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Francis G, Wang Q. Pterion variation in the skulls of rhesus macaques from Cayo Santiago: Inheritance, development, and pathology. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2024; 307:3139-3151. [PMID: 38396323 PMCID: PMC11296927 DOI: 10.1002/ar.25417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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The pterion is the sutural juncture of the frontal, parietal, sphenoidal, temporal, and zygomatic bones on the lateral aspect of the cranium. As a craniometric landmark, the pterion has a taxonomic valence, in addition to a common neurosurgical entry point in medicine. Variation in the articulation patterns at the pterion have been documented between primate species yet have a high degree of uniformity within species, suggesting a genetic control for this complex region of the skull. In this study, pterion pattern variation was investigated in 1627 Rhesus macaque crania of the Cayo Santiago colony. The colony's associated skeletal collections accompany known age, sex, and maternal lineages. Pterion pattern prevalence rates were tested against matrilines, as well as cranial shape, and cranial sutural fusion ages (including individuals with prematurely fused sutures). Five patterns were identified, the most prominent being the prevailing Old World Monkey frontotemporal (FT) articulation (83.4%). The relative frequency of those not exhibiting the FT pattern was found to vary considerably between matrilineal families (p = 0.037), ranging from 5.3% to 34.2%. Mothers with the non-FT pterion pattern were three times as likely to bear non-FT offspring. Cranial shape additionally varied with pterion type. Males exhibiting zygomaticotemporal (ZT) and sphenoparietal (SP) articulations possessed a relatively longer and narrower cranium than those with the default FT type (p = < 0.001). Cranial sutural fusion ages were not found to differ between pterion types, though all individuals with craniosynostosis (6; 0.38%) exhibited the FT type. The study provided strong evidence for a genetic source for pterion pattern as well as outlining a relatively novel relationship with cranial shape and sutural fusion ages. A unifying explanation may lie in those genes involved in both sutural and craniofacial development, or in the variation of brain growth processes channeling sutural articulation at the pterion. Both may be heritable and responsible for producing observed matrilineal differences in the pterion.
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- George Francis
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University School of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University School of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Gupta I, Yeung J, Rahimi-Balaei M, Wu SR, Goldowitz D. Msx genes delineate a novel molecular map of the developing cerebellar neuroepithelium. Front Mol Neurosci 2024; 17:1356544. [PMID: 38742226 PMCID: PMC11089253 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2024.1356544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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In the early cerebellar primordium, there are two progenitor zones, the ventricular zone (VZ) residing atop the IVth ventricle and the rhombic lip (RL) at the lateral edges of the developing cerebellum. These zones give rise to the several cell types that form the GABAergic and glutamatergic populations of the adult cerebellum, respectively. Recently, an understanding of the molecular compartmentation of these zones has emerged. To add to this knowledge base, we report on the Msx genes, a family of three transcription factors, that are expressed downstream of Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) signaling in these zones. Using fluorescent RNA in situ hybridization, we have characterized the Msx (Msh Homeobox) genes and demonstrated that their spatiotemporal pattern segregates specific regions within the progenitor zones. Msx1 and Msx2 are compartmentalized within the rhombic lip (RL), while Msx3 is localized within the ventricular zone (VZ). The relationship of the Msx genes with an early marker of the glutamatergic lineage, Atoh1, was examined in Atoh1-null mice and it was found that the expression of Msx genes persisted. Importantly, the spatial expression of Msx1 and Msx3 altered in response to the elimination of Atoh1. These results point to the Msx genes as novel early markers of cerebellar progenitor zones and more importantly to an updated view of the molecular parcellation of the RL with respect to the canonical marker of the RL, Atoh1.
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- Ishita Gupta
- British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Zhao X, Erhardt S, Sung K, Wang J. FGF signaling in cranial suture development and related diseases. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1112890. [PMID: 37325554 PMCID: PMC10267317 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1112890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Suture mesenchymal stem cells (SMSCs) are a heterogeneous stem cell population with the ability to self-renew and differentiate into multiple cell lineages. The cranial suture provides a niche for SMSCs to maintain suture patency, allowing for cranial bone repair and regeneration. In addition, the cranial suture functions as an intramembranous bone growth site during craniofacial bone development. Defects in suture development have been implicated in various congenital diseases, such as sutural agenesis and craniosynostosis. However, it remains largely unknown how intricate signaling pathways orchestrate suture and SMSC function in craniofacial bone development, homeostasis, repair and diseases. Studies in patients with syndromic craniosynostosis identified fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling as an important signaling pathway that regulates cranial vault development. A series of in vitro and in vivo studies have since revealed the critical roles of FGF signaling in SMSCs, cranial suture and cranial skeleton development, and the pathogenesis of related diseases. Here, we summarize the characteristics of cranial sutures and SMSCs, and the important functions of the FGF signaling pathway in SMSC and cranial suture development as well as diseases caused by suture dysfunction. We also discuss emerging current and future studies of signaling regulation in SMSCs.
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- Xiaolei Zhao
- Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States
- MD Anderson Cancer Center and UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States
- MD Anderson Cancer Center and UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, United States
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Ueharu H, Mishina Y. BMP signaling during craniofacial development: new insights into pathological mechanisms leading to craniofacial anomalies. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1170511. [PMID: 37275223 PMCID: PMC10232782 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1170511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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Cranial neural crest cells (NCCs) are the origin of the anterior part of the face and the head. Cranial NCCs are multipotent cells giving rise to bones, cartilage, adipose-tissues in the face, and neural cells, melanocytes, and others. The behavior of cranial NCCs (proliferation, cell death, migration, differentiation, and cell fate specification) are well regulated by several signaling pathways; abnormalities in their behavior are often reported as causative reasons for craniofacial anomalies (CFAs), which occur in 1 in 100 newborns in the United States. Understanding the pathological mechanisms of CFAs would facilitate strategies for identifying, preventing, and treating CFAs. Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling plays a pleiotropic role in many cellular processes during embryonic development. We and others have reported that abnormalities in BMP signaling in cranial NCCs develop CFAs in mice. Abnormal levels of BMP signaling cause miscorrelation with other signaling pathways such as Wnt signaling and FGF signaling, which mutations in the signaling pathways are known to develop CFAs in mice and humans. Recent Genome-Wide Association Studies and exome sequencing demonstrated that some patients with CFAs presented single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), missense mutations, and duplication of genes related to BMP signaling activities, suggesting that defects in abnormal BMP signaling in human embryos develop CFAs. There are still a few cases of BMP-related patients with CFAs. One speculation is that human embryos with mutations in coding regions of BMP-related genes undergo embryonic lethality before developing the craniofacial region as well as mice development; however, no reports are available that show embryonic lethality caused by BMP mutations in humans. In this review, we will summarize the recent advances in the understanding of BMP signaling during craniofacial development in mice and describe how we can translate the knowledge from the transgenic mice to CFAs in humans.
