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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2026

Pseudogene-Derived Long Noncoding RNAs GSTM3P1/Gstm2-ps1 Exacerbate Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury by Suppressing Their Parent Gene Translation.

Jing Huang, Zheng Dong, Qingqing Wei

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Jing HuangDepartment of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia.
Zheng DongDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia; Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia. Electronic address: zdong@augusta.edu.
Qingqing WeiDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia. Electronic address: qwei@augusta.edu.

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DNA methylation in kidney repair after ischemic AKIR01DK058831 · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR SAN ANT · 2001 to 2025
$1.5M
The regulation and function of long non coding RNA in ischemic AKI: Role of GSTM3P1R01DK126763 · NIDDK · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI Qingqing Wei · 2022 to 2024
$1.0M
Tubular Hypertrophy and AKI Susceptibility in DiabetesR01DK143226 · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$596k
Kidney Injury by Cisplatin and Renoprotective StrategiesR01DK087843 · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$442k
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Abstract

Long noncoding RNAs are emerging as critical regulators of acute kidney injury (AKI). In this study, the pathologic role of pseudogene-derived long noncoding RNAs GSTM3P1 (human)/Gstm2-ps1 (mouse) in sepsis-associated AKI (SA-AKI) was investigated. Glutathione S-transferase mu 3, pseudogene 1 (GSTM3P1)/glutathione S-transferase mu 2, pseudogene 1 (Gstm2-ps1) were transiently up-regulated in kidney proximal tubular cells at the early stage of SA-AKI in mice treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or cecal ligation and puncture, as well as in LPS-treated proximal tubular cells. Functionally, overexpression of GSTM3P1/Gstm2-ps1 exacerbated LPS-induced proximal tubular cell apoptosis and oxidative stress. In contrast, proximal tubule-specific Gstm2-ps1 knockout mice were significantly protected from LPS-induced AKI, as evidenced by improved renal function and reduced apoptosis, kidney injury markers, and reactive oxygen species. Similarly, these mice showed renal protective effects against cecal ligation and puncture-induced AKI. Mechanistically, overexpression of GSTM3P1/Gstm2-ps1 in proximal tubular cells markedly suppressed parent gene GSTM3/GSTM2 protein but not mRNA expression, indicating a translational repression. Restoration of GSTM3/GSTM2 rescued proximal tubular cells from LPS-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, an RNA pulldown assay revealed that Gstm2-ps1 binds to human antigen R (HuR), a known post-transcriptional regulator for mRNA stability and translation. Overexpression of HuR antagonized Gstm2-ps1-mediated repression of GSTM2, associated with increased cell survival after LPS injury. In conclusion, the early induction of GSTM3P1/Gstm2-ps1 in SA-AKI exacerbates kidney injury by a novel mechanism to sequester HuR and inhibit the translation of parent gene GSTM3/gstm2 for oxidative stress detoxification.

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Acute Kidney InjuryGlutathione TransferasePseudogenesRNA, Long NoncodingSepsisAnimalsApoptosisELAV-Like Protein 1HumansKidney Tubules, ProximalLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOxidative StressELAV-Like Protein 1Glutathione TransferaseLipopolysaccharidesRNA, Long Noncoding

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