PMID- 15514164 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050615 LR - 20211203 IS - 1524-4571 (Electronic) IS - 0009-7330 (Linking) VI - 95 IP - 11 DP - 2004 Nov 26 TI - RNA-binding proteins heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1, E1, and K are involved in post-transcriptional control of collagen I and III synthesis. PG - 1058-66 AB - Collagen types I and III, coded by COL1A1/COL1A2 and COL3A1 genes, are the major fibrillar collagens produced by fibroblasts, including cardiac fibroblasts of the adult heart. Characteristic for different cardiomyopathies is a remodeling process associated with an upregulation of collagen synthesis, which leads to fibrosis. We report identification of three mRNA-binding proteins, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprote (hnRNP) A1, E1, and K, as positive effectors of collagen synthesis acting at the post-transcriptional level by interaction with the 3'-untranslated regions (3'-UTRs) of COL1A1, 1A2, and 3A1 mRNAs. In vitro, binding experiments (electromobility shift assay and UV cross-linking) reveal significant differences in binding to CU- and AU-rich binding motifs. Reporter gene cell transfection experiments and RNA stability assays show that hnRNPs A1, E1, and K stimulate collagen expression by stabilizing mRNAs. Collagen synthesis is activated via the angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor. We demonstrate that transforming growth factor-beta1, a major product of stimulated AT1 receptor, does not activate solely collagen synthesis but synergistically the synthesis of hnRNP A1, E1, and K as well. Thus, post-transcriptional control of collagen synthesis at the mRNA level may substantially be caused by alteration of the expression of RNA-binding proteins. The pathophysiological impact of this finding was demonstrated by screening the expression of hnRNP E1 and K in cardiovascular diseases. In the heart muscle of patients experiencing aortic stenosis, ischemic cardiomyopathy, or dilatative cardiomyopathy, a significant increase in the expression of hnRNP E1, A1, and K was found between 1.5- and 4.5-fold relative to controls. FAU - Thiele, Bernd-Joachim AU - Thiele BJ AD - Institut fur Physiologie, University-Medicine Berlin, Germany. FAU - Doller, Anke AU - Doller A FAU - Kahne, Thilo AU - Kahne T FAU - Pregla, Reinhard AU - Pregla R FAU - Hetzer, Roland AU - Hetzer R FAU - Regitz-Zagrosek, Vera AU - Regitz-Zagrosek V LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20041028 PL - United States TA - Circ Res JT - Circulation research JID - 0047103 RN - 0 (3' Untranslated Regions) RN - 0 (COL3A1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Collagen Type I) RN - 0 (Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain) RN - 0 (Collagen Type III) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1) RN - 0 (Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B) RN - 0 (Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein K) RN - 0 (Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins) RN - 0 (PCBP1 protein, human) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (RNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (Ribonucleoproteins) RN - 0 (TGFB1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Thymus Hormones) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta1) RN - 0 (hnRNPA1 protein, human) RN - 146410-60-8 (HNRNPK protein, human) RN - 9007-34-5 (Collagen) SB - IM MH - 3' Untranslated Regions/*metabolism MH - Aortic Valve Stenosis/genetics/*metabolism MH - Base Sequence MH - Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured/drug effects/metabolism MH - Collagen/biosynthesis/*genetics MH - Collagen Type I/biosynthesis/*genetics MH - Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain MH - Collagen Type III/biosynthesis/*genetics MH - DNA-Binding Proteins MH - Fibroblasts/drug effects/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology MH - Heart Failure/metabolism/pathology MH - Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1 MH - Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B MH - Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein K MH - Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins/metabolism/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Myocardial Ischemia/genetics/*metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Interaction Mapping MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis MH - RNA-Binding Proteins MH - Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/physiology MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism MH - Ribonucleoproteins/metabolism/*physiology MH - Thymus Hormones/metabolism/*physiology MH - Transfection MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta/physiology MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta1 EDAT- 2004/10/30 09:00 MHDA- 2005/06/16 09:00 CRDT- 2004/10/30 09:00 PHST- 2004/10/30 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/06/16 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/10/30 09:00 [entrez] AID - 01.RES.0000149166.33833.08 [pii] AID - 10.1161/01.RES.0000149166.33833.08 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Circ Res. 2004 Nov 26;95(11):1058-66. doi: 10.1161/01.RES.0000149166.33833.08. Epub 2004 Oct 28.