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Tosa I, Yamada D, Yasumatsu M, Hinoi E, Ono M, Oohashi T, Kuboki T, Takarada T. Postnatal Runx2 deletion leads to low bone mass and adipocyte accumulation in mice bone tissues. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 516:1229-1233. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Manzotti G, Torricelli F, Donati B, Sancisi V, Gugnoni M, Ciarrocchi A. HDACs control RUNX2 expression in cancer cells through redundant and cell context-dependent mechanisms. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2019; 38:346. [PMID: 31395086 PMCID: PMC6686443 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-019-1350-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background RUNX2 is a Runt-related transcription factor required during embryogenesis for skeletal development and morphogenesis of other organs including thyroid and breast gland. Consistent evidence indicates that RUNX2 expression is aberrantly reactivated in cancer and supports tumor progression. The mechanisms leading to RUNX2 expression in cancer has only recently began to emerge. Previously, we showed that suppressing the activity of the epigenetic regulators HDACs significantly represses RUNX2 expression highlighting a role for these enzymes in RUNX2 reactivation in cancer. However, the molecular mechanisms by which HDACs control RUNX2 are still largely unexplored. Here, to fill this gap, we investigated the role of different HDACs in RUNX2 expression regulation in breast and thyroid cancer, tumors that majorly rely on RUNX2 for their development and progression. Methods Proliferation assays and evaluation of RUNX2 mRNA levels by qRT-PCR were used to evaluate the effect of several HDACi and specific siRNAs on a panel of cancer cell lines. Moreover, ChIP and co-IP assays were performed to elucidate the molecular mechanism underneath the RUNX2 transcriptional regulation. Finally, RNA-sequencing unveiled a new subset of genes whose transcription is regulated by the complex RUNX2-HDAC6. Results In this study, we showed that Class I HDACs and in particular HDAC1 are required for RUNX2 efficient transcription in cancer. Furthermore, we found an additional and cell-specific function of HDAC6 in driving RUNX2 expression in thyroid cancer cells. In this model, HDAC6 likely stabilizes the assembly of the transcriptional complex, which includes HDAC1, on the RUNX2 P2 promoter potentiating its transcription. Since a functional interplay between RUNX2 and HDAC6 has been suggested, we used RNA-Seq profiling to consolidate this evidence in thyroid cancer and to extend the knowledge on this cooperation in a setting in which HDAC6 also controls RUNX2 expression. Conclusions Overall, our data provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms controlling RUNX2 in cancer and consolidate the rationale for the use of HDACi as potential pharmacological strategy to counteract the pro-oncogenic program controlled by RUNX2 in cancer cells. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13046-019-1350-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Gloria Manzotti
- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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Hordyjewska‐Kowalczyk E, Sowińska‐Seidler A, Olech EM, Socha M, Glazar R, Kruczek A, Latos‐Bieleńska A, Tylzanowski P, Jamsheer A. Functional analysis of novel
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mutations identified in patients with cleidocranial dysplasia. Clin Genet 2019; 96:429-438. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.13610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Ewa Hordyjewska‐Kowalczyk
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMedical University Lublin Poland
- The Postgraduate School of Molecular MedicineMedical University of Warsaw Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Medical GeneticsPoznan University of Medical Sciences Poznań Poland
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- Department of Medical GeneticsPoznan University of Medical Sciences Poznań Poland
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- Genetic Counseling Unit Kostyk and Kruczek Kraków Poland
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- Department of Medical GeneticsPoznan University of Medical Sciences Poznań Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyMedical University Lublin Poland
- Laboratory for Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Department of Development and RegenerationSkeletal Biology and Engineering Research Centre, University of Leuven Leuven Belgium
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- Department of Medical GeneticsPoznan University of Medical Sciences Poznań Poland
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Vrathasha V, Weidner H, Nohe A. Mechanism of CK2.3, a Novel Mimetic Peptide of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type IA, Mediated Osteogenesis. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E2500. [PMID: 31117181 PMCID: PMC6567251 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20102500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Osteoporosis is a degenerative skeletal disease with a limited number of treatment options. CK2.3, a novel peptide, may be a potential therapeutic. It induces osteogenesis and bone formation in vitro and in vivo by acting downstream of BMPRIA through releasing CK2 from the receptor. However, the detailed signaling pathways, the time frame of signaling, and genes activated remain largely unknown. METHODS Using a newly developed fluorescent CK2.3 analog, specific inhibitors for the BMP signaling pathways, Western blot, and RT-qPCR, we determined the mechanism of CK2.3 in C2C12 cells. We then confirmed the results in primary BMSCs. RESULTS Using these methods, we showed that CK2.3 stimulation activated OSX, ALP, and OCN. CK2.3 stimulation induced time dependent release of CK2β from BMPRIA and concurrently CK2.3 colocalized with CK2α. Furthermore, CK2.3 induced BMP signaling depends on ERK1/2 and Smad1/5/8 signaling pathways. CONCLUSION CK2.3 is a novel peptide that drives osteogenesis, and we detailed the molecular sequence of events that are triggered from the stimulation of CK2.3 until the induction of mineralization. This knowledge can be applied in the development of future therapeutics for osteoporosis.
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- Vrathasha Vrathasha
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
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Ruffalo M, Bar-Joseph Z. Protein interaction disruption in cancer. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:370. [PMID: 31014259 PMCID: PMC6823625 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5532-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Most methods that integrate network and mutation data to study cancer focus on the effects of genes/proteins, quantifying the effect of mutations or differential expression of a gene and its neighbors, or identifying groups of genes that are significantly up- or down-regulated. However, several mutations are known to disrupt specific protein-protein interactions, and network dynamics are often ignored by such methods. Here we introduce a method that allows for predicting the disruption of specific interactions in cancer patients using somatic mutation data and protein interaction networks. Methods We extend standard network smoothing techniques to assign scores to the edges in a protein interaction network in addition to nodes. We use somatic mutations as input to our modified network smoothing method, producing scores that quantify the proximity of each edge to somatic mutations in individual samples. Results Using breast cancer mutation data, we show that predicted edges are significantly associated with patient survival and known ligand binding site mutations. In-silico analysis of protein binding further supports the ability of the method to infer novel disrupted interactions and provides a mechanistic explanation for the impact of mutations on key pathways. Conclusions Our results show the utility of our method both in identifying disruptions of protein interactions from known ligand binding site mutations, and in selecting novel clinically significant interactions.Supporting website with software and data: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mruffalo/mut-edge-disrupt/. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12885-019-5532-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Matthew Ruffalo
- Computational Biology Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Computational Biology Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA. .,Machine Learning Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
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Komori T. Regulation of Proliferation, Differentiation and Functions of Osteoblasts by Runx2. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20071694. [PMID: 30987410 PMCID: PMC6480215 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20071694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 400] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Runx2 is essential for osteoblast differentiation and chondrocyte maturation. During osteoblast differentiation, Runx2 is weakly expressed in uncommitted mesenchymal cells, and its expression is upregulated in preosteoblasts, reaches the maximal level in immature osteoblasts, and is down-regulated in mature osteoblasts. Runx2 enhances the proliferation of osteoblast progenitors by directly regulating Fgfr2 and Fgfr3. Runx2 enhances the proliferation of suture mesenchymal cells and induces their commitment into osteoblast lineage cells through the direct regulation of hedgehog (Ihh, Gli1, and Ptch1), Fgf (Fgfr2 and Fgfr3), Wnt (Tcf7, Wnt10b, and Wnt1), and Pthlh (Pthr1) signaling pathway genes, and Dlx5. Runx2 heterozygous mutation causes open fontanelle and sutures because more than half of the Runx2 gene dosage is required for the induction of these genes in suture mesenchymal cells. Runx2 regulates the proliferation of osteoblast progenitors and their differentiation into osteoblasts via reciprocal regulation with hedgehog, Fgf, Wnt, and Pthlh signaling molecules, and transcription factors, including Dlx5 and Sp7. Runx2 induces the expression of major bone matrix protein genes, including Col1a1, Spp1, Ibsp, Bglap2, and Fn1, in vitro. However, the functions of Runx2 in differentiated osteoblasts in the expression of these genes in vivo require further investigation.
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- Toshihisa Komori
- Basic and Translational Research Center for Hard Tissue Disease, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki 852-8588, Japan.
