E2f1 deletion attenuates infarct-induced ventricular remodeling without affecting O-GlcNAcylation

Abstract

Several post-translational modifications figure prominently in ventricular remodeling. The beta-Olinkage of N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) to proteins has emerged as an important signal in the cardiovascular system. Although there are limited insights about the regulation of the biosynthetic pathway that gives rise to the O-GlcNAc post-translational modification, much remains to be elucidated regarding the enzymes, such as O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase (OGA), which regulate the presence/absence of O-GlcNAcylation. Recently, we showed that the transcription factor, E2F1, could negatively regulate OGT and OGA expression in vitro. The present study sought to determine whether E2f1 deletion would improve post-infarct ventricular function by de-repressing expression of OGT and OGA. Male and female mice were subjected to non-reperfused myocardial infarction (MI) and followed for 1 or 4 week. MI significantly increased E2F1 expression. Deletion of E2f1 alone was not sufficient to alter OGT or OGA expression in a naïve setting. Cardiac dysfunction was significantly attenuated at 1-week post-MI in E2f1-ablated mice. During chronic heart failure, E2f1 deletion also attenuated cardiac dysfunction. Despite the improvement in function, OGT and OGA expression was not normalized and protein O-GlcNAcyltion was not changed at 1-week post-MI. OGA expression was significantly upregulated at 4-week post-MI but overall protein O-GlcNAcylation was not changed. As an alternative explanation, we also performed guided transcriptional profiling of predicted targets of E2F1, which indicated potential differences in cardiac metabolism,

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