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Transcriptomic Signatures of Single-Suture Craniosynostosis Phenotypes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065353. [PMID: 36982425 PMCID: PMC10049207 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Craniosynostosis is a birth defect where calvarial sutures close prematurely, as part of a genetic syndrome or independently, with unknown cause. This study aimed to identify differences in gene expression in primary calvarial cell lines derived from patients with four phenotypes of single-suture craniosynostosis, compared to controls. Calvarial bone samples (N = 388 cases/85 controls) were collected from clinical sites during reconstructive skull surgery. Primary cell lines were then derived from the tissue and used for RNA sequencing. Linear models were fit to estimate covariate adjusted associations between gene expression and four phenotypes of single-suture craniosynostosis (lambdoid, metopic, sagittal, and coronal), compared to controls. Sex-stratified analysis was also performed for each phenotype. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) included 72 genes associated with coronal, 90 genes associated with sagittal, 103 genes associated with metopic, and 33 genes associated with lambdoid craniosynostosis. The sex-stratified analysis revealed more DEGs in males (98) than females (4). There were 16 DEGs that were homeobox (HOX) genes. Three TFs (SUZ12, EZH2, AR) significantly regulated expression of DEGs in one or more phenotypes. Pathway analysis identified four KEGG pathways associated with at least one phenotype of craniosynostosis. Together, this work suggests unique molecular mechanisms related to craniosynostosis phenotype and fetal sex.
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Tokita M, Sato H. Creating morphological diversity in reptilian temporal skull region: A review of potential developmental mechanisms. Evol Dev 2023; 25:15-31. [PMID: 36250751 DOI: 10.1111/ede.12419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Reptilian skull morphology is highly diverse and broadly categorized into three categories based on the number and position of the temporal fenestrations: anapsid, synapsid, and diapsid. According to recent phylogenetic analysis, temporal fenestrations evolved twice independently in amniotes, once in Synapsida and once in Diapsida. Although functional aspects underlying the evolution of tetrapod temporal fenestrations have been well investigated, few studies have investigated the developmental mechanisms responsible for differences in the pattern of temporal skull region. To determine what these mechanisms might be, we first examined how the five temporal bones develop by comparing embryonic cranial osteogenesis between representative extant reptilian species. The pattern of temporal skull region may depend on differences in temporal bone growth rate and growth direction during ontogeny. Next, we compared the histogenesis patterns and the expression of two key osteogenic genes, Runx2 and Msx2, in the temporal region of the representative reptilian embryos. Our comparative analyses suggest that the embryonic histological condition of the domain where temporal fenestrations would form predicts temporal skull morphology in adults and regulatory modifications of Runx2 and Msx2 expression in osteogenic mesenchymal precursor cells are likely involved in generating morphological diversity in the temporal skull region of reptiles.
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- Masayoshi Tokita
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
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Ang PS, Matrongolo MJ, Zietowski ML, Nathan SL, Reid RR, Tischfield MA. Cranium growth, patterning and homeostasis. Development 2022; 149:dev201017. [PMID: 36408946 PMCID: PMC9793421 DOI: 10.1242/dev.201017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Craniofacial development requires precise spatiotemporal regulation of multiple signaling pathways that crosstalk to coordinate the growth and patterning of the skull with surrounding tissues. Recent insights into these signaling pathways and previously uncharacterized progenitor cell populations have refined our understanding of skull patterning, bone mineralization and tissue homeostasis. Here, we touch upon classical studies and recent advances with an emphasis on developmental and signaling mechanisms that regulate the osteoblast lineage for the calvaria, which forms the roof of the skull. We highlight studies that illustrate the roles of osteoprogenitor cells and cranial suture-derived stem cells for proper calvarial growth and homeostasis. We also discuss genes and signaling pathways that control suture patency and highlight how perturbing the molecular regulation of these pathways leads to craniosynostosis. Finally, we discuss the recently discovered tissue and signaling interactions that integrate skull and cerebrovascular development, and the potential implications for both cerebrospinal fluid hydrodynamics and brain waste clearance in craniosynostosis.
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- Phillip S. Ang
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
- Child Health Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Laboratory of Craniofacial Biology and Development, Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Laboratory of Craniofacial Biology and Development, Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
- Child Health Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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Jain N, Pilmane M. Evaluating the Expression of Candidate Homeobox Genes and Their Role in Local-Site Inflammation in Mucosal Tissue Obtained from Children with Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip and Palate. J Pers Med 2021; 11:jpm11111135. [PMID: 34834487 PMCID: PMC8618679 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11111135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Craniofacial development including palatogenesis is a complex process which requires an orchestrated and spatiotemporal expression of various genes and factors for proper embryogenesis and organogenesis. One such group of genes essential for craniofacial development is the homeobox genes, transcriptional factors that are commonly associated with congenital abnormalities. Amongst these genes, DLX4, HOXB3, and MSX2 have been recently shown to be involved in the etiology of non-syndromic cleft lip and palate. Hence, we investigated the gene and protein expression of these genes in normal and cleft affected mucosal tissue obtained from 22 children, along with analyzing their role in promoting local-site inflammation using NF-κB. Additionally, we investigated the role of PTX3, which plays a critical role in tissue remodeling and wound repair. We found a residual gene and protein expression of DLX4 in cleft mucosa, although no differences in gene expression levels of HOXB3 and MSX2 were noted. However, a significant increase in protein expression for these genes was noted in the cleft mucosa (p < 0.05), indicating increased cellular proliferation. This was coupled with a significant increase in NF-κB protein expression in cleft mucosa (p < 0.05), highlighting the role of these genes in promotion of pro-inflammatory environment. Finally, no differences in gene expression of PTX3 were noted.
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Fonteles CSR, Finnell RH, George TM, Harshbarger RJ. Craniosynostosis: current conceptions and misconceptions. AIMS GENETICS 2021. [DOI: 10.3934/genet.2016.1.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AbstractCranial bones articulate in areas called sutures that must remain patent until skull growth is complete. Craniosynostosis is the condition that results from premature closure of one or more of the cranial vault sutures, generating facial deformities and more importantly, skull growth restrictions with the ability to severely affect brain growth. Typically, craniosynostosis can be expressed as an isolated event, or as part of syndromic phenotypes. Multiple signaling mechanisms interact during developmental stages to ensure proper and timely suture fusion. Clinical outcome is often a product of craniosynostosis subtypes, number of affected sutures and timing of premature suture fusion. The present work aimed to review the different aspects involved in the establishment of craniosynostosis, providing a close view of the cellular, molecular and genetic background of these malformations.
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- Cristiane Sá Roriz Fonteles
- Finnell Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
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- Finnell Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dell Children's Medical Center, Professor, Department of Surgery, Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, USA
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- Plastic Surgery, Craniofacial Team at the Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, USA
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Stec M, Seweryn M, Korkosz M, Guła Z, Szatanek R, Węglarczyk K, Rutkowska-Zapała M, Lenart M, Czepiel M, Czyż J, Baran J, Gruca A, Wojnar-Lasoń K, Wołkow P, Siedlar M. Expression of VEGFA-mRNA in classical and MSX2-mRNA in non-classical monocytes in patients with spondyloarthritis is associated with peripheral arthritis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9693. [PMID: 33958655 PMCID: PMC8102490 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89037-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is characterized by chronic inflammation and structural damage involving spine and peripheral joints. Monocytes, as part of innate immune system, following migration into affected tissue, may play a role in the pathogenesis of SpA. Here, potential associations between osteogenesis-linked gene expression profile in particular monocyte subpopulations and clinical signs of SpA were investigated. The 20 patients with axial and 16 with peripheral SpA were enrolled in the study. Monocyte subpopulations (classical—CD14++CD16−, intermediate—CD14++CD16+ and non-classical—CD14+CD16++) were isolated from blood using flow cytometry and gene expression analysis was performed using real-time PCR method and TaqMan Array, Human Osteogenesis, Fast 96-well plates. Next, the characteristic clinical features shared by axial and peripheral SpA were analyzed in the context of the expression of selected genes in the three subpopulations of monocytes. We demonstrated that expression of VEGFA in classical and MSX2 in non-classical monocytes were associated with the number of swollen and painful peripheral joints of SpA patients. We conclude that monocytes may contribute to the development of peripheral arthritis in SpA patients. This might be possible through subpopulation specific effects, linking number of inflamed joints with expression of VEGFA in classical monocytes and MSX2 in non-classical monocytes.
