MiR-17 Downregulation by High Glucose Stabilizes Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein and Removes Thioredoxin Inhibition on ASK1 Leading to Apoptosis.
Toxicol Sci
; 150(1): 84-96, 2016 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Pregestational diabetes significantly increases the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs). Maternal diabetes activates an Apoptosis Signal-regulating Kinase 1 (ASK1)-initiated pathway, which triggers neural stem cell apoptosis of the developing neuroepithelium leading to NTD formation. How high glucose of diabetes activates ASK1 is still unclear. In this study, we investigated the mechanism underlying high glucose-induced ASK1 activation. High glucose suppressed miR-17 expression, which led to an increase in its target gene Txnip (Thioredoxin-interacting protein). High glucose-increased Txnip enhanced its binding to the ASK1 inhibitor, thioredoxin (Trx), and thereby sequestered Trx from the Trx-ASK1 complex. High glucose-induced ASK1 activation and consequent apoptosis were abrogated by either the miR-17 mimic or Txnip siRNA knockdown. In contrast, the miR-17 inhibitor or Txnip ectopic overexpression mimicked the stimulative effect of high glucose on ASK1 and apoptosis. Thus, our study demonstrated that miR-17 repression mediates the pro-apoptotic effect of high glucose, and revealed a new mechanism underlying ASK1 activation, in which decreased miR-17 removes Trx inhibition on ASK1 through Txnip.
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Tiorredoxinas
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Proteínas de Transporte
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Apoptose
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MicroRNAs
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MAP Quinase Quinase Quinase 5
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Tubo Neural
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Glucose
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Animals
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Pregnancy
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2016
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