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  2. MicroRNA-144-3p Inhibits Host Lipid Catabolism and Autophagy by Targeting PPARα and ABCA1 During Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection

MicroRNA-144-3p Inhibits Host Lipid Catabolism and Autophagy by Targeting PPARα and ABCA1 During Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection

  • ACS Infect Dis. 2024 May 10;10(5):1654-1663. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00731.
Jing Wu 1 Yong Zhang 1 Hao Tang 1 Bang-Ce Ye 1 2
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Affiliations

  • 1 Institute of Engineering Biology and Health, Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
  • 2 Lab of Biosystems and Microanalysis, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
Abstract

MicroRNA-mediated metabolic reprogramming recently has been identified as an important strategy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) to evade host immune responses. However, it is unknown what role microRNA-144-3p (miR-144-3p) plays in cellular metabolism during Mtb Infection. Here, we report the meaning of miR-144-3p-mediated lipid accumulation for Mtb-macrophage interplay. Mtb Infection was shown to upregulate the expression of miR-144-3p in macrophages. By targeting Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor α (PPARα) and ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1), miR-144-3p overexpression promoted lipid accumulation and Bacterial survival in Mtb-infected macrophages, while miR-144-3p inhibition had the opposite effect. Furthermore, reprogramming of host lipid metabolism by miR-144-3p suppressed Autophagy in response to Mtb Infection. Our findings uncover that miR-144-3p regulates host metabolism and immune responses to Mtb by targeting PPARα and ABCA1, suggesting a potential host-directed tuberculosis therapy by targeting the interface of miRNA and lipid metabolism.

Keywords

ABCA1; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; PPARα; autophagy; lipid metabolism; miR-144-3p.

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