Suppression of smooth muscle cell inflammation by myocardin-related transcription factors involves inactivation of TANK-binding kinase 1

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Myocardin-related transcription factors (MRTFs: myocardin/MYOCD, MRTF-A/MRTFA, and MRTF-B/MRTFB) suppress production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in human smooth muscle cells (SMCs) through sequestration of RelA in the NF-κB complex, but additional mechanisms are likely involved. The cGAS-STING pathway is activated by double-stranded DNA in the cytosolic compartment and acts through TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) to spark inflammation. The present study tested if MRTFs suppress inflammation also by targeting cGAS-STING signaling. Interrogation of a transcriptomic dataset where myocardin was overexpressed using a panel of 56 cGAS-STING cytokines showed the panel to be repressed. Moreover, MYOCD, MRTFA, and SRF associated negatively with the panel in human arteries. RT-qPCR in human bronchial SMCs showed that all MRTFs reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines on the panel. MRTFs diminished phosphorylation of TBK1, while STING phosphorylation was marginally affected. The TBK1 inhibitor amlexanox, but not the STING inhibitor H-151, reduced the anti-inflammatory effect of MRTF-A. Co-immunoprecipitation and proximity ligation assays supported binding between MRTF-A and TBK1 in SMCs. MRTFs thus appear to suppress cellular inflammation in part by acting on the kinase TBK1. This may defend SMCs against pro-inflammatory insults in disease.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer13321
TidsskriftScientific Reports
Vol/bind14
Udgave nummer1
Antal sider19
ISSN2045-2322
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2024

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Funding Information:
Open access funding provided by Lund University. This work was supported by the Swedish Research Council (2020-00908 to KS), the Swedish Heart\u2013Lung Foundation (20200222 and 20230255 to KS), the Gyllenstiernska Krapperup Foundation (to KS), the Stohnes Foundation (to KS), the Alfred \u00D6sterlund Foundation (BON), the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund (F 2022/2211 and F 2023/2069 to LL), the open research funds from the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People's Hospital (202301-320 to LL), and the Crafoord Foundation (CR).

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