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- Małgorzata Stec
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265 Str., 30-663, Kraków, Poland
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- Center for Medical Genomics OMICRON, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7c Str., 31-034, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Balneology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Jakubowskiego 2 Str., Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Balneology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Jakubowskiego 2 Str., Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265 Str., 30-663, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265 Str., 30-663, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265 Str., 30-663, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265 Str., 30-663, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265 Str., 30-663, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7 Str., Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265 Str., 30-663, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265 Str., 30-663, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265 Str., 30-663, Kraków, Poland
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- Center for Medical Genomics OMICRON, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7c Str., 31-034, Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Pediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265 Str., 30-663, Kraków, Poland.
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Morphometry of Asterion and its Proximity to Dural Venous Sinuses in Northwest Ethiopian Adult Skulls. J Craniofac Surg 2021; 32:1171-1173. [PMID: 33405461 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The asterion is a craniometric point in the norma lateralis of skull situated at the confluence of parietal, temporal, and occipital bones. The aim of this study is to determine the type and mapping of asterion and its relation with transverse-sigmoid venous sinus junction (TSSJ). MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-one dry and intact adult human skulls of unknown sex and age were used. The measurements were implemented using stainless steel sliding vernier caliper. The data were analyzed using SPSS version-20 and independent t-test analysis was implemented. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTS In the study, type II was found to be the predominant asterion type. There was statistically significant difference in measurements of central thickness of right and left sides of asterion (P = 0.04, Eta squared = 0.025). Besides, the TSSJ was situated above the asterion and at the level of asterion in 39.34% and 60.66 of the cases, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The Northwest Ethiopian population has a high incidence of type II asterion. In most of the cases, the TSSJ is situated at the level of the asterion. The finding of the present study may be useful to neurosurgeons to reduce the risk during posterior cranial fossa surgeries. This work may also offer worthy information to radiologists, anthropologists, anatomists, and forensic scientists.
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White HE, Goswami A, Tucker AS. The Intertwined Evolution and Development of Sutures and Cranial Morphology. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:653579. [PMID: 33842480 PMCID: PMC8033035 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.653579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Phenotypic variation across mammals is extensive and reflects their ecological diversification into a remarkable range of habitats on every continent and in every ocean. The skull performs many functions to enable each species to thrive within its unique ecological niche, from prey acquisition, feeding, sensory capture (supporting vision and hearing) to brain protection. Diversity of skull function is reflected by its complex and highly variable morphology. Cranial morphology can be quantified using geometric morphometric techniques to offer invaluable insights into evolutionary patterns, ecomorphology, development, taxonomy, and phylogenetics. Therefore, the skull is one of the best suited skeletal elements for developmental and evolutionary analyses. In contrast, less attention is dedicated to the fibrous sutural joints separating the cranial bones. Throughout postnatal craniofacial development, sutures function as sites of bone growth, accommodating expansion of a growing brain. As growth frontiers, cranial sutures are actively responsible for the size and shape of the cranial bones, with overall skull shape being altered by changes to both the level and time period of activity of a given cranial suture. In keeping with this, pathological premature closure of sutures postnatally causes profound misshaping of the skull (craniosynostosis). Beyond this crucial role, sutures also function postnatally to provide locomotive shock absorption, allow joint mobility during feeding, and, in later postnatal stages, suture fusion acts to protect the developed brain. All these sutural functions have a clear impact on overall cranial function, development and morphology, and highlight the importance that patterns of suture development have in shaping the diversity of cranial morphology across taxa. Here we focus on the mammalian cranial system and review the intrinsic relationship between suture development and morphology and cranial shape from an evolutionary developmental biology perspective, with a view to understanding the influence of sutures on evolutionary diversity. Future work integrating suture development into a comparative evolutionary framework will be instrumental to understanding how developmental mechanisms shaping sutures ultimately influence evolutionary diversity.
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- Heather E White
- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.,Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.,Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.,Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Jellinghaus K, Matin S, Urban P, Bohnert M, Jantz R. Study of the K-S distance on skulls from different modern populations for sex and ancestry determination. Rechtsmedizin (Berl) 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00194-020-00426-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AbstractIn forensic science determination of the origin and sex of skeletal remains is an important task for identification purposes. In this study we investigated the krotaphion-sphenion distance (K‑S distance) in the pterion region of German, Euro-American, African-American and Rwandan skulls of modern individuals from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century to look for statistically significant differences in sex and ancestry. We found a statistically significant sex-specific difference in the K‑S distance, which was greater in male skulls than in female skulls for both sides of the skull. Our study also showed that there is a statistically significant difference in the K‑S distance between the four populations studied. Landmarks and morphometric parameters measured in our investigations, which were not used for the present examination were provided to the software program Fordisc for its reference data to enhance the range of its usability for identification of unknown skulls or partial skulls of European individuals.
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Genetic background dependent modifiers of craniosynostosis severity. J Struct Biol 2020; 212:107629. [PMID: 32976998 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Craniosynostosis severity varies in patients with identical genetic mutations. To understand causes of this phenotypic variation, we backcrossed the FGFR2+/C342Y mouse model of Crouzon syndrome onto congenic C57BL/6 and BALB/c backgrounds. Coronal suture fusion was observed in C57BL/6 (88% incidence, p < .001 between genotypes) but not in BALB/c FGFR2+/C342Y mutant mice at 3 weeks after birth, establishing that that the two models differ in phenotype severity. To begin identifying pre-existing modifiers of craniosynostosis severity, we compared transcriptome signatures of cranial tissues from C57BL/6 vs. BALB/c FGFR2+/+ mice. We separately analyzed frontal bone with coronal suture tissue from parietal bone with sagittal suture tissues because the coronal suture but not the sagittal suture fuses in FGFR2+/C342Y mice. The craniosynostosis associated Twist and En1 transcription factors were down-regulated, while Runx2 was up-regulated, in C57BL/6 compared to BALB/c tissues, which could predispose to craniosynostosis. Transcriptome analyses under the GO term MAPK cascade revealed that genes associated with calcium ion channels, angiogenesis, protein quality control and cell stress response were central to transcriptome differences associated with genetic background. FGFR2 and HSPA2 protein levels plus ERK1/2 activity were higher in cells isolated from C57BL/6 than BALB/c cranial tissues. Notably, the HSPA2 protein chaperone is central to craniofacial genetic epistasis, and we find that FGFR2 protein is abnormally processed in primary cells from FGFR2+/C342Y but not FGFR2+/+ mice. Therefore, we propose that differences in protein quality control responses may contribute to genetic background influences on craniosynostosis phenotype severity.
