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The COP9 Signalosome Suppresses Cardiomyocyte Necroptosis

Xiao, P.·Wang, C.·Lewno, M. T.·Wu, P.·Li, J.·Su, H.·Sternburg, J. O.·Liu, J.·Wang, X.
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BackgroundLoss of cardiomyocyte (CMs) due to apoptosis and regulated necrosis contributes to heart failure. However, the molecular mechanisms governing regulated CM necrosis remain obscure. The COP9 signalosome (CSN) formed by 8 unique protein subunits (COPS1 through COPS8) functions to deneddylate Cullin-RING ligases (CRLs), thereby regulating the functioning of the CRLs. Mice with CM-restricted knockout of Cops8 (Cops8-cko) die prematurely, following reduced myocardial performance of autophagy and the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) as well as massive CM necrosis. This study was aimed to determine the nature and underlying mechanisms of the CM necrosis in Cops8-cko mice. MethodsWe examined myocardial expression and activities of key proteins that reflect the status of the RIPK1-RIPK3 pathway, redox, and caspase 8 in Cops8-cko mice. Moreover, we used in vivo CM uptake of Evans blue dye (EBD) as an indicator of necrosis and performed Kaplan-Meier survival analyses to test whether treatment with a RIPK1 kinase inhibitor (necrostatin-1) or an antioxidant (N-acetyl-L-cysteine), global knockout of the RIPK3 or the Ppif gene, CM-restricted knockout of the Nrf2 gene, or cardiac HMOX1 overexpression could rescue the Cops8-cko phenotype. ResultsCompared with littermate control mice, myocardial protein levels of RIPK1, RIPK3, MLKL, the RIPK1-bound RIPK3, protein carbonyls, full-length caspase 8, Nrf2, Ser40-phosphorylated Nrf2 and BCL2, as well as histochemical staining of superoxide anions were significantly increased but the cleaved caspase 8 and the overall caspase 8 activity were markedly decreased in Cops8-cko mice, indicating that the RIPK1-RIPK3 and the Nrf2 pathways are activated and caspase 8 activation is suppressed by Cops8-cko. Continuous necrostatin-1 infusion initiated at 2 weeks of age nearly completely blocked CM necrosis at 3 weeks and markedly delayed premature death of Cops8-cko mice. RIPK3 haploinsufficiency or cardiac-specific Nrf2 heterozygous knockout discernably attenuated CM necrosis and/or delayed mouse premature death; conversely, Ppif knockout, N-acetyl-L-cysteine treatment, and cardiac overexpression of HMOX1 exacerbated CM necrosis and mouse premature death. ConclusionsCardiac Cops8/CSN malfunction causes RIPK1-RIPK3 mediated CM necroptosis in mice; sustained Nrf2 activation and reductive stress pivot cardiomyocytes to necroptosis when autophagy and the UPS are impaired; and the CSN plays an indispensable role in suppressing CM necroptosis.

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Xiao, P., Wang, C., Lewno, M. T., Wu, P., Li, J., Su, H., Sternburg, J. O., Liu, J., Wang, X.. 2019-12-20. The COP9 Signalosome Suppresses Cardiomyocyte Necroptosis. https://doi.org/10.1101/2019.12.19.883322

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