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miR-499 regulates mitochondrial dynamics by targeting calcineurin and dynamin-related protein-1

Abstract: Myocardial infarction is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Here we report that modulation of microRNA-499 (miR-499) levels affects apoptosis and the severity of myocardial infarction and cardiac dysfunction induced by ischemia-reperfusion. We found that both the α- and β-isoforms of the calcineurin catalytic subunit are direct targets of miR-499 and that miR-499 inhibits cardiomyocyte apoptosis through its suppression of calcineurin-mediated dephosphorylation of dynamin-related protein-1 (Drp1), thereby decreasing Drp1 accumulation in mitochondria and Drp1-mediated activation of the mitochondrial fission program. We also found that p53 transcriptionally downregulates miR-499 expression. Our data reveal a role for miR-499 in regulating the mitochondrial fission machinery and we suggest that modulation of miR-499 levels may provide a therapeutic approach for treating myocardial infarction.
Jian-Xun Wang, Jian-Qin Jiao, Qian Li, Bo Long, Kun Wang, Jin-Ping Liu, Yan-Rui Li, Pei-Feng Li. 2011. miR-499 regulates mitochondrial dynamics by targeting calcineurin and dynamin-related protein-1. Nature Medicine. 71(1):71-78.

 
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