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Querques F, D'Agostino A, Cozzolino C, Cozzuto L, Lombardo B, Leggiero E, Ruosi C, Pastore L. Identification of a Novel Transcription Factor Required for Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells Dev 2019; 28:370-383. [PMID: 30654721 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2018.0152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Osteogenic differentiation is a complex and still poorly understood biological process regulated by intrinsic cellular signals and extrinsic microenvironmental cues. Following appropriate stimuli, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) differentiate into osteoblasts through a tightly regulated multistep process driven by several transcription factors and characterized by the expression of a number of bone-specific proteins. In this study, we describe a novel transcription factor that we named osteoblast inducer (ObI)-1, involved in MSC differentiation toward the osteogenic lineage. ObI-1 encodes for a nuclear protein subjected to proteasomal degradation and expressed during osteoblast differentiation both in a murine multipotent mesenchymal cell line (W20-17) and in primary murine MSCs. RNA interference-mediated knockdown of ObI-1 expression significantly impairs osteoblast differentiation and matrix mineralization with reduced expression of the osteogenic markers, Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) and osteopontin. Conversely, ObI-1 overexpression enhances osteogenic differentiation and bone-specific markers expression. ObI-1 stimulates bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-4 expression and the consequent activation of the Smad pathway; treatment with a BMP receptor type I antagonist completely abolishes ObI-1-mediated stimulation of osteogenic differentiation. Collectively, our findings suggest that ObI-1 modulates osteogenic differentiation, at least in part, through the BMP signaling pathway, increasing Runx2 activation and leading to osteoblast commitment and maturation.
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- Francesca Querques
- 1 CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy.,2 Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II," Naples, Italy
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- 1 CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy.,3 SEMM-European School for Molecular Medicine, Naples, Italy
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- 1 CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy.,2 Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II," Naples, Italy
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- 4 CRG-Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1 CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy.,2 Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II," Naples, Italy
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- 5 Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II," Naples, Italy
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- 1 CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy.,2 Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II," Naples, Italy
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Hashmi JA, Almatrafi A, Latif M, Nasir A, Basit S. An 18 bps in-frame deletion mutation in RUNX2 gene is a population polymorphism rather than a pathogenic variant. Eur J Med Genet 2019; 62:124-128. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2018.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tao SC, Guo SC. Extracellular vesicles in bone: "dogrobbers" in the "eternal battle field". Cell Commun Signal 2019; 17:6. [PMID: 30658653 PMCID: PMC6339294 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-019-0319-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Throughout human life, bone is constantly in a delicate dynamic equilibrium of synthesis and resorption, hosting finely-tuned bone mineral metabolic processes for bone homeostasis by collaboration or symphony among several cell types including osteoclasts (OCs), osteoblasts (OBs), osteocytes (OYs), vascular endothelial cells (ECs) and their precursors. Beyond these connections, a substantial level of communication seems to occur between bone and other tissues, and together, they form an organic unit linked to human health and disease. However, the current hypothesis, which includes growth factors, hormones and specific protein secretion, incompletely explains the close connections among bone cells or between bone and other tissues. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are widely-distributed membrane structures consisting of lipid bilayers, membrane proteins and intravesicular cargo (including proteins and nucleic acids), ranging from 30 nm to 1000 nm in diameter, and their characters have been highly conserved throughout evolution. EVs have targeting abilities and the potential to transmit multidimensional, abundant and complicated information, as powerful and substantial "dogrobbers" mediating intercellular communications. As research has progressed, EVs have gradually become thought of as "dogrobbers" in bone tissue-the "eternal battle field" -in a delicate dynamic balance of destruction and reconstruction. In the current review, we give a brief description of the major constituent cells in bone tissues and explore the progress of current research on bone-derived EVs. In addition, this review also discusses in depth not only potential directions for future research to breakthrough in this area but also problems existing in current research that need to be solved for a better understanding of bone tissues.
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- Shi-Cong Tao
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China.
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- Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China.
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Aielli F, Ponzetti M, Rucci N. Bone Metastasis Pain, from the Bench to the Bedside. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E280. [PMID: 30641973 PMCID: PMC6359191 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Bone is the most frequent site of metastasis of the most common cancers in men and women. Bone metastasis incidence has been steadily increasing over the years, mainly because of higher life expectancy in oncologic patients. Although bone metastases are sometimes asymptomatic, their consequences are most often devastating, impairing both life quality and expectancy, due to the occurrence of the skeletal-related events, including bone fractures, hypercalcemia and spinal cord compression. Up to 75% of patients endure crippling cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP), against which we have very few weapons. This review's purpose is to discuss the molecular and cellular mechanisms that lead to CIBP, including how cancer cells convert the bone "virtuous cycle" into a cancer-fuelling "vicious cycle", and how this leads to the release of molecular mediators of pain, including protons, neurotrophins, interleukins, chemokines and ATP. Preclinical tests and assays to evaluate CIBP, including the incapacitance tester (in vivo), and neuron/glial activation in the dorsal root ganglia/spinal cord (ex vivo) will also be presented. Furthermore, current therapeutic options for CIBP are quite limited and nonspecific and they will also be discussed, along with up-and-coming options that may render CIBP easier to treat and let patients forget they are patients.
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- Federica Aielli
- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
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Liu Y, Sun X, Zhang X, Wang X, Zhang C, Zheng S. RUNX2 mutation impairs osteogenic differentiation of dental follicle cells. Arch Oral Biol 2019; 97:156-164. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2018.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bone tissue is comprised of a collagen-rich matrix containing non-collagenous organic compounds, strengthened by mineral crystals. Bone strength reflects the amount and structure of bone, as well as its quality. These qualities are determined and maintained by osteoblasts (bone-forming cells) and osteoclasts (bone-resorbing cells) on the surface of the bone and osteocytes embedded within the bone matrix. Bone development and growth also involves cartilage cells (chondrocytes). These cells do not act in isolation, but function in a coordinated manner, including co-ordination within each lineage, between the cells of bone, and between these cells and other cell types within the bone microenvironment. This chapter will briefly outline the cells of bone, their major functions, and some communication pathways responsible for controlling bone development and remodeling.
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- Niloufar Ansari
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Bone Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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Xu L, Fu Y, Zhu W, Xu R, Zhang J, Zhang P, Cheng J, Jiang H. microRNA-31 inhibition partially ameliorates the deficiency of bone marrow stromal cells from cleidocranial dysplasia. J Cell Biochem 2018; 120:9472-9486. [PMID: 30506733 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.28223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) in humans is an autosomal-dominant skeletal dysplasia caused by heterozygous mutations of the runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) and significantly increases the risk of osteoporosis. Increasing evidence demonstrates that the dysfunction of bone marrow stromal cells from CCD patients (BMSCs-CCD) contributes to the bone deficiency, but the characteristics of BMSCs-CCD and the mechanisms that underlie their properties remain undefined. METHODS The clinical manifestations of three CCD patients were collected and the mutations of RUNX2 were analyzed. The properties of proliferation, osteogenesis, stemness, and senescence of BMSCs-CCD were compared with that of BMSCs from healthy donors. The expression of microRNA-31 ( miR-31) between BMSCs-CCD and BMSCs was measured and lentivirus-carried miR-31 inhibitor was used to determine the role of miR-31 in BMSCs-CCD both in vitro and in vivo. The molecular mechanisms underlying RUNX2-miR31 and miR-31 targeting stemness and senescence of BMSCs-CCD were also explored. RESULTS We identified two mutation sites of RUNX2 via exome sequencing from 2 of 3 Chinese CCD patients with typical clinical presentations. Compared with BMSCs from healthy donors, BMSCs-CCD displayed significantly attenuated proliferation, osteogenesis and stemness, and enhanced senescence. Meanwhile, miR-31 knockdown could ameliorate these deficiency phenotypes of BMSCs-CCD by regulating SATB2, BMI1, CDKN, and SP7. Mechanistically, RUNX2 directly repressed miR-31 expression, and therefore RUNX2 haploinsufficiency in CCD leading to miR-31 upregulation contributed to the deficiency of BMSCs-CCD. miR-31 inhibition in BMSCs-CCD showed enhanced osteogenesis through heterotopic subcutaneous implantation in the nude mice. CONCLUSIONS Our results show the functional deficiencies of BMSCs-CCD and a potential role of miR-31 in BMSCs-CCD deficiencies. The application of miR-31 inhibitor in BMSCs-CCD might lend hope for developing BMSC-based therapeutic approaches against CCD-associated skeletal diseases.
