Krüppel-like zinc-finger transcription factor KLF5/BTEB2 is a target for angiotensin II signaling and an essential regulator of cardiovascular remodeling

Takayuki Shindo, Ichiro Manabe, Yasushi Fukushima, Kazuyuki Tobe, Kenichi Aizawa, Saku Miyamoto, Keiko Kawai-Kowase, Nobuo Moriyama, Yasushi Imai, Hayato Kawakami, Hiroaki Nishimatsu, Takashi Ishikawa, Toru Suzuki, Hiroyuki Morita, Koji Maemura, Masataka Sata, Yasunobu Hirata, Masayuki Komukai, Hiroyuki Kagechika, Takashi KadowakiMasahiko Kurabayashi, Ryozo Nagai

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Abstract

We recently isolated a Krüppel-like zinc-finger transcription factor 5 (KLF5; also known as BTEB2 and IKLF), which is markedly induced in activated vascular smooth-muscle cells and fibroblasts. Here we describe our analysis of the in vivo function of KLF5 using heterozygous KLF5-knockout mice (Klf5+/−). In response to external stress, Klf5+/− mice showed diminished levels of arterial-wall thickening, angiogenesis, cardiac hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis. Also, angiotensin II induced expression of KLF5, which in turn activated platelet-derived growth factor-A (PDGF-A) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) expression. In addition, we determined that KLF5 interacted with the retinoic-acid receptor (RAR), that synthetic RAR ligands modulated KLF5 transcriptional activity, and that in vivo administration of RAR ligands affected stress responses in the cardiovascular system in a KLF5-dependent manner. KLF5 thus seems to be a key element linking external stress and cardiovascular remodeling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)856-863
Number of pages8
JournalNature Medicine
Volume8
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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