Man Liu1, Guangbin Shi2, Anyu Zhou2, Cassady E Rupert3, Kareen L K Coulombe3, Samuel C Dudley4. 1. Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, the Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States. 2. Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, The Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University; Lifespan Cardiovascular Research Center, Providence, RI, United States. 3. Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States. 4. Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, the Lillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States. Electronic address: sdudley@umn.edu.
Abstract
RATIONALE: Heart failure is characterized by electrical remodeling that contributes to arrhythmic risk. The unfolded protein response (UPR) is active in heart failure and can decrease protein levels by increasing mRNA decay, accelerating protein degradation, and inhibiting protein translation. OBJECTIVE: Therefore, we investigated whether the UPR downregulated cardiac ion channels that may contribute to arrhythmogenic electrical remodeling. METHODS: Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) were used to study cardiac ion channels. Action potentials (APs) and ion channel currents were measured by patch clamp recording. The mRNA and protein levels of channels and the UPR effectors were determined by quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting. Tunicamycin (TM, 50 ng/mL and 5 μg/mL), GSK2606414 (GSK, 300 nmol/L), and 4μ8C (5 μmol/L) were utilized to activate the UPR, inhibit protein kinase-like ER kinase (PERK) and inositol-requiring protein-1 (IRE1), respectively. RESULTS: TM-induced activation of the UPR caused significant prolongation of the AP duration (APD) and a reduction of the maximum upstroke velocity (dV/dtmax) of the AP phase 0 in both acute (20-24 h) and chronic treatment (6 days). These changes were explained by reductions in the sodium, L-type calcium, the transient outward and rapidly/slowly activating delayed rectifier potassium currents. Nav1.5, Cav1.2, Kv4.3, and KvLQT1 channels showed concomitant reductions in mRNA and protein levels under activated UPR. Inhibition of PERK or IRE1 shortened the APD and reinstated dV/dtmax. The PERK branch regulated Nav1.5, Kv4.3, hERG, and KvLQT1. The IRE1 branch regulated Nav1.5, hERG, KvLQT1, and Cav1.2. CONCLUSIONS: Activated UPR downregulates all major cardiac ion currents and results in electrical remodeling in hiPSC-CMs. Both PERK and IRE1 branches downregulate Nav1.5, hERG, and KvLQT1. The PERK branch specifically downregulates Kv4.3, while the IRE1 branch downregulates Cav1.2. Therefore, the UPR contributed to electrical remodeling, and targeting the UPR might be anti-arrhythmic.
RATIONALE: Heart failure is characterized by electrical remodeling that contributes to arrhythmic risk. The unfolded protein response (UPR) is active in heart failure and can decrease protein levels by increasing mRNA decay, accelerating protein degradation, and inhibiting protein translation. OBJECTIVE: Therefore, we investigated whether the UPR downregulated cardiac ion channels that may contribute to arrhythmogenic electrical remodeling. METHODS:Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) were used to study cardiac ion channels. Action potentials (APs) and ion channel currents were measured by patch clamp recording. The mRNA and protein levels of channels and the UPR effectors were determined by quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting. Tunicamycin (TM, 50 ng/mL and 5 μg/mL), GSK2606414 (GSK, 300 nmol/L), and 4μ8C (5 μmol/L) were utilized to activate the UPR, inhibit protein kinase-like ER kinase (PERK) and inositol-requiring protein-1 (IRE1), respectively. RESULTS:TM-induced activation of the UPR caused significant prolongation of the AP duration (APD) and a reduction of the maximum upstroke velocity (dV/dtmax) of the AP phase 0 in both acute (20-24 h) and chronic treatment (6 days). These changes were explained by reductions in the sodium, L-type calcium, the transient outward and rapidly/slowly activating delayed rectifier potassium currents. Nav1.5, Cav1.2, Kv4.3, and KvLQT1 channels showed concomitant reductions in mRNA and protein levels under activated UPR. Inhibition of PERK or IRE1 shortened the APD and reinstated dV/dtmax. The PERK branch regulated Nav1.5, Kv4.3, hERG, and KvLQT1. The IRE1 branch regulated Nav1.5, hERG, KvLQT1, and Cav1.2. CONCLUSIONS: Activated UPR downregulates all major cardiac ion currents and results in electrical remodeling in hiPSC-CMs. Both PERK and IRE1 branches downregulate Nav1.5, hERG, and KvLQT1. The PERK branch specifically downregulates Kv4.3, while the IRE1 branch downregulates Cav1.2. Therefore, the UPR contributed to electrical remodeling, and targeting the UPR might be anti-arrhythmic.
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