Patrick Lugenbiel, Katharina Govorov, Pascal Syren, Ann-Kathrin Rahm, Teresa Wieder, Maximilian Wunsch, Nadine Weiberg, Emili Manolova, Dominik Gramlich, Rasmus Rivinius, Daniel Finke, Lorenz H Lehmann, Patrick A Schweizer, Derk Frank, Fadwa A El Tahry, Claus Bruehl, Tanja Heimberger, Steffi Sandke, Tanja Weis, Patrick Most, Bastian Schmack, Arjang Ruhparwar, Matthias Karck, Norbert Frey, Hugo A Katus, Dierk Thomas
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with electrical remodeling, leading to cellular electrophysiological dysfunction and arrhythmia perpetuation. Emerging evidence suggests a key role for epigenetic mechanisms in the regulation of ion channel expression. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) control gene expression through deacetylation of histone proteins. We hypothesized that class I HDACs in complex with neuron-restrictive silencer factor (NRSF) determine atrial K+ channel expression. AF was characterized by reduced atrial HDAC2 mRNA levels and upregulation of NRSF in humans and in a pig model, with regional differences between right and left atrium...
February 25, 2021: Basic Research in Cardiology