2021
MicroRNA regulation of cholesterol metabolism
Citrin KM, Fernández‐Hernando C, Suárez Y. MicroRNA regulation of cholesterol metabolism. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2021, 1495: 55-77. PMID: 33521946, PMCID: PMC8938903, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent cell typesCell typesMultiple mRNA targetsCholesterol homeostasisSmall noncoding RNAsMicroRNA activityCholesterol-laden cellsMicroRNA regulationCholesterol metabolismMRNA targetsNoncoding RNAsPosttranscriptional levelGene expressionSpecialized functionsMicroRNAsCurrent knowledgeTarget interactionsHomeostasisMetabolismPathwayExpressionMultiple stagesRNARegulationDistinctive effects
2017
Macrophage deficiency of miR‐21 promotes apoptosis, plaque necrosis, and vascular inflammation during atherogenesis
Canfrán‐Duque A, Rotllan N, Zhang X, Fernández‐Fuertes M, Ramírez‐Hidalgo C, Araldi E, Daimiel L, Busto R, Fernández‐Hernando C, Suárez Y. Macrophage deficiency of miR‐21 promotes apoptosis, plaque necrosis, and vascular inflammation during atherogenesis. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2017, 9: 1244-1262. PMID: 28674080, PMCID: PMC5582411, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201607492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsER stress-induced apoptosisPost-translational degradationFoam cell formationMiR-21MiR-21 target genesTarget genesJNK signalingPlaque necrosisAbundant miRNAVascular inflammationAccumulation of lipidsHematopoietic cellsMacrophage apoptosisCell formationAberrant expressionMacrophage deficiencyApoptosisCholesterol effluxProgression of atherosclerosisChronic inflammatory diseasePathophysiological processesInflammatory cellsExpressionInflammatory diseasesCardiovascular disease
2016
ANGPTL4 deficiency in haematopoietic cells promotes monocyte expansion and atherosclerosis progression
Aryal B, Rotllan N, Araldi E, Ramírez CM, He S, Chousterman BG, Fenn AM, Wanschel A, Madrigal-Matute J, Warrier N, Martín-Ventura JL, Swirski FK, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. ANGPTL4 deficiency in haematopoietic cells promotes monocyte expansion and atherosclerosis progression. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 12313. PMID: 27460411, PMCID: PMC4974469, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiopoietin-Like Protein 4AnimalsApoptosisAtherosclerosisBone Marrow TransplantationCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDisease ProgressionFoam CellsHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansInflammationLeukocytosisMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLModels, BiologicalMonocytesMyeloid Progenitor CellsPlaque, AtheroscleroticConceptsFoam cell formationMyeloid progenitor cell expansionANGPTL4 deficiencyCell formationMacrophage gene expressionLipid raft contentMyeloid progenitor populationsProgenitor cell expansionUpregulated genesProgenitor populationsGene expressionHaematopoietic cellsCell surfaceMacrophage apoptosisCell expansionCells resultsProtein 4Lipid accumulationCD36 expressionLike protein 4ExpressionProfound effectMacrophagesGenesLarger atherosclerotic plaques
2015
MicroRNA-148a regulates LDL receptor and ABCA1 expression to control circulating lipoprotein levels
Goedeke L, Rotllan N, Canfrán-Duque A, Aranda JF, Ramírez CM, Araldi E, Lin CS, Anderson NN, Wagschal A, de Cabo R, Horton JD, Lasunción MA, Näär AM, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. MicroRNA-148a regulates LDL receptor and ABCA1 expression to control circulating lipoprotein levels. Nature Medicine 2015, 21: 1280-1289. PMID: 26437365, PMCID: PMC4711995, DOI: 10.1038/nm.3949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1Cholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLGene Expression RegulationHep G2 CellsHepatocytesHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansLiverMiceMicroRNAsReceptors, LDLRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalSignal TransductionSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1
2010
MiR-33 Contributes to the Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis
Rayner KJ, Suárez Y, Dávalos A, Parathath S, Fitzgerald ML, Tamehiro N, Fisher EA, Moore KJ, Fernández-Hernando C. MiR-33 Contributes to the Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis. Science 2010, 328: 1570-1573. PMID: 20466885, PMCID: PMC3114628, DOI: 10.1126/science.1189862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApolipoprotein A-IATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 1ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCarrier ProteinsCell LineCholesterolCholesterol, DietaryDietary FatsGene Expression RegulationHomeostasisHumansHypercholesterolemiaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntronsLipoproteinsLipoproteins, HDLLiverMacrophagesMacrophages, PeritonealMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsNiemann-Pick C1 ProteinProteinsSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 2TransfectionConceptsSterol regulatory element-binding factor-2MiR-33Cellular cholesterol transportCholesterol effluxExpression of genesIntronic microRNAsTranscriptional regulatorsTriphosphate-binding cassette transportersAdenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transportersCellular cholesterol effluxCassette transportersHDL biogenesisHuman cellsCellular levelCholesterol homeostasisABCA1 expressionFactor 2Mouse macrophagesGenesLentiviral deliveryCholesterol transportExpressionABCA1Cholesterol metabolismEfflux