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- Ling Xu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Zeng L, Wei J, Zhao N, Sun S, Wang Y, Feng H. A novel 18-bp in-frame deletion mutation in RUNX2 causes cleidocranial dysplasia. Arch Oral Biol 2018; 96:243-248. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Liao L, Zhang S, Zhou GQ, Ye L, Huang J, Zhao L, Chen D. Deletion of Runx2 in condylar chondrocytes disrupts TMJ tissue homeostasis. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:3436-3444. [PMID: 30387127 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Runt-related transcription factor-2 (Runx2) is essential for chondrocyte maturation during cartilage development and embryonic mandibular condylar development. The process that chondrocytes, especially a subgroup of hypertrophic chondrocytes (HC), could transform into bone cells in mandibular condyle growth makes chondrocytes crucially important for normal endochondral bone formation. To determine whether Runx2 regulates postnatal condylar cartilage growth and tissue homeostasis, we deleted Runx2 in chondrocytes in postnatal mice and assessed the consequences on temporomandibular joint (TMJ) cartilage growth and remodeling. The cell lineage tracing data provide information demonstrating the role of chondrocytes in subchondral bone remodeling. The histologic and immunohistochemical data showed that Runx2 deficiency caused condylar tissue disorganization, including loss of HC and reduced hypertrophic zone, reduced proliferative chondrocytes, and decreased cartilage matrix production. Expression of Col10a1, Mmp13, Col2a1, Aggrecan, and Ihh was significantly reduced in Runx2 knockout mice. The findings of this study demonstrate that Runx2 is required for chondrocyte proliferation and hypertrophy in TMJ cartilage and postnatal TMJ cartilage growth and homeostasis, and that Runx2 may play an important role in regulation of chondrocyte-derived subchondral bone remodeling.
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- Lifan Liao
- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, Department of Implant Dentistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Stomatology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology and Genetics, Shenzhen Key Laboratory and the Center for Anti-Ageing and Regenerative Medicine, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cariology and Endodonics West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Liu Y, Wang Y, Sun X, Zhang X, Wang X, Zhang C, Zheng S. RUNX2 mutation reduces osteogenic differentiation of dental follicle cells in cleidocranial dysplasia. Mutagenesis 2018; 33:203-214. [PMID: 29947791 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gey010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Disturbed permanent tooth eruption is common in cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), a skeletal disorder caused by heterozygous mutation of RUNX2, but the mechanism underlying is still unclear. As it is well known that dental follicle cells (DFCs) play a critical role in tooth eruption, the changed biological characteristics of DFCs might give rise to disturbance of permanent tooth eruption in CCD patients. Thus, primary DFCs from one CCD patient and normal controls were collected to investigate the effect of RUNX2 mutation on the bone remodeling activity of DFCs and explore the mechanism of impaired permanent tooth eruption in this disease. Conservation and secondary structure analysis revealed that the RUNX2 mutation (c.514delT, p.172fs) found in the present CCD patient was located in the highly conserved RUNT domain and converted the structure of RUNX2. After osteogenic induction, we found that the mineralised capacity of DFCs and the expression of osteoblast-related genes, including RUNX2, ALP, OSX, OCN and Col Iα1, in DFCs was severely interfered by the RUNX2 mutation found in CCD patients. To investigate whether the osteogenic deficiency of DFCs from the CCD patient can be rescued by RUNX2 restoration, we performed 'rescue' experiments. Surprisingly, the osteogenic deficiency and the abnormal expression of osteoblast-associated genes in DFCs from the CCD patient were almost rescued by overexpression of wild-type RUNX2 using lentivirus. All these findings indicate that RUNX2 mutation can reduce the osteogenic capacity of DFCs through inhibiting osteoblast-associated genes, thereby disturbing alveolar bone formation, which serves as a motive force for tooth eruption. This effect may provide valuable explanations and implications for the mechanism of delayed permanent tooth eruption in CCD patients.
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- Yang Liu
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
- Department of Stomatology, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Xicheng District, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Haidian District, Beijing, PR China
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The Treatment of Cleidocranial Dysostosis (Scheuthauer-Marie-Sainton Syndrome), a Rare Form of Skeletal Dysplasia, Accompanied by Spinal Deformities: A Review of the Literature and Two Case Reports. Case Rep Orthop 2018; 2018:4635761. [PMID: 30123598 PMCID: PMC6079611 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4635761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cleidocranial dysostosis is a skeletal dysplasia inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and may lead to complications such as scoliosis and kyphosis, concurrent with various orthopedic involvements. Since concurrent spinal deformities are of progressive nature, surgical treatment may be necessary. In addition to other orthopedic problems, possible accompanying complications such as atlanto-axial subluxation, myelopathy, syringomyelia, congenital spine deformities, spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis should be kept in mind while planning for the treatment of scoliosis and kyphosis. Lengthening the use of growth-friendly systems (growing rod) in patients, like ours, with an early onset of symptoms, and performing posterior instrumentation and fusion once the spinal growth is complete will yield successful results with no complications in the middle and the long term. Further multicenter studies with more comprehensive assessments are required to find solutions to spinal problems related to this rare skeletal dysplasia.
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Zhang Z, Li K, Yan M, Lin Q, Lv J, Zhu P, Xu Y. Metabolomics profiling of cleidocranial dysplasia. Clin Oral Investig 2018; 23:1031-1040. [PMID: 29943367 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-018-2496-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare autosomal-dominantly inherited skeletal dysplasia that is predominantly associated with heterozygous mutations of RUNX2. However, no information is available regarding metabolic changes associated with CCD at present. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed members of a CCD family and checked for mutations in the RUNX2 coding sequence using the nucleotide BLAST program. The 3D protein structure of mutant RUNX2 was predicted by I-TASSER. Finally, we analyzed metabolites extracted from plasma using LC-MS/MS. RESULTS We identified a novel mutation (c.1061insT) that generates a premature termination in the RUNX2 coding region, which, based on protein structure prediction models, likely alters the protein's function. Interestingly, metabolomics profiling indicated that 30 metabolites belonging to 13 metabolic pathways were significantly changed in the CCD patients compared to normal controls. CONCLUSIONS The results highlight interesting correlations between a RUNX2 mutation, metabolic changes, and the clinical features in a family with CCD. The results also contribute to our understanding of the pathogenetic processes underlying this rare disorder. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This study provides the first metabolomics profiling in CCD patients, expands our insights into the pathogenesis of the disorder, may help in diagnostics and its refinements, and may lead to novel therapeutic approaches to CCD.
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- Zhaoqiang Zhang
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 366, South of Jiangnan Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, People's Republic of China
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- San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, University of California, 214 Dickinson St., Bldg CTF, Room C111, San Diego, CA, 92103-8467, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 56 Lingyuanxi Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510055, People's Republic of China.,Department of Orthodontics, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 366, South of Jiangnan Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 56 Lingyuanxi Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510055, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 56 Lingyuanxi Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510055, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillafacial Surgery, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 56 Lingyuanxi Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510055, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 56 Lingyuanxi Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510055, People's Republic of China.
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Zeng L, Wei J, Han D, Liu H, Liu Y, Zhao N, Sun S, Wang Y, Feng H. Functional analysis of novel RUNX2 mutations in cleidocranial dysplasia. Mutagenesis 2018; 32:437-443. [PMID: 28505335 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gex012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare autosomal dominant skeletal disorder caused by mutation of runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) gene. The purpose of this study was to explore novel RUNX2 mutations in seven individuals with CCD and investigate the function of the mutant RUNX2 proteins. DNA samples were prepared from the peripheral blood of the CCD individuals, and then subjected to DNA sequencing. Conservation and secondary structure analysis were performed based on RUNX2 sequencing results. pEGFP-C1 plasmids containing GFP-tagged wild-type RUNX2 and three novel RUNX2 mutations expression cassettes were constructed, and then transfected into HEK293T cells. Cell fluorescence, luciferase assay and western blotting were used to analyse the subcellular distribution and function of the mutant RUNX2 proteins. Three novel mutations (R193G, 258fs, Y400X) were found in the seven CCD patients. Conservation and structure analysis show one novel mutation (R193G) in Runt domain and two novel mutations (258fs and Y400X) in PST domain of RUNX2. Western blotting confirmed that the 258fs and Y400X mutations produced truncated proteins. Fluorescence detection showed that the three novel mutants localised exclusively in the nucleus. However, luciferase assay indicated all mutants severely impaired the transactivation activities of RUNX2 on osteocalcin promoter. Our results broaden the spectrum of RUNX2 mutations in CCD individuals and demonstrated that loss of function in RUNX2 is responsible for CCD.
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- Li Zeng
- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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Surgical Management and Evaluation of the Craniofacial Growth and Morphology in Cleidocranial Dysplasia. J Craniofac Surg 2018; 29:959-965. [PMID: 29498969 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD, MIM 119600) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder affecting bone, cartilage, craniofacial growth, and tooth formation leading to supernumerary teeth. Few reports delineate the genotype-phenotype correlations related to the variations in craniofacial morphology and patterning of the dentition and the complexity of treating patient's malocclusion. Successful management of the craniofacial deformities in patients with CCD requires a multidisciplinary team of healthcare specialists. Approximately 70% of patients are due to point mutations in RUNX2 and <20% due to copy number variations with the remainder unidentified. There is no literature to date, describing the orthognathic management of CCD patients with deletion in one of the RUNX2 alleles. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the craniofacial morphology and dental patterning in a 14-year-old Caucasian female with CCD resulting from a novel microdeletion of RUNX2 in 1 allele. The CCD patient with RUNX2 haploinsufficiency due to microdeletion had decreased craniofacial bone and ankyloses in the permanent dentition. An altered extraction protocol of supernumerary teeth was followed in this patient. Craniofacial growth and morphologic analysis demonstrated atypical skull shape, persistent metopic suture, and decreased mandibular size.
