Wenya Ma, Yanan Tian, Leping Shi, Jing Liang, Qimeng Ouyang, Jianglong Li, Hongyang Chen, Hongyue Sun, Haoyu Ji, Xu Liu, Wei Huang, Xinlu Gao, Xiaoyan Jin, Xiuxiu Wang, Yining Liu, Yang Yu, Xiaofei Guo, Ye Tian, Fan Yang, Faqian Li, Ning Wang, Benzhi Cai
Translational control is crucial for protein production in various biological contexts. Here, we use Ribo-seq and RNA-seq to show that genes related to oxidative phosphorylation are translationally downregulated during heart regeneration. We find that Nat10 regulates the expression of Uqcr11 and Uqcrb mRNAs in mouse and human cardiomyocytes. In mice, overexpression of Nat10 in cardiomyocytes promotes cardiac regeneration and improves cardiac function after injury. Conversely, treating neonatal mice with Remodelin-a Nat10 pharmacological inhibitor-or genetically removing Nat10 from their cardiomyocytes both inhibit heart regeneration...
March 8, 2024: Nature Communications