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E4BP4 inhibits AngII-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts by activating the PI3K-Akt pathway and promoting calcium uptake

  • Bih-Cheng CHEN
  • , Marthandam Asokan SHIBU
  • , Chia Hua KUO
  • , Chia-Yao SHEN
  • , Shu Nu CHANG-LEE
  • , Chao-Hung LAI
  • , Ray-Jade CHEN
  • , Chun-Hsu YAO
  • , Vijaya Padma VISWANADHA
  • , Jian-Shen LIU
  • , Wei-Kung CHEN
  • , Chih-Yang HUANG

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Abstract

The bZIP transcription factor E4BP4 is a survival factor that is known to be elevated in diseased heart and promote cell survival. In this study the role of E4BP4 on angiotensin-II (AngII)-induced apoptosis has been examined in in vitro cell model. H9c2 cardiomyoblast cells that overexpressed E4BP4 were exposed to AngII to observe the cardio-protective effects of E4BP4 on hypertension related apoptosis. The results from TUNEL assays revealed that E4BP4 significantly attenuated AngII-induced apoptosis. Further analysis by Western blot and RT-PCR showed that E4BP4 inhibited AngII-induced IGF-II mRNA expression and cleavage of caspase-3 through the PI3K-Akt pathway. In addition, E4BP4 enhanced calcium reuptake into the sacroplasmic reticulum by down-regulating PP2A and by up-regulating the phosphorylation of PKA and PLB proteins. Our findings indicate that E4BP4 functions as a survival factor in cardiomyoblasts by inhibiting IGF-II transcription and by regulating calcium cycling. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)227-234
JournalExperimental Cell Research
Volume363
Issue number2
Early online dateJan 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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