TMEM182 inhibits myocardial differentiation of human iPS cells by maintaining the activated state of Wnt/β‐catenin signaling through an increase in ILK expression

Abstract Transmembrane protein 182 (TMEM182) is notably abundant in muscle and adipose tissue, but its role in the heart remains unknown. This study examined the contribution of TMEM182 in the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) into cardiomyocytes. For this, we generate...

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Main Authors: Hirofumi Morihara, Shunichi Yokoe, Shigeo Wakabayashi, Shinji Takai
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Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1096/fba.2024-00086
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author Hirofumi Morihara
Shunichi Yokoe
Shigeo Wakabayashi
Shinji Takai
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Shunichi Yokoe
Shigeo Wakabayashi
Shinji Takai
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description Abstract Transmembrane protein 182 (TMEM182) is notably abundant in muscle and adipose tissue, but its role in the heart remains unknown. This study examined the contribution of TMEM182 in the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) into cardiomyocytes. For this, we generated hiPSCs overexpressing TMEM182 in a doxycycline‐inducible manner and induced their differentiation into cardiomyocytes. On Day 12 of differentiation, expression of the cardiomyocyte markers, TNNT2 and MYH6, was significantly decreased in TMEM182‐overexpressing cells. Additionally, we found that phosphorylation of GSK‐3β (Ser9) and β‐catenin (Ser552) was increased during TMEM182 overexpression, suggesting activation of Wnt/β‐catenin signaling. We further focused on integrin‐linked kinase (ILK) as the mechanism by which TMEM182 activates Wnt/β‐catenin signaling. Evaluation showed that ILK expression was increased in cells overexpressing TMEM182. These results suggest that TMEM182 maintains Wnt/β‐catenin signaling in an activated state after mesoderm formation by increasing ILK expression, thereby suppressing hiPSCs differentiation into cardiomyocytes.
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spelling doaj-art-e59bcd8fe5bd4b7fb5909f743039f6762025-08-20T02:12:33ZengWileyFASEB BioAdvances2573-98322024-11-0161156557910.1096/fba.2024-00086TMEM182 inhibits myocardial differentiation of human iPS cells by maintaining the activated state of Wnt/β‐catenin signaling through an increase in ILK expressionHirofumi Morihara0Shunichi Yokoe1Shigeo Wakabayashi2Shinji Takai3Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Takatsuki JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Takatsuki JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Takatsuki JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Takatsuki JapanAbstract Transmembrane protein 182 (TMEM182) is notably abundant in muscle and adipose tissue, but its role in the heart remains unknown. This study examined the contribution of TMEM182 in the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) into cardiomyocytes. For this, we generated hiPSCs overexpressing TMEM182 in a doxycycline‐inducible manner and induced their differentiation into cardiomyocytes. On Day 12 of differentiation, expression of the cardiomyocyte markers, TNNT2 and MYH6, was significantly decreased in TMEM182‐overexpressing cells. Additionally, we found that phosphorylation of GSK‐3β (Ser9) and β‐catenin (Ser552) was increased during TMEM182 overexpression, suggesting activation of Wnt/β‐catenin signaling. We further focused on integrin‐linked kinase (ILK) as the mechanism by which TMEM182 activates Wnt/β‐catenin signaling. Evaluation showed that ILK expression was increased in cells overexpressing TMEM182. These results suggest that TMEM182 maintains Wnt/β‐catenin signaling in an activated state after mesoderm formation by increasing ILK expression, thereby suppressing hiPSCs differentiation into cardiomyocytes.https://doi.org/10.1096/fba.2024-00086hiPSCsmyocardial differentiationTMEM182
spellingShingle Hirofumi Morihara
Shunichi Yokoe
Shigeo Wakabayashi
Shinji Takai
TMEM182 inhibits myocardial differentiation of human iPS cells by maintaining the activated state of Wnt/β‐catenin signaling through an increase in ILK expression
FASEB BioAdvances
hiPSCs
myocardial differentiation
TMEM182
title TMEM182 inhibits myocardial differentiation of human iPS cells by maintaining the activated state of Wnt/β‐catenin signaling through an increase in ILK expression
title_full TMEM182 inhibits myocardial differentiation of human iPS cells by maintaining the activated state of Wnt/β‐catenin signaling through an increase in ILK expression
title_fullStr TMEM182 inhibits myocardial differentiation of human iPS cells by maintaining the activated state of Wnt/β‐catenin signaling through an increase in ILK expression
title_full_unstemmed TMEM182 inhibits myocardial differentiation of human iPS cells by maintaining the activated state of Wnt/β‐catenin signaling through an increase in ILK expression
title_short TMEM182 inhibits myocardial differentiation of human iPS cells by maintaining the activated state of Wnt/β‐catenin signaling through an increase in ILK expression
title_sort tmem182 inhibits myocardial differentiation of human ips cells by maintaining the activated state of wnt β catenin signaling through an increase in ilk expression
topic hiPSCs
myocardial differentiation
TMEM182
url https://doi.org/10.1096/fba.2024-00086
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