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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Cardiac Circular RNAs CDR1as, Circ-RCAN2, Circ-C12orf29 Show Cell-Specific Hypoxia-Induced Dysregulation and Distinct In Vitro Effects.

Ena Hasimbegovic, Dominika Lukovic, Nina Kastner, Benedikt S Hofer, Andreas Spannbauer, Denise Traxler, Julia Mester-Tonczar, Kevin Hamzaraj, Emilie Han, Martin Riesenhuber and 3 more

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Ena HasimbegovicDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Dominika LukovicDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-8040-8086
Nina KastnerDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1576-9029
Benedikt S HoferDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-3403-3372
Andreas SpannbauerDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-9819-0361
Denise TraxlerDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-8679-1525
Julia Mester-TonczarDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-1426-6670
Kevin HamzarajDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-2505-8554
Emilie HanDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-3064-1277
Martin RiesenhuberDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5061-7354
Babette MaleinerDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0009-0002-4706-3167
Katrin Müller-ZlabingerDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-3855-7643
Mariann GyöngyösiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-7083-2107

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are looped RNA molecules with regulatory roles in myocardial infarction and post-infarction cascades. We aimed to (i) confirm the circularity of novel circRNAs (CDR1as, circ-RCAN2, circ-C12orf29) implicated in myocardial infarction, (ii) examine cell-specific regulation patterns under hypoxia, and (iii) assess their effects on cell viability and downstream miRNA targets. Experiments were conducted on porcine cardiac progenitor cells (pCPCs), bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (pMSCs) and cardiac fibroblasts (pCFs). Circularity was assessed by RNase R treatment, subsequent qPCR, gel electrophoresis and Sanger sequencing. Hypoxia experiments with/without serum deprivation mimicked ischemia. Effects on viability with/without hypoxia (MTT assay) and downstream miRNA targets were assessed via short interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of circ-RCAN2 and circ-C12orf29. Following RNase R treatment, qPCR product electrophoresis demonstrated amplification of singular products for all circRNAs, with backsplice junction amplification confirmed via Sanger sequencing. Serum deprivation and hypoxia resulted in cell-specific circRNA expression patterns, with an upregulation of all candidates in pCPCs across all intervals of hypoxia, an upregulation of circ-RCAN2 and circ-C12orf29 in pMSCs with prolonged hypoxia, and no detectable dysregulation in pCFs. siRNA knockdown of circ-RCAN2 reduced pCF- and increased pMSC-viability. circ-C12orf29 knockdown increased pCPC- and reduced pMSC-viability. circ-C12orf29 knockdown also upregulated ssc-miR-21-5p and ssc-miR-181c in pCPCs, with no detectable targets for circ-RCAN2. In conclusion, CDR1as, circ-RCAN2 and circ-C12orf29 are circular and dysregulated in a time- and cell-type-specific manner following hypoxia. circ-RCAN2 and circ-C12orf29 exhibit cell-type specific effects on viability, with circ-C12orf29 also targeting downstream miRNAs.

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MyocardiumRNA, CircularAnimalsCell HypoxiaCells, CulturedCell SurvivalFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationMesenchymal Stem CellsMicroRNAsMyocardial InfarctionSwineMicroRNAsRNA, Circularcircular RNAhypoxiamyocardial infarctionsmall interfering RNA

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