7 loss has minimal effects on TGF-b-mediated macrophage responses, restraining synthesis of only a small fraction of TGF-b-induced genes, such as Itga5, Olfml3 and Fabp7. Smad7 absence did not affect the anti-inflammatory actions of TGF-b in TNF-stimulated cells. In conclusion, our findings suggest a limited role for macrophage Smad7 in regulation of post-infarction inflammation and repair, and demonstrate that the anti-inflammatory effects of TGF-b in macrophages are not restrained by endogenous Smad7 induction.
2022-04-29 | GSE187701 | GEO