PMID- 37078361 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230614 LR - 20230614 IS - 1696-3547 (Electronic) IS - 0214-6282 (Linking) VI - 67 IP - 1 DP - 2023 TI - Circ-JA760602 promotes the apoptosis of hypoxia-induced cardiomyocytes by transcriptionally suppressing BCL2. PG - 9-17 LID - 10.1387/ijdb.220150jl [doi] AB - Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is myocardial necrosis caused by the complete or partial obstruction of a coronary artery. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been proven as regulators in the progression of various human diseases, including AMI. However, the role of novel circ-JA760602 in AMI remains unknown. Here, we investigated the role of circ-JA760602 in modulating the apoptosis of hypoxia-induced AMI cells using the AC16 cardiomyocyte in vitro cell model. The expression of circ-JA760602 in AC16 cardiomyocytes subjected to hypoxia was measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Cell viability was measured by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. Apoptosis of cardiomyocytes was evaluated by TUNEL assay and flow cytometry analysis. The cellular location of circ-JA760602 was identified through fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay and subcellular fractionation assay. The downstream molecular mechanisms of circ-JA760602 were demonstrated by luciferase reporter assay, RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay. Rescue assays were performed to demonstrate the effects of BCL2 knockdown on circ-JA760602 silencing-mediated cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Circ-JA760602 expression was elevated after hypoxia treatment. Knockdown of circ-JA760602 enhanced viability and curbed apoptosis of hypoxia-treated cardiomyocytes. EGR1 and E2F1 could activate BCL2 transcription. Cytoplasmic circ-JA760602 bound with EGR1 and E2F1 to thus inhibit their nuclear translocation. BCL2 knockdown reversed the effects of circ-JA760602 silencing on the apoptosis of hypoxia-treated AC16 cells. Circ-JA760602 promotes hypoxia-induced apoptosis of cardiomyocytes by binding with EGR1 and E2F1 to inhibit the transcriptional activation of BCL2. FAU - Li, Chao AU - Li C AD - Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University; the Fifth Clinical College, Medical University of Anhui; Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Medical University of Anhui (the Second People's Hospital of Hefei), Hefei, Anhui, China. FAU - Wang, Jingwen AU - Wang J AD - Department of Cardiology, the Second Hospital Affiliated to Medical University of Anhui, Hefei, Anhui Province, China. FAU - Feng, Jun AU - Feng J AD - Department of Cardiology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Medical University of Anhui (the Second People's Hospital of Hefei), Hefei, Anhui Province, China. FAU - Zhou, Gaoliang AU - Zhou G AD - Department of Cardiology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Medical University of Anhui (the Second People's Hospital of Hefei), Hefei, Anhui Province, China. FAU - Jiang, Yongjin AU - Jiang Y AD - Department of Cardiology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Medical University of Anhui (the Second People's Hospital of Hefei), Hefei, Anhui Province, China. FAU - Luo, Chunmiao AU - Luo C AD - Department of Cardiology, Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Medical University of Anhui (the Second People's Hospital of Hefei), Hefei, Anhui Province, China. FAU - Cheng, Ziping AU - Cheng Z AD - Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital Affiliated to Medical University of Anhui, Hefei, Anhui Province, China. FAU - Li, Jiehua AU - Li J AD - Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital Affiliated to Medical University of Anhui, Hefei, Anhui Province, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Spain TA - Int J Dev Biol JT - The International journal of developmental biology JID - 8917470 RN - 0 (BCL2 protein, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) RN - 0 (RNA, Circular) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Apoptosis/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Hypoxia MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - *MicroRNAs MH - *Myocytes, Cardiac MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/genetics MH - RNA, Circular EDAT- 2023/04/20 06:41 MHDA- 2023/06/06 06:42 CRDT- 2023/04/20 05:14 PHST- 2023/06/06 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/20 06:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/04/20 05:14 [entrez] AID - 220150jl [pii] AID - 10.1387/ijdb.220150jl [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Dev Biol. 2023;67(1):9-17. doi: 10.1387/ijdb.220150jl.