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Therapeutic potential of the Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin family in vascular disease
Karolinska Inst, Dept Mol Med & Surg, Stockholm, Sweden..
Karolinska Inst, Dept Mol Med & Surg, Stockholm, Sweden..
Karolinska Inst, Dept Mol Med & Surg, Stockholm, Sweden..
Karolinska Inst, Dept Mol Med & Surg, Stockholm, Sweden.;Novo Nordisk AS, Global Res Technol, Malov, Denmark..
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2022 (English)In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, E-ISSN 1663-9812, Vol. 13, article id 988561Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexins (PCSKs) constitute a family of nine related proteases: PCSK1-7, MBTPS1, and PCSK9. Apart from PCSK9, little is known about PCSKs in cardiovascular disease. Here, we aimed to investigate the expression landscape and druggability potential of the entire PCSK family for CVD. We applied an integrative approach, combining genetic, transcriptomic and proteomic data from three vascular biobanks comprising carotid atherosclerosis, thoracic and abdominal aneurysms, with patient clinical parameters and immunohistochemistry of vascular biopsies. Apart from PCSK4, all PCSK family members lie in genetic regions containing variants associated with human cardiovascular traits. Transcriptomic analyses revealed that FURIN, PCSK5, MBTPS1 were downregulated, while PCSK6/7 were upregulated in plaques vs. control arteries. In abdominal aneurysms, FURIN, PCSK5, PCSK7, MBTPS1 were downregulated, while PCSK6 was enriched in diseased media. In thoracic aneurysms, only FURIN was significantly upregulated. Network analyses of the upstream and downstream pathways related to PCSKs were performed on the omics data from vascular biopsies, revealing mechanistic relationships between this protein family and disease. Cell type correlation analyses and immunohistochemistry showed that PCSK transcripts and protein levels parallel each other, except for PCSK9 where transcript was not detected, while protein was abundant in vascular biopsies. Correlations to clinical parameters revealed a positive association between FURIN plaque levels and serum LDL, while PCSK6 was negatively associated with Hb. PCSK5/6/7 were all positively associated with adverse cardiovascular events. Our results show that PCSK6 is abundant in plaques and abdominal aneurysms, while FURIN upregulation is characteristic for thoracic aneurysms. PCSK9 protein, but not the transcript, was present in vascular lesions, suggesting its accumulation from circulation. Integrating our results lead to the development of a novel 'molecular' 5D framework. Here, we conducted the first integrative study of the proprotein convertase family in this context. Our results using this translational pipeline, revealed primarily PCSK6, followed by PCSK5, PCSK7 and FURIN, as proprotein convertases with the highest novel therapeutic potential.

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Frontiers Media SA , 2022. Vol. 13, article id 988561
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PCSK, vascular disease, carotid plaque, aortic aneurysm, therapeutic targeting
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Microbiology Medical Genetics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-320477DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.988561ISI: 000862322000001PubMedID: 36188622Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85139051319OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-320477DiVA, id: diva2:1706356
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