Hippo Pathway Effector Tead1 Induces Cardiac Fibroblast to Cardiomyocyte Reprogramming

Autor: Vivek P. Singh, Jaya P. Pinnamaneni, Aarthi Pugazenthi, Deepthi Sanagasetti, Megumi Mathison, James F. Martin, Jianchang Yang, Todd K. Rosengart
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 10, Iss 24 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2047-9980
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.121.022659
Popis: Background The conversion of fibroblasts into induced cardiomyocytes may regenerate myocardial tissue from cardiac scar through in situ cell transdifferentiation. The efficiency transdifferentiation is low, especially for human cells. We explored the leveraging of Hippo pathway intermediates to enhance induced cardiomyocyte generation. Methods and Results We screened Hippo effectors Yap (yes‐associated protein), Taz (transcriptional activator binding domain), and Tead1 (TEA domain transcription factor 1; Td) for their reprogramming efficacy with cardio‐differentiating factors Gata4, Mef2C, and Tbx5 (GMT). Td induced nearly 3‐fold increased expression of cardiomyocyte marker cTnT (cardiac troponin T) by mouse embryonic and adult rat fibroblasts versus GMT administration alone (P
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