Cardiomyocyte-Specific bcl11b Knockout Causes Left Ventricular Noncompaction by Dysregulating pou3f2 and Titin.
W, B., X, L., Y, L., L, L., Y, C., C, L., J, F., S, H., J, W., & X, C. (2026). Cardiomyocyte-Specific bcl11b Knockout Causes Left Ventricular Noncompaction by Dysregulating pou3f2 and Titin.. International journal of molecular sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27167199
W B, X L, Y L, L L, Y C, C L, et al. Cardiomyocyte-Specific bcl11b Knockout Causes Left Ventricular Noncompaction by Dysregulating pou3f2 and Titin.. International journal of molecular sciences. 2026; doi: 10.3390/ijms27167199
W B, X L, Y L, et al. Cardiomyocyte-Specific bcl11b Knockout Causes Left Ventricular Noncompaction by Dysregulating pou3f2 and Titin.[J]. International journal of molecular sciences. 2026. DOI: 10.3390/ijms27167199.
@article{w2026,
author = {Bi W and Luo X and Lv Y and Liu L and Chen Y and Li C and Fu J and Hu S and Wang J and Chang X},
title = {Cardiomyocyte-Specific bcl11b Knockout Causes Left Ventricular Noncompaction by Dysregulating pou3f2 and Titin.},
journal = {International journal of molecular sciences},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.3390/ijms27167199},
note = {PMID: 42653204},
}
TY - JOUR AU - Bi W AU - Luo X AU - Lv Y AU - Liu L AU - Chen Y AU - Li C AU - Fu J AU - Hu S AU - Wang J AU - Chang X TI - Cardiomyocyte-Specific bcl11b Knockout Causes Left Ventricular Noncompaction by Dysregulating pou3f2 and Titin. T2 - International journal of molecular sciences PY - 2026 DO - 10.3390/ijms27167199 AN - PMID:42653204 ER -
Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a cardiomyopathy characterized by excessive trabeculation and deep intertrabecular recesses, yet its molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we identify Bcl11b as a novel regulator of cardiomyocyte (CM) growth and ventricular wall maturation. CM-specific deletion of Bcl11b in mice recapitulates key LVNC features, including increased noncompacted-to-compacted ratio, impaired compact layer expansion, reduced CM proliferation and size, and systolic dysfunction. Mechanistically, Bcl11b deficiency leads to marked upregulation of Pou3f2, a transcriptional repressor that further suppresses Titin (TTN) expression. Loss of Bcl11b disrupts sarcomere integrity and reduces TTN protein levels, while forced Pou3f2 overexpression similarly represses TTN. Notably, heterozygous loss of Pou3f2 rescues the LVNC phenotype in Bcl11b-deficient hearts, restoring CM growth and TTN expression. Our findings identify a critical relationship among Bcl11b, Pou3f2 and TTN that controls CM proliferation and hypertrophic maturation during cardiac development. Dysregulation of this regulatory network impairs ventricular compaction and contributes to the pathogenesis of LVNC, providing new mechanistic insights into disease pathogenesis and highlighting potential therapeutic targets.