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- Title
MicroRNA-148a regulates LDL receptor and ABCA1 expression to control circulating lipoprotein levels.
- Authors
Goedeke, Leigh; Rotllan, Noemi; Canfrán-Duque, Alberto; Aranda, Juan F; Ramírez, Cristina M; Araldi, Elisa; Lin, Chin-Sheng; Anderson, Norma N; Wagschal, Alexandre; de Cabo, Rafael; Horton, Jay D; Lasunción, Miguel A; Näär, Anders M; Suárez, Yajaira; Fernández-Hernando, Carlos
- Abstract
The hepatic low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) pathway is essential for clearing circulating LDL cholesterol (LDL-C). Whereas the transcriptional regulation of LDLR is well characterized, the post-transcriptional mechanisms that govern LDLR expression are just beginning to emerge. Here we develop a high-throughput genome-wide screening assay to systematically identify microRNAs (miRNAs) that regulate LDLR activity in human hepatic cells. From this screen we identified and characterized miR-148a as a negative regulator of LDLR expression and activity and defined a sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP1)-mediated pathway through which miR-148a regulates LDL-C uptake. In mice, inhibition of miR-148a increased hepatic LDLR expression and decreased plasma LDL-C. Moreover, we found that miR-148a regulates hepatic expression of ATP-binding cassette, subfamily A, member 1 (ABCA1) and circulating high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in vivo. These studies uncover a role for miR-148a as a key regulator of hepatic LDL-C clearance through direct modulation of LDLR expression and demonstrate the therapeutic potential of inhibiting miR-148a to ameliorate an elevated LDL-C/HDL-C ratio, a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
- Subjects
LOW density lipoprotein receptors; LIPOPROTEIN receptors; LIPOPROTEINS; MICRORNA; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases
- Publication
Nature Medicine, 2015, Vol 21, Issue 11, p1280
- ISSN
1078-8956
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nm.3949