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Valenti MT, Mottes M, Cheri S, Deiana M, Micheletti V, Cosaro E, Davì MV, Francia G, Dalle Carbonare L. Runx2 overexpression compromises bone quality in acromegalic patients. Endocr Relat Cancer 2018; 25:269-277. [PMID: 29295822 DOI: 10.1530/erc-17-0523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Acromegalic patients, characterized by excessive secretion of GH and IGF-1, show a high fracture risk but bone mineral density is a poor predictor for bone fractures in these patients. The effects of an excess of GH/IGF1 on skeleton as well as on osteogenic progenitors, i.e. mesenchymal stem cells, have not been investigated in these patients. We aimed to elucidate the skeletal conditions of acromegalic patients by means of bone microarchitecture analysis and evaluation of MSCs osteogenic commitment. In particular, we performed histomorphometric analyses, and we quantified the expression levels of the osteogenic transcription factor RUNX2 in circulating MSCs. Our results showed an abnormal microarchitecture and demonstrated that bone impairment in acromegalic patients is associated with the upregulation of RUNX2 expression. Furthermore, osteoblastic activity was significantly reduced in patients under pharmacological treatment, compared to untreated patients. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the key role of RUNX2 gene overexpression in causing bone impairment in acromegalic patients. It also suggests a therapeutic approach for the improvement of bone quality, focused on the osteoblastic lineage rather than the inhibition of osteoclastic activity.
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- Maria Teresa Valenti
- Department of MedicineInternal Medicine, Section D, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of NeurosciencesBiomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of MedicineInternal Medicine, Section D, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Department of NeurosciencesBiomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of MedicineInternal Medicine, Section D, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Department of NeurosciencesBiomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of MedicineInternal Medicine, Section D, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of MedicineInternal Medicine, Section D, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of MedicineInternal Medicine, Section D, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of MedicineInternal Medicine, Section D, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of MedicineInternal Medicine, Section D, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Järvinen E, Shimomura-Kuroki J, Balic A, Jussila M, Thesleff I. Mesenchymal Wnt/β-catenin signaling limits tooth number. Development 2018; 145:dev.158048. [PMID: 29437780 DOI: 10.1242/dev.158048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Tooth agenesis is one of the predominant developmental anomalies in humans, usually affecting the permanent dentition generated by sequential tooth formation and, in most cases, caused by mutations perturbing epithelial Wnt/β-catenin signaling. In addition, loss-of-function mutations in the Wnt feedback inhibitor AXIN2 lead to human tooth agenesis. We have investigated the functions of Wnt/β-catenin signaling during sequential formation of molar teeth using mouse models. Continuous initiation of new teeth, which is observed after genetic activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the oral epithelium, was accompanied by enhanced expression of Wnt antagonists and a downregulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the dental mesenchyme. Genetic and pharmacological activation of mesenchymal Wnt/β-catenin signaling negatively regulated sequential tooth formation, an effect partly mediated by Bmp4. Runx2, a gene whose loss-of-function mutations result in sequential formation of supernumerary teeth in the human cleidocranial dysplasia syndrome, suppressed the expression of Wnt inhibitors Axin2 and Drapc1 in dental mesenchyme. Our data indicate that increased mesenchymal Wnt signaling inhibits the sequential formation of teeth, and suggest that Axin2/Runx2 antagonistic interactions modulate the level of mesenchymal Wnt/β-catenin signaling, underlying the contrasting dental phenotypes caused by human AXIN2 and RUNX2 mutations.
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- Elina Järvinen
- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 007100, Finland.,Merck Oy, Espoo 02150, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 007100, Finland.,Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University, School of Life Dentistry at Niigata, Niigata 951-8580, Japan
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 007100, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 007100, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 007100, Finland
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The maintenance of our physiological functions and their adaptive response to environmental changes depend on precise crosstalk between organs. Recent advances in mouse genetics have helped demonstrate that this holistic view of physiology extends to the skeletal system, where many unexpected signaling axes are found to play essential roles affecting numerous organs. After being long regarded as a static tissue, functioning merely as a structural support system, the skeleton has seen its image evolve into a much more complex picture. The skeleton reveals itself as a key endocrine organ for the homeostasis of our body, both by its central position in our body, but also by the large number of physiological functions it influences. In this review, we discuss the multiple endocrine roles of osteocalcin, an osteoclast-derived molecule (Ocn), where its functional importance has steadily increased over the last 15 years.
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- Julien Oury
- Center for biology and medicine, Skirball institute of biomolecular medicine, New York university medical school, New York, 10016, États-Unis
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- Inserm U1151, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades (INEM), Département Croissance et signalisation, équipe 14, université Paris Descartes Sorbone-Paris Cité, 14, rue Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva, 75014 Paris, France
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Komori T. Runx2, an inducer of osteoblast and chondrocyte differentiation. Histochem Cell Biol 2018; 149:313-323. [DOI: 10.1007/s00418-018-1640-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Saito A, Ooki A, Nakamura T, Onodera S, Hayashi K, Hasegawa D, Okudaira T, Watanabe K, Kato H, Onda T, Watanabe A, Kosaki K, Nishimura K, Ohtaka M, Nakanishi M, Sakamoto T, Yamaguchi A, Sueishi K, Azuma T. Targeted reversion of induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with human cleidocranial dysplasia improves bone regeneration in a rat calvarial bone defect model. Stem Cell Res Ther 2018; 9:12. [PMID: 29357927 PMCID: PMC5778688 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-017-0754-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) haploinsufficiency causes cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) which is characterized by supernumerary teeth, short stature, clavicular dysplasia, and osteoporosis. At present, as a therapeutic strategy for osteoporosis, mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation therapy is performed in addition to drug therapy. However, MSC-based therapy for osteoporosis in CCD patients is difficult due to a reduction in the ability of MSCs to differentiate into osteoblasts resulting from impaired RUNX2 function. Here, we investigated whether induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) properly differentiate into osteoblasts after repairing the RUNX2 mutation in iPSCs derived from CCD patients to establish normal iPSCs, and whether engraftment of osteoblasts derived from properly reverted iPSCs results in better regeneration in immunodeficient rat calvarial bone defect models. Methods Two cases of CCD patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (CCD-iPSCs) were generated using retroviral vectors (OCT3/4, SOX2, KLF4, and c-MYC) or a Sendai virus SeVdp vector (KOSM302L). Reverted iPSCs were established using programmable nucleases, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas-derived RNA-guided endonucleases, to correct mutations in CCD-iPSCs. The mRNA expressions of osteoblast-specific markers were analyzed using quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. iPSCs-derived osteoblasts were transplanted into rat calvarial bone defects, and bone regeneration was evaluated using microcomputed tomography analysis and histological analysis. Results Mutation analysis showed that both contained nonsense mutations: one at the very beginning of exon 1 and the other at the initial position of the nuclear matrix-targeting signal. The osteoblasts derived from CCD-iPSCs (CCD-OBs) expressed low levels of several osteoblast differentiation markers, and transplantation of these osteoblasts into calvarial bone defects created in rats with severe combined immunodeficiency showed poor regeneration. However, reverted iPSCs improved the abnormal osteoblast differentiation which resulted in much better engraftment into the rat calvarial bone defect. Conclusions Taken together, these results demonstrate that patient-specific iPSC technology can not only provide a useful disease model to elucidate the role of RUNX2 in osteoblastic differentiation but also raises the tantalizing prospect that reverted iPSCs might provide a practical medical treatment for CCD. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13287-017-0754-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Akiko Saito
- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Gene Regulation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Oral Health Science Center, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan.,Oral Health Science Center, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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Fang H, Xu XY, Xu RZ, Zhen YF, Xu G, Li YK. Decreased serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin is associated with cognitive impairment in male patients with type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2018; 32:56-60. [PMID: 29126874 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Basic and clinical researches have suggested that type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is associated with cognitive impairment, and diabetes mellitus increases the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. Recently, some reports found that undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) could affect brain functions, and decreased in patients with T2DM. We aimed to investigate the association of serum ucOC with cognitive impairment in T2DM patients. METHODS A total of 196 male T2DM patients without medications known to affect bone metabolism or history of bone fracture, aged ≥18years were recruited and divided into impaired cognition group and normal cognition group. We use the scores of Minimum Mental State Examination (MMSE) to evaluate the subjects' cognitive function. Detailed cognitive performance was also evaluated by the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS). Serum ucOC was measured by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) kit. RESULTS Compared to male T2DM patients with normal cognition, the mean osteocalcin concentrations were significantly lower in male T2DM patients with impaired cognition (P<0.05). RBANS total and all indexes scores were also lower in patients with impaired cognition (all P<0.05). After adjusted effects of confounding factors, serum ucOC was positively correlated with a variety indexes of RBANS except visuospatial/constructional. CONCLUSIONS The serum ucOC is positively correlated with RBANS scores in male T2DM patients. It suggests that serum ucOC may be involved in the development and progression of cognitive dysfunction in T2DM patients.
