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. 2024 Sep;61(9):6893-6908.
doi: 10.1007/s12035-024-04005-x. Epub 2024 Feb 15.

m6A-Induced lncRNA MEG3 Promotes Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Via Modulating Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction by hnRNPA1/Sirt2 Axis

Ling Yao  1 , Pei Peng  2 , Tao Ding  3 , Jing Yi  3 , Ji Liang  4
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m6A-Induced lncRNA MEG3 Promotes Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Via Modulating Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction by hnRNPA1/Sirt2 Axis

Ling Yao et al. Mol Neurobiol. 2024 Sep.

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Abstract

Ischemic stroke remains one of the major causes of serious disability and death globally. LncRNA maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) is elevated in middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) rats and oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R)-treated neurocytes cells. The objective of this study is to investigate the mechanism underlying MEG3-regulated cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. MCAO/R mouse model and OGD/R-treated HT-22 cell model were established. The cerebral I/R injury was monitored by TTC staining, neurological scoring, H&E and TUNEL assay. The levels of MEG3, hnRNPA1, Sirt2 and other key molecules were detected by qRT-PCR and western blot. Mitochondrial dysfunction was assessed by transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), JC-1 and MitoTracker staining. Oxidative stress was monitored using commercial kits. Bioinformatics analysis, RIP, RNA pull-down assays and RNA FISH were employed to detect the interactions among MEG3, hnRNPA1 and Sirt2. The m6A modification of MEG3 was assessed by MeRIP-qPCR. MEG3 promoted MCAO/R-induced brain injury by modulating mitochondrial fragmentation and oxidative stress. It also facilitated OGD/R-induced apoptosis, mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in HT-22 cells. Mechanistically, direct associations between MEG3 and hnRNPA1, as well as between hnRNPA1 and Sirt2, were observed in HT-22 cells. MEG3 regulated Sirt2 expression in a hnRNPA1-dependent manner. Functional studies showed that MEG3/Sirt2 axis contributed to OGD/R-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in HT-22 cells. Additionally, METTL3 was identified as the m6A transferase responsible for the m6A modification of MEG3. m6A-induced lncRNA MEG3 promoted cerebral I/R injury via modulating oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction by hnRNPA1/Sirt2 axis.

Keywords: Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion; MEG3; Sirt2; hnRNPA1; m6A Modification.

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