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Suzuki T, Suzuki T, Raveau M, Miyake N, Sudo G, Tsurusaki Y, Watanabe T, Sugaya Y, Tatsukawa T, Mazaki E, Shimohata A, Kushima I, Aleksic B, Shiino T, Toyota T, Iwayama Y, Nakaoka K, Ohmori I, Sasaki A, Watanabe K, Hirose S, Kaneko S, Inoue Y, Yoshikawa T, Ozaki N, Kano M, Shimoji T, Matsumoto N, Yamakawa K. A recurrent PJA1 variant in trigonocephaly and neurodevelopmental disorders. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2020; 7:1117-1131. [PMID: 32530565 PMCID: PMC7359110 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) often associate with epilepsy or craniofacial malformations. Recent large-scale DNA analyses identified hundreds of candidate genes for NDDs, but a large portion of the cases still remain unexplained. We aimed to identify novel candidate genes for NDDs. METHODS We performed exome sequencing of 95 patients with NDDs including 51 with trigonocephaly and subsequent targeted sequencing of additional 463 NDD patients, functional analyses of variant in vitro, and evaluations of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-like phenotypes and seizure-related phenotypes in vivo. RESULTS We identified de novo truncation variants in nine novel genes; CYP1A1, C14orf119, FLI1, CYB5R4, SEL1L2, RAB11FIP2, ZMYND8, ZNF143, and MSX2. MSX2 variants have been described in patients with cranial malformations, and our present patient with the MSX2 de novo truncation variant showed cranial meningocele and partial epilepsy. MSX2 protein is known to be ubiquitinated by an E3 ubiquitin ligase PJA1, and interestingly we found a PJA1 hemizygous p.Arg376Cys variant recurrently in seven Japanese NDD patients; five with trigonocephaly and one with partial epilepsy, and the variant was absent in 886 Japanese control individuals. Pja1 knock-in mice carrying p.Arg365Cys, which is equivalent to p.Arg376Cys in human, showed a significant decrease in PJA1 protein amount, suggesting a loss-of-function effect of the variant. Pja1 knockout mice displayed moderate deficits in isolation-induced ultrasonic vocalizations and increased seizure susceptibility to pentylenetetrazole. INTERPRETATION These findings propose novel candidate genes including PJA1 and MSX2 for NDDs associated with craniofacial abnormalities and/or epilepsy.
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- Toshimitsu Suzuki
- Department of Neurodevelopmental Disorder Genetics, Institute of Brain Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagoya, Aichi, 467-8601, Japan.,Laboratory for Neurogenetics, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Laboratory for Neurogenetics, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan
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- Laboratory for Neurogenetics, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan.,Faculty of Nutritional Science, Sagami Women's University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0383, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Laboratory for Neurogenetics, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Neurogenetics, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Neurogenetics, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan.,Medical Genomics Center, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan
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- Laboratory for Molecular Psychiatry, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Molecular Psychiatry, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- National Epilepsy Center, NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, 420-8688, Japan
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- Department of Special Needs Education, Okayama University Graduate School of Education, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-8513, Japan
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- Section of Bone Function, Department of Bone and Joint Diseases, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG), Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Research Institute for the Molecular Pathomechanisms of Epilepsy, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8562, Japan.,North Tohoku Epilepsy Center, Minato Hospital, Hachinohe, 031-0813, Japan
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- National Epilepsy Center, NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, 420-8688, Japan
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- Laboratory for Molecular Psychiatry, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Okinawa Pref. Nanbu Medical Center and Children's Medical Center, Arakawa Haebaru, Okinawa, 901-1193, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Neurodevelopmental Disorder Genetics, Institute of Brain Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagoya, Aichi, 467-8601, Japan.,Laboratory for Neurogenetics, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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Hardy E, Fernandez-Patron C. Destroy to Rebuild: The Connection Between Bone Tissue Remodeling and Matrix Metalloproteinases. Front Physiol 2020; 11:47. [PMID: 32116759 PMCID: PMC7013034 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Bone is a dynamic organ that undergoes constant remodeling, an energetically costly process by which old bone is replaced and localized bone defects are repaired to renew the skeleton over time, thereby maintaining skeletal health. This review provides a general overview of bone’s main players (bone lining cells, osteocytes, osteoclasts, reversal cells, and osteoblasts) that participate in bone remodeling. Placing emphasis on the family of extracellular matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), we describe how: (i) Convergence of multiple protease families (including MMPs and cysteine proteinases) ensures complexity and robustness of the bone remodeling process, (ii) Enzymatic activity of MMPs affects bone physiology at the molecular and cellular levels and (iii) Either overexpression or deficiency/insufficiency of individual MMPs impairs healthy bone remodeling and systemic metabolism. Today, it is generally accepted that proteolytic activity is required for the degradation of bone tissue in osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. However, it is increasingly evident that inactivating mutations in MMP genes can also lead to bone pathology including osteolysis and metabolic abnormalities such as delayed growth. We argue that there remains a need to rethink the role played by proteases in bone physiology and pathology.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Lens-specific conditional knockout of Msx2 in mice leads to ocular anterior segment dysgenesis via activation of a calcium signaling pathway. J Transl Med 2019; 99:1714-1727. [PMID: 30683901 DOI: 10.1038/s41374-018-0180-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2017] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Ocular anterior segment dysgenesis (ASD) is a failure of normal development of anterior structures of the eye, leading to lens opacification. The underlying mechanisms relating to ASD are still unclear. Previous studies have implicated transcriptional factor muscle segment homeobox 2 (Msx2) in ASD. In this study, we used Msx2 conditional knockout (CKO) mice as a model and found that Msx2 deficiency in surface ectoderm induced ASD. Loss of Msx2 function specifically affected lens development, while other eye structures were not significantly affected. Multiple lines of evidence show that calcium signaling pathways are involved in this pathogenesis. Our study demonstrates that Msx2 plays an essential role in lens development by activating a yet undetermined calcium signaling pathway.
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Bi L, Lwigale P. Transcriptomic analysis of differential gene expression during chick periocular neural crest differentiation into corneal cells. Dev Dyn 2019; 248:583-602. [PMID: 31004457 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Multipotent neural crest cells (NCC) contribute to the corneal endothelium and keratocytes during ocular development, but the molecular mechanisms that underlie this process remain poorly understood. We performed RNA-Seq analysis on periocular neural crest (pNC), corneal endothelium, and keratocytes and validated expression of candidate genes by in situ hybridization. RESULTS RNA-Seq profiling revealed enrichment of genes between pNC and neural crest-derived corneal cells, which correspond to pathways involved in focal adhesion, ECM-receptor interaction, cell adhesion, melanogenesis, and MAPK signaling. Comparisons of candidate NCC genes to ocular gene expression revealed that majority of the NCC genes are expressed in the pNC, but they are either differentially expressed or maintained during corneal development. Several genes involved in retinoic acid, transforming growth factor-β, and Wnt signaling pathways and their modulators are also differentially expressed. We identified differentially expressed transcription factors as potential downstream candidates that may instruct expression of genes involved in establishing corneal endothelium and keratocyte identities. CONCLUSION Combined, our data reveal novel changes in gene expression profiles as pNC differentiate into highly specialized corneal endothelial cells and keratocytes. These data serve as platform for further analyses of the molecular networks involved in NCC differentiation into corneal cells and provide insights into genes involved in corneal dysgenesis and adult diseases.
