Objective: To investigate the expression of WTAP, a mA methylase, in a mouse model of renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury and the effect of WTAP knockdown on biological behavior of renal tubular epithelial cells exposed to I/R injury.

Methods: Sixteen C57BL/6 mice with renal I/R injury or sham operation (=8) were examined for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Scr) levels to assess renal function, and renal pathologies were observed with HE staining. The expressions of WTAP and FOXO1 proteins in the kidneys of the mice were detected using immunohistochemistry. Human renal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) were transfected with si-WTAP or si-NC followed by hypoxia-reoxygenation (H/R) exposure, Protein and mRNA expression were assessed by Western blot and qRT-PCR, and changes and changes in cell viability and apoptosis were assessed using CCK8 assay and TUNEL staining, respectively; LDH release level and caspase-3 activity of the cells were measured using commercial assay kits. FOXO1 mA modification sites were predicted using SRAMP website (http://www.cuilab.cn/sramp/), and the interaction between WTAP and FOXO1 mRNA was analyzed with RIP experiment; the level of FOXO1 modified by mA was detected by MeRIP-qPCR.

Results: Compared with sham-operated mice, the mice with renal I/R injury showed significantly increased Scr and BUN levels ( < 0.001) and renal expressions of WTAP mRNA and protein ( < 0.001). In cultured HK-2 cells, H/R exposure significantly decreased the cell viability ( < 0.001) and increased cellular LDH release ( < 0.001) and expressions of WTAP mRNA and protein ( < 0.001). WTAP knockdown obviously reduced the cell damage induced by I/R injury and significantly decreased the mRNA and protein levels of FOXO1 in the cells ( < 0.001). RIP experiment confirmed WTAP binding to FOXO1 mRNA, and inhibition of WTAP expression significantly reduced FOXO1 mA level in HK-2 cells ( < 0.001).

Conclusion: WTAP expression is up-regulated in the kidneys of mice with renal I/R injury and in HK-2 cells with H/R exposure. Inhibition of WTAP alleviates H/R-induced apoptotic damage in HK-2 cells possibly by inhibiting FOXO1 expression.

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