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- Hui Fang
- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, China
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- Department of Finance and Economy, Tangshan Vocational and Technical College, Tangshan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, China
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- Department of Surgery, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, China
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Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal-dominant malformation syndrome affecting bones and teeth. The most common skeletal and dental abnormalities in affected individuals are hypoplastic/aplastic clavicles, open fontanelles, short stature, retention of primary teeth, delayed eruption of permanent teeth, supernumerary teeth, and multiple impacted teeth. Treatment of CCD requires a multidisciplinary approach that may include dental corrections, orthognathic surgery and cranioplasty along with management of any complications of CCD. Early diagnosis of this condition enables application of the treatment strategy that provides the best quality of life to such patients. Notably, Runx2 gene mutations have been identified in CCD patients. Therefore, further elucidation of the molecular mechanism of supernumerary teeth formation related to Runx2 mutations may improve understanding of dental development in CCD. The insights into CCD pathogenesis may assist in the development of new treatments for CCD.
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Sancisi V, Manzotti G, Gugnoni M, Rossi T, Gandolfi G, Gobbi G, Torricelli F, Catellani F, Faria do Valle I, Remondini D, Castellani G, Ragazzi M, Piana S, Ciarrocchi A. RUNX2 expression in thyroid and breast cancer requires the cooperation of three non-redundant enhancers under the control of BRD4 and c-JUN. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:11249-11267. [PMID: 28981843 PMCID: PMC5737559 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Aberrant reactivation of embryonic pathways is a common feature of cancer. RUNX2 is a transcription factor crucial during embryogenesis that is aberrantly reactivated in many tumors, including thyroid and breast cancer, where it promotes aggressiveness and metastatic spreading. Currently, the mechanisms driving RUNX2 expression in cancer are still largely unknown. Here we showed that RUNX2 transcription in thyroid and breast cancer requires the cooperation of three distantly located enhancers (ENHs) brought together by chromatin three-dimensional looping. We showed that BRD4 controls RUNX2 by binding to the newly identified ENHs and we demonstrated that the anti-proliferative effects of bromodomain inhibitors (BETi) is associated with RUNX2 transcriptional repression. We demonstrated that each RUNX2 ENH is potentially controlled by a distinct set of TFs and we identified c-JUN as the principal pivot of this regulatory platform. We also observed that accumulation of genetic mutations within these elements correlates with metastatic behavior in human thyroid tumors. Finally, we identified RAINs, a novel family of ENH-associated long non-coding RNAs, transcribed from the identified RUNX2 regulatory unit. Our data provide a new model to explain how RUNX2 expression is reactivated in thyroid and breast cancer and how cancer-driving signaling pathways converge on the regulation of this gene.
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- Valentina Sancisi
- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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A novel gene mutation of Runx2 in cleidocranial dysplasia. Curr Med Sci 2017; 37:772-776. [PMID: 29058294 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-017-1803-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Haploinsufficiency of the runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) gene is widely known to be responsible for cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD). To date, more than 190 mutations in Runx2 gene have been reported to be related to CCD. In this study, a novel mutation of Runx2 gene was observed in a female with CCD. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral venous blood of the proband and eleven members of her family. Genetic testing on these twelve people identified a novel missense mutation (c.895 T>C, Y299H) in exon 5 of the RUNX2 gene in the proband. This mutation results in an amino acid change at codon 895 (P.Tyr 299 His.) from a tryptophan codon (TAT) to a histidine codon (CAT). Our finding may further extend the known mutation spectrum of the RUNX2 gene, and facilitate prenatal genetic diagnosis of CCD in the future.
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Modulation of cognition and anxiety-like behavior by bone remodeling. Mol Metab 2017; 6:1610-1615. [PMID: 29157601 PMCID: PMC5699916 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Objective That the bone-derived hormone osteocalcin is necessary to promote normal brain development and function, along with its recently described sufficiency in reversing cognitive manifestations of aging, raises novel questions. One of these is to assess whether bone health, which deteriorates rapidly with aging, is a significant determinant of cognition and anxiety-like behavior. Methods To begin addressing this question, we used mice haploinsufficient for Runx2, the master gene of osteoblast differentiation and the main regulator of Osteocalcin expression. Control and Runx2+/− mice were evaluated for the expression of osteocalcin's target genes in the brain and for behavioral parameters, using two assays each for cognition and anxiety-like behavior. Results We found that adult Runx2+/− mice had defects in bone resorption, reduced circulating levels of bioactive osteocalcin, and reduced expression of osteocalcin's target genes in the brain. Consequently, they had significant impairment in cognitive function and increased anxiety-like behavior. Conclusions These results indicate that bone remodeling is a determinant of brain function. The transcription factor Runx2 determines circulating osteocalcin levels. Runx2 influences cognition through its regulation of osteocalcin expression. Runx2 also influences anxiety-like behavior.
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COUP-TFII is required for morphogenesis of the neural crest-derived tympanic ring. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12386. [PMID: 28959031 PMCID: PMC5620064 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12665-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Chicken Ovalbumin Upstream Promoter-Transcription Factor II (COUP-TFII) plays pivotal roles in cell growth, cell differentiation, and cell fate determination. Although genome-wide studies have identified COUP-TFII binding on gene sets mainly involved in neural crest cell (NCC) development and craniofacial morphogenesis, the direct functional connection between COUP-TFII and NCCs in vivo has not been well characterized. In this study, we show that COUP-TFII is expressed in the subpopulation of NCCs and its derivatives, and targeted ablation of COUP-TFII in mouse NCCs results in markedly shortened and bifurcated tympanic rings, which in turn disturb the caudal direction of external acoustic meatus invagination. However, formation of the manubrium of the malleus (MM) in Wnt1-Cre/+;COUP-TFIIflox/flox mice is not perturbed, suggesting that the rostral half of the tympanic ring is sufficient to support proper MM development. Interestingly, we found that loss of COUP-TFII up-regulates Sox9 in the tympanic ring primordium and affects the distribution of preosteoblasts before mesenchymal condensation. Together, our results demonstrate that COUP-TFII plays an essential role in regulating the patterning of the NCC-derived tympanic ring.
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Jung YJ, Bae HS, Ryoo HM, Baek SH. A novel RUNX2 mutation in exon 8, G462X, in a patient with Cleidocranial Dysplasia. J Cell Biochem 2017; 119:1152-1162. [PMID: 28703881 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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To identify a novel mutation of Runx2 gene in Cleidocranial Dysplasia (CCD) patients and to characterize the functional consequences of this mutation. The subjects consisted of 12 Korean CCD patients. After oral epithelial cells were collected using a mouthwash technique, genomic DNA was extracted. Screening for Runx2 mutation was performed using direct sequencing of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products for exons 1-8. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis was performed to confirm the novel mutation. For functional studies, we performed luciferase assay for Runx2 transacting activity, cyclohexamide chase assay for Runx2 protein stability, real-time PCR for mRNA level of Runx2 downstream bone marker genes, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining assay in mesenchymal stem cells for osteoblast differentiation. Of the 12 patients, seven showed Runx2 mutations reported previously and four showed no mutation. A novel mutation, G462X in exon 8, which was located in the C-terminus of proline/serine/threonine-rich (PST) domain, was found in one patient. In the luciferase assay, Runx2 transacting activity was decreased in Runx2-G462X transfected cells. In the cyclohexamide chase assay, Runx2-G462X mutation reduced the stability of Runx2 protein. Expression of the bone marker genes (osteocalcin, ALP, Type I collagen αI, matrix metalloproteinase-13, bone sialoprotein, and osteopontin) decreased in G462X-transfected cells. In the ALP staining assay, osteoblast differentiation was reduced in Runx2-G462X overexpressed cell. The G462X mutation might reduce the Runx2 transacting activity, lower the protein stability, downgrade the expression of bone marker genes, and eventually diminish osteoblast differentiation in CCD patients.
