Hydrogen sulfide improves endothelial barrier function by modulating the ubiquitination degradation of KLF4 through TRAF7 S-sulfhydration in diabetic aorta

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Anomalous vascular endothelium significantly contributes to various cardiovascular diseases. VE-cadherin plays a vital role in governing the endothelial barrier. Krüppel-like factor 4(KLF4), as a transcription factor, which binds the VE-cadherin promoter and enhances its transcription. Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 7 (TRAF7) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that has been shown to modulate the degradation of KLF4. H2S can covalently modify cysteine residues on proteins through S-sulfhydration, thereby influencing the structure and functionality of the target protein. However, the role of S-sulfhydration on endothelial barrier integrity remains to be comprehensively elucidated. This study aims to investigate whether protein S-sulfhydration in the endothelium regulates endothelial integrity and its underlying mechanism. In this study, we observed that protein S-sulfhydration was reduced in the endothelium during diabetes and TRAF7 was the main target. Overexpression of TRAF7-Cys327 mutant could mitigate the endothelial barrier damage by weakening TRAF7 interaction with KLF4 and reducing ubiquitination degradation of KLF4. In conclusion, our research demonstrates that H2S plays a pivotal role in regulating S-sulfhydration of TRAF7 at Cys327. This regulation effectively inhibits the ubiquitin-mediated degradation of KLF4, resulting in an upregulation of VE-cadherin levels. This molecular mechanism contributes to the prevention of endothelial barrier damage.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:216

Enthalten in:

Free radical biology & medicine - 216(2024) vom: 11. Apr., Seite 118-138

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Qianzhu [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Jiaxin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Ning [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jiayi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xueya [VerfasserIn]
Pang, Kemiao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shiwu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Mengyi [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yajun [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Shiyun [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hongxia [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Dechao [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Fanghao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Weihua [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endothelial permeability
Hydrogen Sulfide
Hydrogen sulphide (H(2)S)
Journal Article
Krueppel-like factor 4(KLF4)
Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 7 (TRAF7)
Ubiquitin
VE-Cadherin
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Date Completed 10.04.2024

Date Revised 10.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.02.024

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NLM369693450