The TRIM21-FOXD1-BCL-2 axis underlies hyperglycaemic cell death and diabetic tissue damage

Abstract Chronic hyperglycaemia is a devastating factor that causes diabetes-induced damage to the retina and kidney. However, the precise mechanism by which hyperglycaemia drives apoptotic cell death is incompletely known. Herein, we found that FOXD1, a FOX family transcription factor specifically expressed in the retina and kidney, regulated the transcription of BCL-2, a master regulator of cell survival. Intriguingly, the protein level of FOXD1, which responded negatively to hyperglycaemic conditions, was controlled by the TRIM21-mediated K48-linked polyubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation. The TRIM21-FOXD1-BCL-2 signalling axis was notably active during diabetes-induced damage to murine retinal and renal tissues. Furthermore, we found that tartary buckwheat flavonoids effectively reversed the downregulation of FOXD1 protein expression and thus restored BCL-2 expression and facilitated the survival of retinal and renal tissues. In summary, we identified a transcription factor responsible for BCL-2 expression, a signalling axis (TRM21-FOXD1-BCL-2) underlying hyperglycaemia-triggered apoptosis, and a potential treatment for deleterious diabetic complications..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Cell Death and Disease - 14(2023), 12, Seite 14

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wenwen Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Cifeng Cai [VerfasserIn]
Yifan Xu [VerfasserIn]
Xueqi Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Tiantian Shi [VerfasserIn]
Yueling Liao [VerfasserIn]
Xiaoyi Wang [VerfasserIn]
Shasha Chen [VerfasserIn]
Meiliang Zhou [VerfasserIn]
Zhiyong Liao [VerfasserIn]

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Cytology

doi:

10.1038/s41419-023-06355-1

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DOAJ099134101