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- Yu-Jin Jung
- Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, BK21 Program, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, BK21 Program, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ritzman TB, Banovich N, Buss KP, Guida J, Rubel MA, Pinney J, Khang B, Ravosa MJ, Stone AC. Facing the facts: The Runx2 gene is associated with variation in facial morphology in primates. J Hum Evol 2017; 111:139-151. [PMID: 28874267 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The phylogenetic and adaptive factors that cause variation in primate facial form-including differences among the major primate clades and variation related to feeding and/or social behavior-are relatively well understood. However, comparatively little is known about the genetic mechanisms that underlie diversity in facial form in primates. Because it is essential for osteoblastic differentiation and skeletal development, the runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) is one gene that may play a role in these genetic mechanisms. Specifically, polymorphisms in the QA ratio (determined by the ratio of the number of polyglutamines to polyalanines in one functional domain of Runx2) have been shown to be correlated with variation in facial length and orientation in other mammal groups. However, to date, the relationship between variation in this gene and variation in facial form in primates has not been explicitly tested. To test the hypothesis that the QA ratio is correlated with facial form in primates, the current study quantified the QA ratio, facial length, and facial angle in a sample of 33 primate species and tested for correlation using phylogenetic generalized least squares. The results indicate that the QA ratio of the Runx2 gene is positively correlated with variation in relative facial length in anthropoid primates. However, no correlation was found in strepsirrhines, and there was no correlation between facial angle and the QA ratio in any groups. These results suggest that, in primates, the QA ratio of the Runx2 gene may play a role in modulating facial size, but not facial orientation. This study therefore provides important clues about the genetic and developmental mechanisms that may underlie variation in facial form in primates.
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- Terrence B Ritzman
- Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Archaeology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Human Evolution Research Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
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- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA; Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA; Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA
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- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; Center for Bioarchaeological Research, ASU, Tempe, AZ, USA; Institute of Human Origins, ASU, Tempe, AZ, USA
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Zhang X, Liu Y, Wang X, Sun X, Zhang C, Zheng S. Analysis of novel RUNX2 mutations in Chinese patients with cleidocranial dysplasia. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181653. [PMID: 28738062 PMCID: PMC5524338 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal dominant inheritable skeletal disorder characterized by cranial dysplasia, clavicle hypoplasia and dental abnormalities. This disease is mainly caused by heterozygous mutations in RUNX2, a gene that encodes an osteoblast-specific transcription factor. In the present study, mutational analyses of RUNX2 gene were performed on four unrelated Chinese patients with CCD. Four different RUNX2 mutations were detected in these patients, including one nonsense mutation (c.199C>T p.Q67X) and three missense mutations (c.338T>G p.L113R, c.557G>C p.R186T and c.673C>T p.R225W). Among them, two mutations (c.199C>T p.Q67X and c.557G>C p.R186T) were novel and the other two had been reported in previous literatures. Except for Q67X mutation located in the Q/A domain, other three mutations were clustered within the highly conserved Runt domain. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) and RUNX2 fusion protein analyses in vitro showed that nuclear accumulation of RUNX2 protein was disturbed by Q67X mutation, while the other two mutations (c.338T>G p.L113R and c.557G>C p.R186T) had no effects on the subcellular distribution of RUNX2. Luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that all the three novel RUNX2 mutations significantly reduced the transactivation activity of RUNX2 on osteocalcin promoter. Our findings enrich the evidence of molecular genetics that the mutations of RUNX2 gene are responsible for CCD.
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- Xianli Zhang
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
- * E-mail: (SGZ); (CYZ)
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
- * E-mail: (SGZ); (CYZ)
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Kumar A, Sundaram S, Rayala SK, Venkatraman G. UnPAKing RUNX3 functions-Both sides of the coin. Small GTPases 2017. [PMID: 28628382 DOI: 10.1080/21541248.2017.1322667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Post translational modifications of RUNX3 have been shown to play an important role in directing RUNX3 functions. In this review we highlight the phosphorylation dependent functions of RUNX3 as regulated by PAK1 and its implications on tumorigenesis.
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- Arun Kumar
- a Department of Biotechnology , Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) , Chennai , India
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- b Departments of Pathology , Sri Ramachandra University , Porur, Chennai , India
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- a Department of Biotechnology , Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) , Chennai , India
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- c Departments of Human Genetics , Sri Ramachandra University , Porur, Chennai , India
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Matsumoto Y, La Rose J, Lim M, Adissu HA, Law N, Mao X, Cong F, Mera P, Karsenty G, Goltzman D, Changoor A, Zhang L, Stajkowski M, Grynpas MD, Bergmann C, Rottapel R. Ubiquitin ligase RNF146 coordinates bone dynamics and energy metabolism. J Clin Invest 2017; 127:2612-2625. [PMID: 28581440 DOI: 10.1172/jci92233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal dominant human disorder characterized by abnormal bone development that is mainly due to defective intramembranous bone formation by osteoblasts. Here, we describe a mouse strain lacking the E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF146 that shows phenotypic similarities to CCD. Loss of RNF146 stabilized its substrate AXIN1, leading to impairment of WNT3a-induced β-catenin activation and reduced Fgf18 expression in osteoblasts. We show that FGF18 induces transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) expression, which is required for osteoblast proliferation and differentiation through transcriptional enhancer associate domain (TEAD) and runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) transcription factors, respectively. Finally, we demonstrate that adipogenesis is enhanced in Rnf146-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Moreover, mice with loss of RNF146 within the osteoblast lineage had increased fat stores and were glucose intolerant with severe osteopenia because of defective osteoblastogenesis and subsequent impaired osteocalcin production. These findings indicate that RNF146 is required to coordinate β-catenin signaling within the osteoblast lineage during embryonic and postnatal bone development.
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- Yoshinori Matsumoto
- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of STTARR Innovation Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Developmental and Molecular Pathways, Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Developmental and Molecular Pathways, Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University and McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine.,Department of Medical Biophysics, and.,Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Rheumatology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Fibroblast contributes for osteoblastic phenotype in a MAPK-ERK and sonic hedgehog signaling-independent manner. Mol Cell Biochem 2017; 436:111-117. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-017-3083-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Galán-Díez M, Kousteni S. The osteoblastic niche in hematopoiesis and hematological myeloid malignancies. CURRENT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS 2017; 3:53-62. [PMID: 29098141 PMCID: PMC5662025 DOI: 10.1007/s40610-017-0055-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review focuses on evidence highlighting the bidirectional crosstalk between the hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) and their surrounding stromal cells, with a particular emphasis on cells of the osteoblast lineage. The role and molecular functions of osteoblasts in normal hematopoiesis and in myeloid hematological malignancies is discussed. RECENT FINDINGS Cells of the osteoblast lineage have emerged as potent regulators of HSC expansion that regulate their recruitment and, depending on their stage of differentiation, their activity, proliferation and differentiation along the lymphoid, myeloid and erythroid lineages. In addition, mutations in mature osteoblasts or their progenitors induce myeloid malignancies. Conversely, signals from myelodysplastic cells can remodel the osteoblastic niche to favor self-perpetuation. SUMMARY Understanding cellular crosstalk between osteoblastic cells and HSCs in the bone marrow microenvironment is of fundamental importance for developing therapies against benign and malignant hematological diseases.
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- Marta Galán-Díez
- Department of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Liao L, Zhang S, Gu J, Takarada T, Yoneda Y, Huang J, Zhao L, Oh CD, Li J, Wang B, Wang M, Chen D. Deletion of Runx2 in Articular Chondrocytes Decelerates the Progression of DMM-Induced Osteoarthritis in Adult Mice. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2371. [PMID: 28539595 PMCID: PMC5443810 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02490-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Runx2 may play an important role in development of osteoarthritis (OA). However, the specific role of Runx2 in articular chondrocyte function and in OA development in adult mice has not been fully defined. In this study, we performed the destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) surgery at 12-week-old mice to induce OA in adult Runx2Agc1CreER mice, in which Runx2 was specifically deleted in Aggrecan-expressing chondrocytes by administering tamoxifen at 8-weeks of age. Knee joint samples were collected 8- and 12-weeks post-surgery and analyzed through histology, histomorphometry and micro-computed tomography (μCT). Our results showed that severe OA-like defects were observed after DMM surgery in Cre-negative control mice, including articular cartilage degradation and subchondral sclerosis, while the defects were significantly ameliorated in Runx2Agc1CreER KO mice. Immunohistochemical (IHC) results showed significantly reduced expression of MMP13 in Runx2Agc1CreER KO mice compared to that in Cre-negative control mice. Results of quantitative reverse-transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) demonstrated that expression of the genes encoding for matrix degradation enzymes was significantly decreased in Runx2Agc1CreER KO mice. Thus, our findings suggest that inhibition of Runx2 in chondrocytes could at least partially rescue DMM-induced OA-like defects in adult mice.