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- Lian Bi
- BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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Camp E, Pribadi C, Anderson PJ, Zannettino AC, Gronthos S. miRNA-376c-3p Mediates TWIST-1 Inhibition of Bone Marrow-Derived Stromal Cell Osteogenesis and Can Reduce Aberrant Bone Formation of TWIST-1 Haploinsufficient Calvarial Cells. Stem Cells Dev 2018; 27:1621-1633. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2018.0083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Esther Camp
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
- Australian Craniofacial Unit, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School and Dentistry, Women's and Children's Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
- Myeloma Research Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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Yu Z, Yu W, Liu J, Wu D, Wang C, Zhang J, Zhao J. Lens-specific deletion of the Msx2 gene increased apoptosis by enhancing the caspase-3/caspase-8 signaling pathway. J Int Med Res 2018; 46:2843-2855. [PMID: 29921154 PMCID: PMC6124292 DOI: 10.1177/0300060518774687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the influence of Msx2 conditional gene knockout during lens development in mice. Methods Lens-specific Msx2 knockout mice were generated using the Cre-loxP system. The eyes of Msx2 conditional knockout ( Msx2CKO) and wild-type ( Msx2WT) mice were examined during embryonic and early postnatal periods using histological, immunofluorescence, in situ hybridization, cell proliferation, apoptosis, and mRNA microarray analyses. Results Msx2CKO mice exhibited small lens formation and microphthalmia after birth, while Msx2CKO embryos exhibited a persistent lens stalk, small lens formation, and microphthalmia. Conditional deletion of Msx2 also led to an increased apoptosis rate, a significant reduction in FoxE3 expression, and an upregulation of Prox1 expression in the lens vesicle during the early embryonic period. Microarray comparison of Msx2CKO and Msx2WT lens transcriptomes identified a large number of differentially expressed genes. Real-time PCR showed that Casp8 and Casp3 expression was upregulated in Msx2CKO mice at post-natal day 1. Conclusion The activation of apoptosis through the caspase-8/caspase-3 signaling pathway, together with the downregulation of FoxE3 expression, appeared to account for the smaller lens formation in Msx2CKO mice.
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- Ziyan Yu
- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Provincial Key Laboratory of Lens Research, Shenyang, China.,2 Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Provincial Key Laboratory of Lens Research, Shenyang, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Provincial Key Laboratory of Lens Research, Shenyang, China
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- 3 Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Provincial Key Laboratory of Lens Research, Shenyang, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Provincial Key Laboratory of Lens Research, Shenyang, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Eye Hospital of China Medical University, Provincial Key Laboratory of Lens Research, Shenyang, China
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De novo mutations in inhibitors of Wnt, BMP, and Ras/ERK signaling pathways in non-syndromic midline craniosynostosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E7341-E7347. [PMID: 28808027 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1709255114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Non-syndromic craniosynostosis (NSC) is a frequent congenital malformation in which one or more cranial sutures fuse prematurely. Mutations causing rare syndromic craniosynostoses in humans and engineered mouse models commonly increase signaling of the Wnt, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), or Ras/ERK pathways, converging on shared nuclear targets that promote bone formation. In contrast, the genetics of NSC is largely unexplored. More than 95% of NSC is sporadic, suggesting a role for de novo mutations. Exome sequencing of 291 parent-offspring trios with midline NSC revealed 15 probands with heterozygous damaging de novo mutations in 12 negative regulators of Wnt, BMP, and Ras/ERK signaling (10.9-fold enrichment, P = 2.4 × 10-11). SMAD6 had 4 de novo and 14 transmitted mutations; no other gene had more than 1. Four familial NSC kindreds had mutations in genes previously implicated in syndromic disease. Collectively, these mutations contribute to 10% of probands. Mutations are predominantly loss-of-function, implicating haploinsufficiency as a frequent mechanism. A common risk variant near BMP2 increased the penetrance of SMAD6 mutations and was overtransmitted to patients with de novo mutations in other genes in these pathways, supporting a frequent two-locus pathogenesis. These findings implicate new genes in NSC and demonstrate related pathophysiology of common non-syndromic and rare syndromic craniosynostoses. These findings have implications for diagnosis, risk of recurrence, and risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. Finally, the use of pathways identified in rare syndromic disease to find genes accounting for non-syndromic cases may prove broadly relevant to understanding other congenital disorders featuring high locus heterogeneity.
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Lattanzi W, Barba M, Di Pietro L, Boyadjiev SA. Genetic advances in craniosynostosis. Am J Med Genet A 2017; 173:1406-1429. [PMID: 28160402 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Craniosynostosis, the premature ossification of one or more skull sutures, is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous congenital anomaly affecting approximately one in 2,500 live births. In most cases, it occurs as an isolated congenital anomaly, that is, nonsyndromic craniosynostosis (NCS), the genetic, and environmental causes of which remain largely unknown. Recent data suggest that, at least some of the midline NCS cases may be explained by two loci inheritance. In approximately 25-30% of patients, craniosynostosis presents as a feature of a genetic syndrome due to chromosomal defects or mutations in genes within interconnected signaling pathways. The aim of this review is to provide a detailed and comprehensive update on the genetic and environmental factors associated with NCS, integrating the scientific findings achieved during the last decade. Focus on the neurodevelopmental, imaging, and treatment aspects of NCS is also provided.
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- Wanda Lattanzi
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.,Latium Musculoskeletal Tıssue Bank, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Genomic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Davis Medical Center, University of California, Sacramento, California
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Camp E, Anderson PJ, Zannettino ACW, Gronthos S. Tyrosine kinase receptor c-ros-oncogene 1 mediates TWIST-1 regulation of human mesenchymal stem cell lineage commitment. Bone 2017; 94:98-107. [PMID: 27669657 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The TWIST-1 gene encodes a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor important in mediating skeletal and head mesodermal tissue development. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (BMSC), express high levels of TWIST-1, which is down regulated during ex vivo expansion. Cultured BMSC over-expressing TWIST-1 display decreased capacity for osteogenic differentiation and an enhanced capacity to undergo adipogenesis, suggesting that TWIST-1 is a mediator of lineage commitment. However, little is known regarding the mechanism(s) by which TWIST-1 mediates cell fate determination. In this study, microarray analysis was used to identify a novel downstream TWIST-1 target, tyrosine kinase receptor c-ros-oncogene 1 (C-ROS-1), which was down regulated in TWIST-1 over-expressing BMSC. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis showed that TWIST-1 directly bound to two E-box binding sites on the proximal C-ROS-1 promoter. Knock-down of C-ROS-1 in human BMSC and cranial bone cells resulted in a decreased capacity for osteogenic differentiation in vitro. Conversely, suppression of C-ROS-1 in BMSC resulted in an enhanced capacity to undergo adipogenesis. Furthermore, reduced C-ROS-1 levels led to activation of different components of the PI3K/AKT/mTORC1 signalling pathway during osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation. Collectively, these data suggest that C-ROS-1 is involved in BMSC fate switching between osteogenesis and adipogenesis, mediated via PI3K/AKT/mTORC1 signalling.
