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ArticleNature cardiovascular research2026

PCBP1 regulates alternative splicing of AARS2 in congenital cardiomyopathy.

Yao Wei Lu, Zhuomin Liang, Kerry Dorr, Samantha Ruiz, Xiaoran Huang, Denise Fangnibo Hanvi, Sheri M Juntilla, Gisela Beutner, Shuhan Lyu, Haipeng Guo and 16 more

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Yao Wei LuDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. yaoweilu@usc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6200-2974
Zhuomin LiangDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Kerry DorrDepartments of Biology and Genetics, McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Samantha RuizHastings Center for Pulmonary Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-7917-4955
Xiaoran HuangHastings Center for Pulmonary Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Denise Fangnibo HanviDepartment of Pediatrics-Division Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Sheri M JuntillaHastings Center for Pulmonary Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Gisela BeutnerDepartment of Pediatrics-Division Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Shuhan LyuHastings Center for Pulmonary Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2142-2192
Haipeng GuoDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Tiago FernandesDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9057-3878
Ramon A Espinoza-LewisDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3068-5517
Tingting WangDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Kathryn LiDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Xue LiDepartment of Urology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Gurinder Bir SinghDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Yi WangDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Rui DengDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Douglas CowanDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6309-2737
John D MablyCenter for Regenerative Medicine, USF Health Heart Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3626-9090
William T PuDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4551-8079
Jessie HuangHastings Center for Pulmonary Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
George A PorterDepartment of Pediatrics-Division Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0726-9988
Frank ConlonDepartments of Biology and Genetics, McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5027-0397
Hong ChenVascular Biology Program, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Da-Zhi WangDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. dazhiw@usf.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1774-6549

Funding

Virology Research Program (Program 4)P30CA016086 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI JAMES E BEAR · 1985 to 2026
$201.5M
The University of Rochester's Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR002001 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI WILSON, KAREN M., ZAND, MARTIN S · 2016 to 2024
$34.6M
BioRepository for INvestigation of Diseases of the Lung (BRINDL) - Phase IIIU01HL148861 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI GLORIA S PRYHUBER · 2019 to 2026
$9.7M
Genetic Analysis and Manipulation Core (GAEC)P50HD105351 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI SCOTT Loren POMEROY, MUSTAFA SAHIN · 2021 to 2026
$9.4M
Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Lymphatic Vascular Function in Health and DiseaseR01HL133216 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI CHEN, HONG, DIXON, JAMES BRANDON · 2016 to 2025
$6.7M
Biorepository for Investigation of Neonatal Diseases of Lung-Normal (BRINDL-NL)U01HL122700 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI PRYHUBER, GLORIA S · 2014 to 2018
$6.1M
CD45-mediated endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cardiovascular diseaseR01HL141853 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI CHEN, HONG, WANG, DA-ZHI · 2020 to 2023
$3.3M
Targeting Endothelial Epsins to Ameliorate Myocardial IschemiaR01HL174928 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Hong Chen, Kaifu Chen · 2024 to 2026
$2.4M
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DYSTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHYR01HL149401 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI WANG, DA-ZHI · 2019 to 2022
$2.3M
Function and Mechanism of the Intercalated Disc Protein XinB in Cardiomyocyte Proliferation and Cardiac RegenerationR01HL168900 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI Da-Zhi Wang · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
lncRNA Function and Mechanisms during Cardiac Development and DiseaseR01HL165794 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI Da-Zhi Wang · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
MicroRNAs, cardiac function and cardiomyopathyR01HL138757 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI WANG, DA-ZHI · 2017 to 2020
$2.1M
American Heart Association (American Heart Association, Inc.) 20POST35210887American Heart Association (American Heart Association, Inc.) 23SCEFIA1157844NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002001NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016086NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL133216NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL138757NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL141853NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL144776NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL149401NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL165794NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL168900NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL174928NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL179278NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL122700NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL148861NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD105351U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 1R01HL179278U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL133216U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL138757U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL141853U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL144776U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL149401U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL165794U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL168900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations in the AARS2 gene are linked to infantile cardiomyopathy; however, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unknown. Here we report that PCBP1, a poly(rC) binding protein, interacts with the AARS2 transcript to mediate its alternative splicing. Cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of Pcbp1 in mice impairs normal splicing and causes premature termination of Aars2, leading to defects in heart development and postnatal lethality. Similarly, mice with a deletion in Aars2 that mimics a disease-causing splicing lesion display heart developmental abnormalities, reminiscent of those in patients with infantile mitochondrial cardiomyopathy. Mechanistically, loss of Pcbp1 or Aars2 in the heart reduces oxidative phosphorylation, a hallmark of patients with AARS2 mutations. This reduction in mitochondrial-encoded proteome activates mitonuclear communication and the unfolded protein response pathway, thereby inducing a compensatory nuclear-encoded mitochondrial gene program. Our findings provide insights into the PCBP1-AARS2 regulatory axis in mitochondrial cardiomyopathy.

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Alternative SplicingCardiomyopathiesCarrier ProteinsHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsMyocytes, CardiacAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansMiceMice, KnockoutMitochondria, HeartMutationOxidative PhosphorylationPhenotypeRNA-Binding ProteinsCarrier ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsPCBP1 protein, humanPcbp1 protein, mouseRNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID42010330
PMCPMC13095664

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