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- Lifan Liao
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.,State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.,Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Department of Regenerative Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Section of Prophylactic Pharmacology, Venture Business Laboratory, Kanazawa University Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology and Genetics, Shenzhen Key Laboratory and the Center for Anti-Ageing and Regenerative Medicine, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Key Lab of Hormones and Development (Ministry of Health), Tianjin Key Lab of Metabolic Diseases, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
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Karner CM, Long F. Wnt signaling and cellular metabolism in osteoblasts. Cell Mol Life Sci 2017; 74:1649-1657. [PMID: 27888287 PMCID: PMC5380548 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2425-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The adult human skeleton is a multifunctional organ undergoing continuous remodeling. Homeostasis of bone mass in a healthy adult requires an exquisite balance between bone resorption by osteoclasts and bone formation by osteoblasts; disturbance of such balance is the root cause for various bone disorders including osteoporosis. To develop effective and safe therapeutics to modulate bone formation, it is essential to elucidate the molecular mechanisms governing osteoblast differentiation and activity. Due to their specialized function in collagen synthesis and secretion, osteoblasts are expected to consume large amounts of nutrients. However, studies of bioenergetics and building blocks in osteoblasts have been lagging behind those of growth factors and transcription factors. Genetic studies in both humans and mice over the past 15 years have established Wnt signaling as a critical mechanism for stimulating osteoblast differentiation and activity. Importantly, recent studies have uncovered that Wnt signaling directly reprograms cellular metabolism by stimulating aerobic glycolysis, glutamine catabolism as well as fatty acid oxidation in osteoblast-lineage cells. Such findings therefore reveal an important regulatory axis between bone anabolic signals and cellular bioenergetics. A comprehensive understanding of osteoblast metabolism and its regulation is likely to reveal molecular targets for novel bone therapies.
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- Courtney M Karner
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63131, USA
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke Orthopaedic, Cellular, Developmental and Genome Laboratories, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63131, USA.
- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63131, USA.
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P. S, D. TK, C. GPD, R. S, Zayed H. Determining the role of missense mutations in the POU domain of HNF1A that reduce the DNA-binding affinity: A computational approach. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174953. [PMID: 28410371 PMCID: PMC5391926 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 3 (MODY3) is a non-ketotic form of diabetes associated with poor insulin secretion. Over the past years, several studies have reported the association of missense mutations in the Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1 Alpha (HNF1A) with MODY3. Missense mutations in the POU homeodomain (POUH) of HNF1A hinder binding to the DNA, thereby leading to a dysfunctional protein. Missense mutations of the HNF1A were retrieved from public databases and subjected to a three-step computational mutational analysis to identify the underlying mechanism. First, the pathogenicity and stability of the mutations were analyzed to determine whether they alter protein structure and function. Second, the sequence conservation and DNA-binding sites of the mutant positions were assessed; as HNF1A protein is a transcription factor. Finally, the biochemical properties of the biological system were validated using molecular dynamic simulations in Gromacs 4.6.3 package. Two arginine residues (131 and 203) in the HNF1A protein are highly conserved residues and contribute to the function of the protein. Furthermore, the R131W, R131Q, and R203C mutations were predicted to be highly deleterious by in silico tools and showed lower binding affinity with DNA when compared to the native protein using the molecular docking analysis. Triplicate runs of molecular dynamic (MD) simulations (50ns) revealed smaller changes in patterns of deviation, fluctuation, and compactness, in complexes containing the R131Q and R131W mutations, compared to complexes containing the R203C mutant complex. We observed reduction in the number of intermolecular hydrogen bonds, compactness, and electrostatic potential, as well as the loss of salt bridges, in the R203C mutant complex. Substitution of arginine with cysteine at position 203 decreases the affinity of the protein for DNA, thereby destabilizing the protein. Based on our current findings, the MD approach is an important tool for elucidating the impact and affinity of mutations in DNA-protein interactions and understanding their function.
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- Sneha P.
- School of BioSciences and Technology,Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- School of BioSciences and Technology,Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- School of BioSciences and Technology,Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- School of BioSciences and Technology,Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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Cappariello A, Ponzetti M, Rucci N. The "soft" side of the bone: unveiling its endocrine functions. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2017; 28:5-20. [PMID: 27107839 DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2016-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bone has always been regarded as a merely structural tissue, a "hard" scaffold protecting all of its "soft" fellows, while they did the rest of the work. In the last few decades this concept has totally changed, and new findings are starting to portray bone as a very talkative tissue that is capable not only of being regulated, but also of regulating other organs. In this review we aim to discuss the endocrine regulation that bone has over whole-body homeostasis, with emphasis on energy metabolism, male fertility, cognitive functions and phosphate (Pi) metabolism. These delicate tasks are mainly carried out by two known hormones, osteocalcin (Ocn) and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and possibly other hormones that are yet to be found. The extreme plasticity and dynamicity of bone allows a very fine tuning over the actions these hormones exert, portraying this tissue as a full-fledged endocrine organ, in addition to its classical roles. In conclusion, our findings suggest that bone also has a "soft side", and is daily taking care of our entire organism in ways that were unknown until the last few years.
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Rousseaud A, Moriceau S, Ramos-Brossier M, Oury F. Bone-brain crosstalk and potential associated diseases. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2017; 28:69-83. [PMID: 27626767 DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2016-0030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Reciprocal relationships between organs are essential to maintain whole body homeostasis. An exciting interplay between two apparently unrelated organs, the bone and the brain, has emerged recently. Indeed, it is now well established that the brain is a powerful regulator of skeletal homeostasis via a complex network of numerous players and pathways. In turn, bone via a bone-derived molecule, osteocalcin, appears as an important factor influencing the central nervous system by regulating brain development and several cognitive functions. In this paper we will discuss this complex and intimate relationship, as well as several pathologic conditions that may reinforce their potential interdependence.
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Xu W, Chen Q, Liu C, Chen J, Xiong F, Wu B. A novel, complex RUNX2 gene mutation causes cleidocranial dysplasia. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2017; 18:13. [PMID: 28173761 PMCID: PMC5297198 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-017-0375-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Background Haploinsufficiency of the runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) gene is known to cause cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD). Here, we investigated a complex, heterozygous RUNX2 gene mutation in a Chinese family with CCD and the pathogenesis associated with the variations. Methods Genomic DNA extracted from peripheral venous blood was taken from the proband, her parents and 3 siblings, and 150 normal controls. Analysis of their respective RUNX2 gene sequences was performed by PCR amplification and Sanger sequencing. Pathogenesis associated with RUNX2 mutations was investigated by performing bioinformatics, real-time PCR, western blot analysis, and subcellular localization studies. Results We identified 2 complex heterozygous mutations involving a c.398–399 insACAGCAGCAGCAGCA insertion and a c.411–412 insG frameshift mutation in exon 3 of the RUNX2 gene. The frameshift mutation changed the structure of the RUNX2 protein while did not affect its expression at the mRNA level. Transfection of HEK293T cells with a plasmid expressing the RUNX2 variant decreased the molecular weight of the variant RUNX2 protein, compared with that of the wild-type protein. Subcellular localization assays showed both nuclear and cytoplasmic localization for the mutant protein, while the wild-type protein localized to the nucleus. Conclusions Our findings demonstrated that the novel c.398–399insACAGCAGCAGCAGCA mutation occurred alongside the c.411–412insG frameshift mutation, which resulted in RUNX2 truncation. RUNX2 haploinsufficiency was associated with CCD pathogenesis. These results extend the known mutational spectrum of the RUNX2 gene and suggest a functional role of the novel mutation in CCD pathogenesis.
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- Wen'an Xu
- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, College of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, College of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Department of Stomatology, Zhongshan City People's Hospital, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, College of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, College of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Qin XY, Jia PZ, Zhao HX, Li WR, Chen F, Lin JX. Novel Mutation of Cleidocranial Dysplasia-related Frameshift Runt-related Transcription Factor 2 in a Sporadic Chinese Case. Chin Med J (Engl) 2017; 130:165-170. [PMID: 28091408 PMCID: PMC5282673 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.197996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is an autosomal dominant disease that affects the skeletal system. Common symptoms of CCD include hypoplasia or aplasia of the clavicles, delayed or even absent closure of the fontanels, midface hypoplasia, short stature, and delayed eruption of permanent and supernumerary teeth. Previous studies reported a connection between CCD and the haploinsufficiency of runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2). Here, we report a sporadic Chinese case presenting typical symptoms of CCD. METHODS We made genetic testing on this sporadic Chinese case and identified a novel RUNX2 frameshift mutation: c.1111dupT. In situ immunofluorescence microscopy and osteocalcin promoter luciferase assay were performed to compare the functions of the RUNX2 mutation with those of wild-type RUNX2. RESULTS RUNX2 mutation was observed in the perinuclear region, cytoplasm, and nuclei. In contrast, wild-type RUNX2 was confined in the nuclei, which indicated that the subcellular compartmentalization of RUNX2 mutation was partially perturbed. The transactivation function on osteocalcin promoter of the RUNX2 mutation was obviously abrogated. CONCLUSIONS We identified a sporadic CCD patient carrying a novel insertion/frameshift mutation of RUNX2. This finding expanded our understanding of CCD-related phenotypes.
