A transient modified mRNA encoding Myc and Cyclin T1 induces cardiac regeneration and improves cardiac function after myocardial injury
Boikova, A.; Quaife-Ryan, G. A.; Batho, C. A.; Lawrence, E.; Robinson, H.; Ascanelli, C.; Jennbacken, K.; Wang, Q.-D.; Hansson, K. M.; Seaton, A.; Rodriguez Noci, V.; Bywater, M.; Straube, J.; Sokolowski, K. A.; Tse, B. W.; Krieg, T.; Vujic, A.; Porrello, E. R.; Sinha, S.; Hudson, J. E.; Wilson, C. H.
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Cardiac injury, such as myocardial infarction (MI), results in permanent loss of cardiomyocytes and in many cases heart failure. Transgenic expression of the pro-proliferative transcription factor Myc and Cyclin T1 can drive substantial adult cardiomyocyte proliferation to replace lost cardiomyocytes. Herein, we show that Myc and Cyclin T1 induced cardiomyocyte proliferation leads to myocardial repair and functional (long-term) recovery post-MI in mice. To provide a more translational approach, we developed modified mRNA (modRNA) encoding Myc-Ccnt1 as a transient and non-integrating strategy for regeneration. One dose of Myc-Ccnt1 modRNA is sufficient to transiently drives cardiomyocyte proliferation in human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes and a mouse MI model, where it leads to better heart function. Using single nuclei sequencing and proteomics, we show this was functionally mediated by transcriptional activation of cell-cycle regulating genes, which ultimately results in mitosis and cytokinesis of cardiomyocytes. Collectively, these findings indicate that Myc-Ccnt1 modRNA has the potential to be an effective regenerative therapeutic.
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