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- Esther Camp
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Laboratory, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Australian Craniofacial Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Myeloma Research Laboratory, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Laboratory, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Flaherty K, Singh N, Richtsmeier JT. Understanding craniosynostosis as a growth disorder. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2016; 5:429-59. [PMID: 27002187 PMCID: PMC4911263 DOI: 10.1002/wdev.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Revised: 12/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Craniosynostosis is a condition of complex etiology that always involves the premature fusion of one or multiple cranial sutures and includes various anomalies of the soft and hard tissues of the head. Steady progress in the field has resulted in identifying gene mutations that recurrently cause craniosynostosis. There are now scores of mutations on many genes causally related to craniosynostosis syndromes, though the genetic basis for the majority of nonsyndromic cases is unknown. Identification of these genetic mutations has allowed significant progress in understanding the intrinsic properties of cranial sutures, including mechanisms responsible for normal suture patency and for pathogenesis of premature suture closure. An understanding of morphogenesis of cranial vault sutures is critical to understanding the pathophysiology of craniosynostosis conditions, but the field is now poised to recognize the repeated changes in additional skeletal and soft tissues of the head that typically accompany premature suture closure. We review the research that has brought an understanding of premature suture closure within our reach. We then enumerate the less well-studied, but equally challenging, nonsutural phenotypes of craniosynostosis conditions that are well characterized in available mouse models. We consider craniosynostosis as a complex growth disorder of multiple tissues of the developing head, whose growth is also targeted by identified mutations in ways that are poorly understood. Knowledge gained from studies of humans and mouse models for these conditions underscores the diverse, associated developmental anomalies of the head that contribute to the complex phenotypes of craniosynostosis conditions presenting novel challenges for future research. WIREs Dev Biol 2016, 5:429-459. doi: 10.1002/wdev.227 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Kevin Flaherty
- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
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Katsianou MA, Adamopoulos C, Vastardis H, Basdra EK. Signaling mechanisms implicated in cranial sutures pathophysiology: Craniosynostosis. BBA CLINICAL 2016; 6:165-176. [PMID: 27957430 PMCID: PMC5144105 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbacli.2016.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Normal extension and skull expansion is a synchronized process that prevails along the osteogenic intersections of the cranial sutures. Cranial sutures operate as bone growth sites allowing swift bone generation at the edges of the bone fronts while they remain patent. Premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures can trigger craniosynostosis, a birth defect characterized by dramatic manifestations in appearance and functional impairment. Up until today, surgical correction is the only restorative measure for craniosynostosis associated with considerable mortality. Clinical studies have identified several genes implicated in the pathogenesis of craniosynostosis syndromes with useful insights into the underlying molecular signaling events that determine suture fate. In this review, we exploit the intracellular signal transduction pathways implicated in suture pathobiology, in an attempt to identify key signaling molecules for therapeutic targeting. Cranial sutures operate as bone growth sites. Premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures can trigger craniosynostosis. Several genes are involved in the pathogenesis of craniosynostosis syndromes. An array of molecular signaling events determine suture fate. Herein, the signal transduction pathways implicated in suture pathobiology are discussed.
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- Maria A Katsianou
- Department of Biological Chemistry - Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics Unit, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biological Chemistry - Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics Unit, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Orthodontics, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biological Chemistry - Cellular and Molecular Biomechanics Unit, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Nakai K, Kawato T, Morita T, Yamazaki Y, Tanaka H, Tonogi M, Oki H, Maeno M. Angiotensin II suppresses osteoblastic differentiation and mineralized nodule formation via AT1 receptor in ROS17/2.8 cells. Arch Med Sci 2015; 11:628-37. [PMID: 26170858 PMCID: PMC4495158 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2015.52369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Angiotensin II (Ang II) not only regulates systemic blood pressure through a vasoconstrictive effect, but also promotes bone resorption. We recently reported that Ang II (10(-6) M) stimulated the production of matrix metalloproteinases via the AT1 receptor in osteoblastic ROS17/2.8 cells, but suppressed alkaline phosphatase activity. However, the roles of Ang II in osteoblastic differentiation and the function of osteogenesis in osteoblasts are unclear. Therefore, we examined the effect of Ang II on the expression of osteogenesis-related transcription factors and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, as well as mineralized nodule formation in ROS17/2.8 cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS ROS17/2.8 cells were cultured with 0 (control) or 10(-6) M Ang II in the presence or absence of the AT1 receptor blocker losartan. Mineralized nodule formation was detected by Alizarin Red staining. Gene and protein expression levels of transcription factors and ECM proteins were determined using real-time PCR and Western blotting, respectively. RESULTS Runx2, Msx2, and osteocalcin expression significantly decreased with Ang II compared to the control, whereas AJ18 expression significantly increased. Osterix, Dlx5, type I collagen, bone sialoprotein, and osteopontin expression was unaffected. Mineralized nodule formation and calcium content in mineralized nodules decreased with Ang II. Losartan blocked suppressive or stimulatory effects of Ang II on Runx2, Msx2, osteocalcin, and AJ18 expression. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that Ang II suppresses osteoblastic differentiation by altering the expression of osteogenesis-related transcription factors via the AT1 receptor and the function of osteogenesis in ROS17/2.8 cells.
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- Kumiko Nakai
- Division of Oral Health Sciences, Nihon University Graduate School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
- The Lion Foundation for Dental Health, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Immunology and Pathobiology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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Maxhimer JB, Bradley JP, Lee JC. Signaling pathways in osteogenesis and osteoclastogenesis: Lessons from cranial sutures and applications to regenerative medicine. Genes Dis 2015; 2:57-68. [PMID: 25961069 PMCID: PMC4425620 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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One of the simplest models for examining the interplay between bone formation and resorption is the junction between the cranial bones. Although only roughly a quarter of patients diagnosed with craniosynostosis have been linked to known genetic disturbances, the molecular mechanisms elucidated from these studies have provided basic knowledge of bone homeostasis. This work has translated to methods and advances in bone tissue engineering. In this review, we examine the current knowledge of cranial suture biology derived from human craniosynostosis syndromes and discuss its application to regenerative medicine.
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- Justin B. Maxhimer
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, CA, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Temple University/St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, PA, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, CA, USA
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, USA
- Corresponding author. UCLA Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 465, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Tel.: +1 310 794 7616; fax: +1 310 206 6833.
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Neben CL, Idoni B, Salva JE, Tuzon CT, Rice JC, Krakow D, Merrill AE. Bent bone dysplasia syndrome reveals nucleolar activity for FGFR2 in ribosomal DNA transcription. Hum Mol Genet 2014; 23:5659-71. [PMID: 24908667 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) promotes osteoprogenitor proliferation and differentiation during bone development, yet how the receptor elicits these distinct cellular responses remains unclear. Analysis of the FGFR2-skeletal disorder bent bone dysplasia syndrome (BBDS) demonstrates that FGFR2, in addition to its canonical signaling activities at the plasma membrane, regulates bone formation from within the nucleolus. Previously, we showed that the unique FGFR2 mutations that cause BBDS reduce receptor levels at the plasma membrane and diminish responsiveness to extracellular FGF2. In this study, we find that these mutations, despite reducing canonical signaling, enhance nucleolar occupancy of FGFR2 at the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) promoter. Nucleolar FGFR2 activates rDNA transcription via interactions with FGF2 and UBF1 by de-repressing RUNX2. An increase in the nucleolar activity of FGFR2 in BBDS elevates levels of ribosomal RNA in the developing bone, consequently promoting osteoprogenitor cell proliferation and decreasing differentiation. Identifying FGFR2 as a transcriptional regulator of rDNA in bone unexpectedly reveals a nucleolar route for FGF signaling that allows for independent regulation of osteoprogenitor cell proliferation and differentiation.
