GATA6-AS1 Regulates Intestinal Epithelial Mitochondrial Functions, and its Reduced Expression is Linked to Intestinal Inflammation and Less Favourable Disease Course in Ulcerative Colitis

Katya E. Sosnovski; Tzipi Braun; Amnon Amir; Danielle Moshel; Marina Benshoshan; Kelli L. Vandussen; Nina Levhar; Haya Abbas-Egbariya; Katia Beider; Rakefet Ben-Yishay; Syed Asad Ali; Sean R. Moore; Subra Kugathasan; Ifat Abramovich; Efrat Glick Saar; Batya Weiss; Iris Barshack; Eyal Gottlieb; Tamar Geiger; Shomron Ben-Horin; Igor Ulitsky; Jeffrey S. Hyams; Lee A. Denson; Yael Haberman

doi:10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad006

GATA6-AS1 Regulates Intestinal Epithelial Mitochondrial Functions, and its Reduced Expression is Linked to Intestinal Inflammation and Less Favourable Disease Course in Ulcerative Colitis

Katya E. Sosnovski
, Tzipi Braun
, Amnon Amir
, Danielle Moshel
, Marina Benshoshan
, Kelli L. Vandussen
, Nina Levhar
, Haya Abbas-Egbariya
, Katia Beider
, Rakefet Ben-Yishay
, Syed Asad Ali
, Sean R. Moore
, Subra Kugathasan
, Ifat Abramovich
, Efrat Glick Saar
, Batya Weiss
, Iris Barshack
, Eyal Gottlieb
, Tamar Geiger
, Shomron Ben-Horin

Igor Ulitsky, Jeffrey S. Hyams, Lee A. Denson, Yael Haberman

Tel Aviv University
University of Cincinnati
Aga Khan University
University of Virginia
Emory University
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Weizmann Institute of Science
Connecticut Children's Medical Center

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Abstract

Background and Aims: Widespread dysregulation of long non-coding RNAs [lncRNAs] including a reduction in GATA6-AS1 was noted in inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. We previously reported a prominent inhibition of epithelial mitochondrial functions in ulcerative colitis [UC]. However, the connection between reduction of GATA6-AS1 expression and attenuated epithelial mitochondrial functions was not defined. Methods: Mucosal transcriptomics was used to conform GATA6-AS1 reduction in several treatment-naïve independent human cohorts [n=673]. RNA pull-down followed by mass spectrometry was used to determine the GATA6-AS1 interactome. Metabolomics and mitochondrial respiration following GATA6-AS1 silencing in Caco-2 cells were used to elaborate on GATA6-AS1 functions. Results: GATA6-AS1 showed predominant expression in gut epithelia using single cell datasets. GATA6-AS1 levels were reduced in Crohn's disease [CD] ileum and UC rectum in independent cohorts. Reduced GATA6-AS1 lncRNA was further linked to a more severe UC form, and to a less favourable UC course. The GATA6-AS1 interactome showed robust enrichment for mitochondrial proteins, and included TGM2, an autoantigen in coeliac disease that is induced in UC, CD and coeliac disease, in contrast to GATA6-AS1 reduction in these cohorts. GATA6-AS1 silencing resulted in induction of TGM2, and this was coupled with a reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential and mitochondrial respiration, as well as in a reduction of metabolites linked to aerobic respiration relevant to mucosal inflammation. TGM2 knockdown in GATA6-AS1-deficient cells rescued mitochondrial respiration. Conclusions: GATA6-AS1 levels are reduced in UC, CD and coeliac disease, and in more severe UC forms. We highlight GATA6-AS1 as a target regulating epithelial mitochondrial functions, potentially through controlling TGM2 levels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	960-971
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
Volume	17
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad006
State	Published - 16 Jun 2023
Externally published	Yes

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© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation.

Funding

This work was supported by the ERC starting grant [YH, grant No. 758313], the Israel Science Foundation [YH, grant No. 908/15], the I-CORE programme [YH, grant No. 41/11], the Helmsley Charitable Trust, and NIDDK P30 DK078392 [Integrative Morphology and Gene Expression Cores]. PROTECT was supported by the NIDDK 5U01DK095745, RISK was supported by Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, SEEM by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1144149 and OPP1138727], and SOURCE is supported by the Helmsley Charitable Trust. The funding sources did not play a role in writing of the manuscript or the decision to submit it for publication, did not play a role in data collection, analysis or interpretation; trial design; patient recruitment; or any aspect pertinent to the study.

Funders	Funder number
I-CORE programme	41/11
SEEM
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation	OPP1144149, OPP1138727
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust	P30 DK078392, 5U01DK095745
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
European Commission	758313
Israel Science Foundation	908/15

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GATA6-AS1 long non-coding RNA
inflammatory bowel disease
mitochondria

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Sosnovski, K. E., Braun, T., Amir, A., Moshel, D., Benshoshan, M., Vandussen, K. L., Levhar, N., Abbas-Egbariya, H., Beider, K., Ben-Yishay, R., Asad Ali, S., Moore, S. R., Kugathasan, S., Abramovich, I., Glick Saar, E., Weiss, B., Barshack, I., Gottlieb, E., Geiger, T., ... Haberman, Y. (2023). GATA6-AS1 Regulates Intestinal Epithelial Mitochondrial Functions, and its Reduced Expression is Linked to Intestinal Inflammation and Less Favourable Disease Course in Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 17(6), 960-971. https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad006

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GATA6-AS1 Regulates Intestinal Epithelial Mitochondrial Functions, and its Reduced Expression is Linked to Intestinal Inflammation and Less Favourable Disease Course in Ulcerative Colitis. / Sosnovski, Katya E.; Braun, Tzipi; Amir, Amnon et al.
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