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HDL-transferred microRNA-223 regulates ICAM-1 expression in endothelial cells

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Tabet, Fatiha, Vickers, Kasey C., Cuesta Torres, Luisa F., Wiese, Carrie B., Shoucri, Bassem M., Lambert, Gilles, Catherinet, Claire, Prado-Lourenco, Leonel +6 more·2014·Nature Communications

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High-density lipoproteins (HDL) have many biological functions, including reducing endothelial activation and adhesion molecule expression. We recently reported that HDL transport and deliver functional microRNAs (miRNA). Here we show that HDL suppresses expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) through the transfer of miR-223 to endothelial cells. After incubation of endothelial cells with HDL, mature miR-223 levels are significantly increased in endothelial cells and decreased on HDL. However, miR-223 is not transcribed in endothelial cells and is not increased in cells treated with HDL from miR-223(-/-) mice. HDL inhibit ICAM-1 protein levels, but not in cells pretreated with miR-223 inhibitors. ICAM-1 is a direct target of HDL-transferred miR-223 and this is the first example of an extracellular miRNA regulating gene expression in cells where it is not transcribed. Collectively, we demonstrate that HDL's anti-inflammatory properties are conferred, in part, through HDL-miR-223 delivery and translational repression of ICAM-1 in endothelial cells.

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  • Other proteins found to bind extracellular miRNAs include high-density lipoprotein and nucleophosmin 1.

    “Other proteins found to bind extracellular miRNAs include high-density lipoprotein (HDL) (126, 127) and nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) (110, 118, 128).”
  • Vesicle-free miRNAs associated with HDL are taken up by HDL receptor and scavenger receptor BI (SR-BI) in the plasma membrane of target cells.

    “Furthermore, vesicle-free miRNAs associated with HDL are taken up by HDL receptor and scavenger receptor BI (SR-BI) receptor in the plasma membrane of the target cells (126, 127).”

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Tabet, F., Vickers, K. C., Cuesta Torres, L. F., Wiese, C. B., Shoucri, B. M., Lambert, G., Catherinet, C., Prado-Lourenco, L., Levin, M. G., Thacker, S., Sethupathy, P., Barter, P. J., Remaley, A. T., & Rye, K.-A.
Affiliations
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • Inserm (FR)
  • The Heart Research Institute (AU)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Tabet, Fatiha
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2014-02-28
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
3292-3292
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2049702012
Cited by
428
References
73
Citations by year
2026: 19 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 47 · 2019: 34 · 2018: 40 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 43 · 2015: 34 · 2014: 18
FWCI
13.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Communications (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • National Institutes of Health (5r00dk091318-03)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (1037903)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K22HL113039, P01HL116263)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R00-DK091318, 5R00DK091318, P30DK056350)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Extracellular vesicles in disease
Keywords
high-density lipoprotein, miR-223, ICAM-1, endothelial cells, protein synthesis inhibition, adhesion molecules, endothelial activation
MeSH terms
Adult, Animals, Coronary Vessels, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Lipoproteins, HDL, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Gene Expression, Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1, MicroRNAs, Endothelial Cells, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells, Healthy Volunteers

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