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- Xue-Yan Qin
- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Central Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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Song I, Jeong BC, Choi YJ, Chung YS, Kim N. GATA4 negatively regulates bone sialoprotein expression in osteoblasts. BMB Rep 2017; 49:343-8. [PMID: 26973342 PMCID: PMC5070723 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2016.49.6.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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GATA4 has been reported to act as a negative regulator in osteoblast differentiation by inhibiting the Dlx5 transactivation of Runx2 via the attenuation of the binding ability of Dlx5 to the Runx2 promoter region. Here, we determine the role of GATA4 in the regulation of bone sialoprotein (Bsp) in osteoblasts. We observed that the overexpression of Runx2 or Sox9 induced the Bsp expression in osteoblastic cells. Silencing GATA4 further enhanced the Runx2- and Sox9-mediated Bsp promoter activity, whereas GATA4 overexpression down-regulated Bsp promoter activity mediated by Runx2 and Sox9. GATA4 also interacted with Runx2 and Sox9, by attenuating the binding ability of Runx2 and Sox9 to the Bsp promoter region. Our data suggest that GATA4 acts as a negative regulator of Bsp expression in osteoblasts. [BMB Reports 2016; 49(6): 343-348]
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- Insun Song
- Shool of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biomedical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biomedical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Korea
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Hsueh SJ, Lee NC, Yang SH, Lin HI, Lin CH. A limb-girdle myopathy phenotype of RUNX2 mutation in a patient with cleidocranial dysplasia: a case study and literature review. BMC Neurol 2017; 17:2. [PMID: 28056872 PMCID: PMC5216594 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-016-0781-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare hereditary disorder that arises from heterozygous loss of function mutations in the runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) gene. As RUNX2 is mainly expressed in osteoblasts, CCD typically affects the skeletal and dental systems. Few studies have investigated RUNX2 mutation effects on non-skeletal systems. Here, we describe limb-girdle myopathy, an uncommon phenotype of CCD, in a patient with a heterozygous missense mutation (p.R225Q) in the RUNX2 gene. Case presentation A 58 year-old man presented with progressive back pain and six months of weakness in the proximal parts of all four limbs. Physical examinations showed that he was short in stature (height, 164.4 cm; weight, 79.1 kg) with a dysmorphic face, including hypertelorism, midface hypoplasia, and chin protrusion. At a young age, he had received orthodontic surgery, due to dental abnormalities. Neurological examinations revealed sloping shoulders, weakness, and atrophy in the proximal areas of the arms, shoulder girdle muscles, and legs. The deep tendon reflex and sensory system were normal. Radiological examinations revealed mild scoliosis, shortened clavicles, and a depressed skull bone, which were consistent with a clinical diagnosis of CCD. Electromyography (EMG) studies showed myogenic polyphasic waves in the deltoid, biceps brachii, and rectus femoris muscles. Instead, the EMG findings were normal in the first dorsal interosseous, tibialis anterior and facial muscles. The EMG findings were compatible with a limb-girdle pattern with facial sparing. The patient’s family history showed his father and eldest daughter with similar dysmorphic faces, skeletal disorders and proximal upper extremity weakness. We sequenced the RUNX2 gene and discovered a heterozygous missense mutation (c.G674A, p.R225Q), which altered the C-terminal end of the RUNX2 protein. This mutation was predicted to inactivate the protein and might affect its interactions with other proteins. This mutation co-segregated with the disease phenotypes in the family. Conclusions We described limb-girdle myopathy in a patient with CCD that carried a heterozygous RUNX2 missense mutation. This uncommon phenotype expanded the phenotypic spectrum of the RUNX2 p.R225Q mutation. The role of RUNX2 in myogenic development merits future studies. Our findings remind clinicians that myopathic patients with myopathies combined with facial dysmorphism and shortened clavicles should consider the diagnosis of CCD.
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- Sung-Ju Hsueh
- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedics, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan.
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An Emerging Regulatory Landscape for Skeletal Development. Trends Genet 2016; 32:774-787. [PMID: 27814929 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Skeletal development creates the physical framework that shapes our body and its actions. In the past two decades, genetic studies have provided important insights into the molecular processes at play, including the roles of signaling pathways and transcriptional effectors that coordinate an orderly, progressive emergence and expansion of distinct cartilage and bone cell fates in an invariant temporal and spatial pattern for any given skeletal element within that specific vertebrate species. Genome-scale studies have provided additional layers of understanding, moving from individual genes to the gene regulatory landscape, integrating regulatory information through cis-regulatory modules into cell type-specific gene regulatory programs. This review discusses our current understanding of the transcriptional control of mammalian skeletal development, focusing on recent genome-scale studies.
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Xiong F, Ji Z, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Hu L, Yang Q, Qiu Q, Zhao L, Chen D, Tian Z, Shang X, Zhang L, Wei X, Liu C, Yu Q, Zhang M, Cheng J, Xiong J, Li D, Wu X, Yuan H, Zhang W, Xu X. Mutation in SSUH2 Causes Autosomal-Dominant Dentin Dysplasia Type I. Hum Mutat 2016; 38:95-104. [PMID: 27680507 DOI: 10.1002/humu.23130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 09/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Dentin dysplasia type I (DDI) is an autosomal-dominant genetic disorder resulting from dentin defects. The molecular basis of DDI remains unclear. DDI exhibits unique characteristics with phenotypes featuring obliteration of pulp chambers and diminutive root, thus providing a useful model for understanding the genetics of tooth formation. Using a large Chinese family with 14 DDI patients, we mapped the gene locus responsible for DDI to 3p26.1-3p24.3 and further identified a missense mutation, c.353C>A (p.P118Q) in the SSUH2 gene on 3p26.1, which co-segregated with DDI. We showed that SSUH2 (p.P118Q) perturbed the structure and significantly reduced levels of mutant (MT) protein and mRNA compared with wild-type SSUH2. Furthermore, MT P141Q knock-in mice (+/- and -/-) had a unique partial obliteration of the pulp cavity and upregulation or downregulation of six major genes involved in odontogenesis: Dspp, Dmp1, Runx2, Pax9, Bmp2, and Dlx2. The phenotype of missing teeth was determined in zebrafish with morpholino gene knockdowns and rescued by injection of normal human mRNA. Taken together, our observations demonstrate that SSUH2 disrupts dental formation and that this novel gene, together with other odontogenesis genes, is involved in tooth development.
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- Fu Xiong
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Developmental Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Stomatology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Developmental Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Sun X, Wang X, Zhang C, Liu Y, Yang X, Yan W, Liu Z, Wang Y, Zheng S. RUNX2 mutation impairs bone remodelling of dental follicle cells and periodontal ligament cells in patients with cleidocranial dysplasia. Mutagenesis 2016; 31:677-685. [PMID: 27509906 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gew039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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RUNX2 is an important osteo-specific factor with crucial functions in bone formation and remodelling as well as resorption of teeth. Heterozygous mutation of RUNX2 can cause cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), a systemic disease with extensive skeletal dysplasia and abnormality of tooth growth. In our study, dental follicle cells (DFCs) and periodontal ligament cells (PDLCs) were isolated, cultured and identified from one patient with CCD and compared with normal controls. This CCD patient was confirmed to have a heterozygous frameshift mutation of RUNX2 (c.514delT, p.Ser172fs) in the previous study. The results showed that the proliferation abilities of DFCs and PDLCs were both disturbed by the RUNX2 mutation in the CCD patient compared with the normal control. A co-culture system of these cells with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells was then used to investigate the effect of RUNX2 mutation on osteoclastogenesis. We found that the RUNX2 mutation in CCD reduced the expression of osteoclast-related genes, such as RUNX2, CTR, CTSK, RANKL and OPG The ability of osteoclastogenesis in DFCs and PDLCs detected by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase staining in the co-culture system was also reduced by the RUNX2 mutation compared with the normal control. These outcomes indicate that the RUNX2 mutation disturbs the modulatory effects of DFCs and PDLCs on the differentiation of osteoclasts and osteoblasts, thereby interfering with bone remodelling. These effects may contribute in part to the pathological manifestations of retention of primary teeth and delayed eruption of permanent teeth in patients with CCD.
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- Xiangyu Sun
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Stomatology, Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 5 Haiyuncang Lane, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Outpatient Center of Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, A37 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China and
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- Central Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China,
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