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Exercise Metabolic Memory Halts Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy via PDK4

GSE315915 Mus musculus (mouse) RNA-seq (gene expression) 10 samples Submitted 2026/04/18 Platform GPL13112
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RNA-seq (gene expression) · mouse · 10 samples

What it is
RNA-seq (gene expression)Gene activity measured by sequencing. The summary does not mention single-cell work, so this is most likely bulk: one average per sample, the usual starting point for comparing groups.
Organism
Mus musculus (mouse)
Samples
10 samples: 5 × Sedentary vs 5 × EHPGroups are read from the sample names, not from the paper. Check the list below.
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Paper
Exercise Metabolic Memory Halts Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy via PDK4Circulation research · 2026
Summary (written by the submitters)
Background Pathological cardiac hypertrophy remains a major contributor to heart failure, with impaired glucose metabolism playing a central role. Although exercise is known to enhance myocardial glucose utilization, the long-term metabolic reprogramming effects of exercise and their role in preventing pathological hypertrophy are poorly understood.
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This study elucidates the mechanisms underlying the sustained metabolic memory induced by exercise hypertrophic preconditioning (EHP) and its cardioprotective effects, with a focus on RNA methylation and arachidonic acid metabolism. Methods We employed PET/CT to assess cardiac glucose uptake and bulk RNA sequencing to profile myocardial gene expression in sedentary (Sed) and EHP mice. Genetic manipulation of Pdk4 was achieved via adeno-associated virus mediated overexpression and tamoxifen-inducible, cardiac-specific knockout (Pdk4-CKO). Pressure overload was induced by transverse aortic constriction (TAC) in Pdk4-CKO and control (Myh6-CreER, MCM) mice. Epigenetic regulation of Pdk4 by EHP was investigated using pyrosequencing, SELECT-qPCR and dual-luciferase assays. Untargeted metabolomics and molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, and CETSA were performed on heart tissues and neonatal rat cardiomyocytes/fibroblasts to identify key metabolites and their mechanisms of action. Results: EHP conferred sustained myocardial glucose preference even after regression of physiological hypertrophy, mediated through METTL3-dependent m6A RNA methylation that suppressed Pdk4 expression. Pdk4 overexpression abolished EHP-mediated cardioprotection, whereas Pdk4 deletion enhanced cardiac function and attenuated fibrosis under pressure overload. Metabolomic profiling identified arachidonic acid-derived metabolites 5-KETE, 12-keto-leukotriene B4, and 20-hydroxy-leukotriene B4 as novel inhibitors of hypertrophy and fibrosis. These metabolites attenuated cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and fibroblast trans-differentiation through inhibition of the ERK2/MAPK1 pathway. Conclusions: This study establishes a unified mechanism by which EHP induces metabolic memory through RNA methylation-dependent suppression of Pdk4, leading to altered arachidonic acid metabolism and the accumulation of protective lipid mediators. These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of targeting the PDK4–arachidonic acid metabolites axis to mitigate pathological cardiac remodeling.
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Exercise Metabolic Memory Halts Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy via PDK4
Zheng C, Huang X, Wei X et al. · Circulation research 2026 · PMID 42003465 · doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.125.326889
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Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

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Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE315915_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

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Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

What the files usually look like: For RNA-seq the counts are usually a table among the supplementary files (look for 'counts', 'expression', 'FPKM' or 'TPM' in the file name). The series matrix of a sequencing study is sometimes nearly empty.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1399932 and SRA study SRP660641. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

Study design
5 × Sedentary vs 5 × EHP

Supports a between-group comparison across 10 samples.

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