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- Cynthia L Neben
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Ostrow School of Dentistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Ostrow School of Dentistry and
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- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Ostrow School of Dentistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Human Genetics, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Ostrow School of Dentistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA,
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Plaisancié J, Collet C, Pelletier V, Perdomo Y, Studer F, Fradin M, Schaefer E, Speeg-Schatz C, Bloch-Zupan A, Flori E, Dollfus H. MSX2 Gene Duplication in a Patient with Eye Development Defects. Ophthalmic Genet 2014; 36:353-8. [PMID: 24666290 DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2014.886270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND MSX2 mutations are a very rare cause of craniosynostosis. Gain-of-function mutations may lead to the Boston-type craniosynostosis with limb defects and refraction errors, whereas loss-of-function mutations causes primary osseous defects such as enlarged parietal foramina. MATERIALS AND METHODS Herein we report the case of a child with bicoronal synostosis and cutaneous syndactylies, who presented iridal and chorioretinal colobomas. Due to the craniofacial features that were prominent in the clinical picture, the genes involved in craniosynostosis were explored. RESULTS The patient disclosed an intragenic duplication of the entire MSX2 gene whereas no mutation was identified in any major genes known to be involved in craniosynostosis. CONCLUSION This is the first report of an eye development defect due to an increase in the MSX2 copy number in a human being. The implication of this gene in eye development has already been shown in several animal models. Indeed, overexpression of the Msx2 gene in a mouse model resulted also in optic nerve aplasia and microphthalmia. This report expands the phenotypic spectrum of the MSX2 mutations impacting early ocular development knowledge.
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- Julie Plaisancié
- a Centre de référence pour les Affections Rares en Génétique Ophtalmologique (CARGO), Hôpital Civil , Strasbourg , France
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- b Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Hôpital Lariboisière , Paris , France
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- a Centre de référence pour les Affections Rares en Génétique Ophtalmologique (CARGO), Hôpital Civil , Strasbourg , France
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- a Centre de référence pour les Affections Rares en Génétique Ophtalmologique (CARGO), Hôpital Civil , Strasbourg , France
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- a Centre de référence pour les Affections Rares en Génétique Ophtalmologique (CARGO), Hôpital Civil , Strasbourg , France
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- c Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital de Hautepierre , Strasbourg , France
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- c Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital de Hautepierre , Strasbourg , France
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- e Reference Centre for Orodental Manifestations of Rare Diseases, Pôle de Médecine et Chirurgie Bucco-Dentaires, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg , Strasbourg , France
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- f Laboratoire de Cytogénétique , Hôpital de Hautepierre , Strasbourg , France , and
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- a Centre de référence pour les Affections Rares en Génétique Ophtalmologique (CARGO), Hôpital Civil , Strasbourg , France .,c Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital de Hautepierre , Strasbourg , France .,g Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale , INSERM U1112 , Strasbourg , France
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Neural crest cell signaling pathways critical to cranial bone development and pathology. Exp Cell Res 2014; 325:138-47. [PMID: 24509233 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Neural crest cells appear early during embryogenesis and give rise to many structures in the mature adult. In particular, a specific population of neural crest cells migrates to and populates developing cranial tissues. The ensuing differentiation of these cells via individual complex and often intersecting signaling pathways is indispensible to growth and development of the craniofacial complex. Much research has been devoted to this area of development with particular emphasis on cell signaling events required for physiologic development. Understanding such mechanisms will allow researchers to investigate ways in which they can be exploited in order to treat a multitude of diseases affecting the craniofacial complex. Knowing how these multipotent cells are driven towards distinct fates could, in due course, allow patients to receive regenerative therapies for tissues lost to a variety of pathologies. In order to realize this goal, nucleotide sequencing advances allowing snapshots of entire genomes and exomes are being utilized to identify molecular entities associated with disease states. Once identified, these entities can be validated for biological significance with other methods. A crucial next step is the integration of knowledge gleaned from observations in disease states with normal physiology to generate an explanatory model for craniofacial development. This review seeks to provide a current view of the landscape on cell signaling and fate determination of the neural crest and to provide possible avenues of approach for future research.
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Hall J, Jheon AH, Ealba EL, Eames BF, Butcher KD, Mak SS, Ladher R, Alliston T, Schneider RA. Evolution of a developmental mechanism: Species-specific regulation of the cell cycle and the timing of events during craniofacial osteogenesis. Dev Biol 2014; 385:380-95. [PMID: 24262986 PMCID: PMC3953612 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 11/02/2013] [Accepted: 11/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Neural crest mesenchyme (NCM) controls species-specific pattern in the craniofacial skeleton but how this cell population accomplishes such a complex task remains unclear. To elucidate mechanisms through which NCM directs skeletal development and evolution, we made chimeras from quail and duck embryos, which differ markedly in their craniofacial morphology and maturation rates. We show that quail NCM, when transplanted into duck, maintains its faster timetable for development and autonomously executes molecular and cellular programs for the induction, differentiation, and mineralization of bone, including premature expression of osteogenic genes such as Runx2 and Col1a1. In contrast, the duck host systemic environment appears to be relatively permissive and supports osteogenesis independently by providing circulating minerals and a vascular network. Further experiments reveal that NCM establishes the timing of osteogenesis by regulating cell cycle progression in a stage- and species-specific manner. Altering the time-course of D-type cyclin expression mimics chimeras by accelerating expression of Runx2 and Col1a1. We also discover higher endogenous expression of Runx2 in quail coincident with their smaller craniofacial skeletons, and by prematurely over-expressing Runx2 in chick embryos we reduce the overall size of the craniofacial skeleton. Thus, our work indicates that NCM establishes species-specific size in the craniofacial skeleton by controlling cell cycle, Runx2 expression, and the timing of key events during osteogenesis.
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- Jane Hall
- University of California at San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-1161, San Francisco, CA 94143-0514, USA
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- University of California at San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-1161, San Francisco, CA 94143-0514, USA
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- University of California at San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-1161, San Francisco, CA 94143-0514, USA
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- University of California at San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-1161, San Francisco, CA 94143-0514, USA
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- University of California at San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-1161, San Francisco, CA 94143-0514, USA
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- RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minami, Chuo-ku Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minami, Chuo-ku Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- University of California at San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-1161, San Francisco, CA 94143-0514, USA
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- University of California at San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-1161, San Francisco, CA 94143-0514, USA.
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Trainor PA, Andrews BT. Facial dysostoses: Etiology, pathogenesis and management. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2013; 163C:283-94. [PMID: 24123981 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Approximately 1% of all live births exhibit a minor or major congenital anomaly. Of these approximately one-third display craniofacial abnormalities which are a significant cause of infant mortality and dramatically affect national health care budgets. To date, more than 700 distinct craniofacial syndromes have been described and in this review, we discuss the etiology, pathogenesis and management of facial dysostoses with a particular emphasis on Treacher Collins, Nager and Miller syndromes. As we continue to develop and improve medical and surgical care for the management of individual conditions, it is essential at the same time to better characterize their etiology and pathogenesis. Here we describe recent advances in our understanding of the development of facial dysostosis with a view towards early in utero identification and intervention which could minimize the manifestation of anomalies prior to birth. The ultimate management for any craniofacial anomaly however, would be prevention and we discuss this possibility in relation to facial dysostosis.
