The nuclear receptor RORα preserves cardiomyocyte mitochondrial function by regulating mitophagy through caveolin-3
Jensen, B.; Beak, J. Y.; Kang, H. S.; Huang, W.; Aghajanian, A.; Gerrish, K.; Jetten, A. M.
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Preserving optimal mitochondrial function is critical in the heart, which is the most ATP-avid organ in the body. Recently, we showed that global deficiency of the nuclear receptor ROR in the "staggerer" (RORsg/sg) mouse exacerbates angiotensin II-induced cardiac hypertrophy and compromises cardiomyocyte mitochondrial function. The mechanisms underlying these observations have not been defined. Here we present evidence that ROR regulates cardiomyocyte mitophagy using pharmacological and genetic gain- and loss-of-function tools, including a novel cardiomyocyte-specific ROR knockout mouse. Cardiomyocyte ROR is upregulated by hypoxia and the loss of ROR blunts hypoxia-induced mitophagy and broadly compromises mitochondrial function. We show that ROR is a direct transcriptional regulator of the mitophagy mediator caveolin-3 in cardiomyocytes and that increased expression of ROR increases caveolin-3 abundance and enhances mitophagy. Knockdown of ROR impairs cardiomyocyte mitophagy, but this defect can be rescued by caveolin-3 overexpression. Collectively, these findings reveal a novel role for ROR in regulating mitophagy through caveolin-3 and expand our currently limited understanding of the mechanisms underlying ROR-mediated cardioprotection.
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