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Published online January 10, 2023

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RUNX1 Ameliorates Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression through Epigenetic Inhibition of LRRC15

Hao Ding1,3 , Xiaoliang Mei2,3 , Lintao Li1 , Peng Fang1 , Ting Guo1 , and Jianning Zhao1,*

1Department of Orthopedics, Jinling Hospital, Jinling Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China, 2Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Taizhou People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou 225300, China, 3These authors contributed equally to this work.

Correspondence to : 2017250322@stu.njmu.edu.cn

Received: August 31, 2022; Revised: November 23, 2022; Accepted: November 26, 2022

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/.

Abstract

Leucine-rich repeat containing 15 (LRRC15) has been identified as a contributing factor for cartilage damage in osteoarthritis; however, its involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the underlying mechanisms have not been well characterized. The purpose of this study was to explore the function of LRRC15 in RA-associated fibroblast-like synoviocytes (RA-FLS) and in mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and to dissect the epigenetic mechanisms involved. LRRC15 was overexpressed in the synovial tissues of patients with RA, and LRRC15 overexpression was associated with increased proliferative, migratory, invasive, and angiogenic capacities of RA-FLS and accelerated release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. LRRC15 knockdown significantly inhibited synovial proliferation and reduced bone invasion and destruction in CIA mice. Runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) transcriptionally represses LRRC15 by binding to core-binding factor subunit beta (CBF-β). Overexpression of RUNX1 significantly inhibited the invasive phenotype of RA-FLS and suppressed the expression of proinflammatory cytokines. Conversely, the effects of RUNX1 were significantly reversed after overexpression of LRRC15 or inhibition of RUNX1-CBF-β interactions. Therefore, we demonstrated that RUNX1-mediated transcriptional repression of LRRC15 inhibited the development of RA, which may have therapeutic effects for RA patients.

Keywords epigenetic, fibroblast-like synoviocytes, LRRC15, rheumatoid arthritis, RUNX1

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Mol. Cells

Published online January 10, 2023

Copyright © The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology.

RUNX1 Ameliorates Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression through Epigenetic Inhibition of LRRC15

Hao Ding1,3 , Xiaoliang Mei2,3 , Lintao Li1 , Peng Fang1 , Ting Guo1 , and Jianning Zhao1,*

1Department of Orthopedics, Jinling Hospital, Jinling Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China, 2Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Taizhou People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou 225300, China, 3These authors contributed equally to this work.

Correspondence to:2017250322@stu.njmu.edu.cn

Received: August 31, 2022; Revised: November 23, 2022; Accepted: November 26, 2022

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/.

Abstract

Leucine-rich repeat containing 15 (LRRC15) has been identified as a contributing factor for cartilage damage in osteoarthritis; however, its involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the underlying mechanisms have not been well characterized. The purpose of this study was to explore the function of LRRC15 in RA-associated fibroblast-like synoviocytes (RA-FLS) and in mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and to dissect the epigenetic mechanisms involved. LRRC15 was overexpressed in the synovial tissues of patients with RA, and LRRC15 overexpression was associated with increased proliferative, migratory, invasive, and angiogenic capacities of RA-FLS and accelerated release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. LRRC15 knockdown significantly inhibited synovial proliferation and reduced bone invasion and destruction in CIA mice. Runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) transcriptionally represses LRRC15 by binding to core-binding factor subunit beta (CBF-β). Overexpression of RUNX1 significantly inhibited the invasive phenotype of RA-FLS and suppressed the expression of proinflammatory cytokines. Conversely, the effects of RUNX1 were significantly reversed after overexpression of LRRC15 or inhibition of RUNX1-CBF-β interactions. Therefore, we demonstrated that RUNX1-mediated transcriptional repression of LRRC15 inhibited the development of RA, which may have therapeutic effects for RA patients.

Keywords: epigenetic, fibroblast-like synoviocytes, LRRC15, rheumatoid arthritis, RUNX1

Mol. Cells
Mar 31, 2023 Vol.46 No.3, pp. 131~189
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The physiologically important cytoprotective signaling in normal cells (background area in turquoise) mediated by NRF2 (blue chain) is often hijacked by cancer cells (red ball) in the tumor microenvironment (yellow area). However, the differential roles of NRF2 throughout the multistage carcinogenesis remains largely unresolved (white-colored overlapping misty areas).

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