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G3BP2 regulates oscillatory shear stress-induced endothelial dysfunction

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G3BP2 regulates oscillatory shear stress-induced endothelial dysfunction

Tianhan Li
Juhui Qiu
Tingting Jia
Yinming Liang
Kun Zhang
Wenhua Yan
Zhengjun Hou
Shiwei Yang
Lushan Liu
Wenhao Xiong
Yaokai Chen
Guixue Wang
Genes & Diseases第9卷, 第6期pp.1701-1715纸质出版 2022-11-01在线发表 2021-11-19
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GTPase-activating SH3 domain-binding protein 2 (G3BP2) is a mediator that responds to environmental stresses through stress granule formation and is involved in the progression of chronic diseases. However, no studies have examined the contribution of G3BP2 in the oscillatory shear stress (OSS)-induced endothelial dysfunction. Here we assessed the effects of G3BP2 in endothelial cells (ECs) function and investigated the underlying mechanism. Using shear stress apparatus and partial ligation model, we identified that stress granulerelated genes in ECs could be induced by OSS with RNA-seq, and then confirmed that G3BP2 was highly and specifically expressed in athero-susceptible endothelia in the OSS regions. G3bp2-/-Apoe-/- mice had significantly decreased atherosclerotic lesions associated with deficiency of G3BP2 in protecting endothelial barrier function, decreasing monocyte adhesion to ECs and inhibiting the proinflammatory cytokine levels. Furthermore, loss of G3BP2 diminished OSS-induced inflammation in ECs by increasing YAP nucleocytoplasmic shuttling and phosphorylation. These data demonstrate that G3BP2 is a critical OSS regulated gene in regulating ECs function and that G3BP2 inhibition in ECs is a promising atheroprotective therapeutic strategy.

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AtherosclerosisEndothelial cells (ECs)G3BP2Oscillatory shear stress (OSS)YAP