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Percival CJ, Richtsmeier JT. Angiogenesis and intramembranous osteogenesis. Dev Dyn 2013; 242:909-22. [PMID: 23737393 PMCID: PMC3803110 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.23992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Angiogenesis is likely critical for the process of intramembranous osteogenesis; however, the developmental relationship between blood vessels and bone mineralization is not well studied within intramembranous bones. Given its importance, changes in angiogenesis regulation are likely to contribute to evolutionarily and medically relevant craniofacial variation. RESULTS We summarize what is known about the association between angiogenesis and intramembranous osteogenesis, supplementing with information from the better-studied processes of endochondral ossification and distraction osteogenesis. Based on this review, we introduce a model of angiogenesis during early intramembranous osteogenesis as well as a series of null hypotheses to be tested. CONCLUSIONS This model can serve as a basis of future research on the spatio-temporal association and regulatory interactions of mesenchymal, vascular, and bone cells, which will be required to illuminate the potential effects of angiogenesis dysregulation on craniofacial skeletal phenotypes.
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Tokita M, Chaeychomsri W, Siruntawineti J. Skeletal gene expression in the temporal region of the reptilian embryos: implications for the evolution of reptilian skull morphology. SPRINGERPLUS 2013; 2:336. [PMID: 24711977 PMCID: PMC3970585 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Reptiles have achieved highly diverse morphological and physiological traits that allow them to exploit various ecological niches and resources. Morphology of the temporal region of the reptilian skull is highly diverse and historically it has been treated as an important character for classifying reptiles and has helped us understand the ecology and physiology of each species. However, the developmental mechanism that generates diversity of reptilian skull morphology is poorly understood. We reveal a potential developmental basis that generates morphological diversity in the temporal region of the reptilian skull by performing a comparative analysis of gene expression in the embryos of reptile species with different skull morphology. By investigating genes known to regulate early osteoblast development, we find dorsoventrally broadened unique expression of the early osteoblast marker, Runx2, in the temporal region of the head of turtle embryos that do not form temporal fenestrae. We also observe that Msx2 is also uniquely expressed in the mesenchymal cells distributed at the temporal region of the head of turtle embryos. Furthermore, through comparison of gene expression pattern in the embryos of turtle, crocodile, and snake species, we find a possible correlation between the spatial patterns of Runx2 and Msx2 expression in cranial mesenchymal cells and skull morphology of each reptilian lineage. Regulatory modifications of Runx2 and Msx2 expression in osteogenic mesenchymal precursor cells are likely involved in generating morphological diversity in the temporal region of the reptilian skull.
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- Masayoshi Tokita
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tenno-dai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572 Japan ; Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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- Department of Zoology, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900 Thailand
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- Department of Zoology, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900 Thailand
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Di Ieva A, Bruner E, Davidson J, Pisano P, Haider T, Stone SS, Cusimano MD, Tschabitscher M, Grizzi F. Cranial sutures: a multidisciplinary review. Childs Nerv Syst 2013; 29:893-905. [PMID: 23471493 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-013-2061-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Progress in cranial suture research is shaping our current understanding of the topic; however, emphasis has been placed on individual contributing components rather than the cranial sutural system as a whole. Improving our holistic view helps further guide clinicians who treat cranial sutural abnormalities as well as researchers who study them. MATERIALS AND METHODS Information from anatomy, anthropology, surgery, and computed modeling was integrated to provide a perspective to interpret suture formation and variability within the cranial functional and structural system. RESULTS Evidence from experimental settings, simulations, and evolution suggest a multifactorial morphogenetic process associated with functions and morphology of the sutures. Despite molecular influences, the biomechanical cranial environment has a main role in both the ontogenetic and phylogenetic suture dynamics. CONCLUSIONS Furthering our holistic understanding of the intricate cranial sutural system promises to expand our knowledge and enhance our ability to treat associated anomalies.
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- Antonio Di Ieva
- Division of Neurosurgery, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Ameloblastin inhibits cranial suture closure by modulating MSX2 expression and proliferation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e52800. [PMID: 23593111 PMCID: PMC3617155 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 11/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Deformities of cranial sutures such as craniosynostosis and enlarged parietal foramina greatly impact human development and quality of life. Here we have examined the role of the extracellular matrix protein ameloblastin (Ambn), a recent addition to the family of non-collagenous extracellular bone matrix proteins, in craniofacial bone development and suture formation. Using RT-PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry, Ambn was localized in mouse calvarial bone and adjacent condensed mesenchyme. Five-fold Ambn overexpression in a K14-driven transgenic mouse model resulted in delayed posterior frontal suture fusion and incomplete suture closure. Moreover, Ambn overexpressor skulls weighed 13.2% less, their interfrontal bones were 35.3% thinner, and the width between frontal bones plus interfrontal suture was 14.3% wider. Ambn overexpressing mice also featured reduced cell proliferation in suture blastemas and in mesenchymal cells from posterior frontal sutures. There was a more than 2-fold reduction of Msx2 in Ambn overexpressing calvariae and suture mesenchymal cells, and this effect was inversely proportionate to the level of Ambn overexpression in different cell lines. The reduction of Msx2 expression as a result of Ambn overexpression was further enhanced in the presence of the MEK/ERK pathway inhibitor O126. Finally, Ambn overexpression significantly reduced Msx2 down-stream target gene expression levels, including osteogenic transcription factors Runx2 and Osx, the bone matrix proteins Ibsp, ColI, Ocn and Opn, and the cell cycle-related gene CcnD1. Together, these data suggest that Ambn plays a crucial role in the regulation of cranial bone growth and suture closure via Msx 2 suppression and proliferation inhibition.
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Vieux-Rochas M, Bouhali K, Mantero S, Garaffo G, Provero P, Astigiano S, Barbieri O, Caratozzolo MF, Tullo A, Guerrini L, Lallemand Y, Robert B, Levi G, Merlo GR. BMP-mediated functional cooperation between Dlx5;Dlx6 and Msx1;Msx2 during mammalian limb development. PLoS One 2013; 8:e51700. [PMID: 23382810 PMCID: PMC3558506 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Dlx and Msx homeodomain transcription factors play important roles in the control of limb development. The combined disruption of Msx1 and Msx2, as well as that of Dlx5 and Dlx6, lead to limb patterning defects with anomalies in digit number and shape. Msx1;Msx2 double mutants are characterized by the loss of derivatives of the anterior limb mesoderm which is not observed in either of the simple mutants. Dlx5;Dlx6 double mutants exhibit hindlimb ectrodactyly. While the morphogenetic action of Msx genes seems to involve the BMP molecules, the mode of action of Dlx genes still remains elusive. Here, examining the limb phenotypes of combined Dlx and Msx mutants we reveal a new Dlx-Msx regulatory loop directly involving BMPs. In Msx1;Dlx5;Dlx6 triple mutant mice (TKO), beside the expected ectrodactyly, we also observe the hallmark morphological anomalies of Msx1;Msx2 double mutants suggesting an epistatic role of Dlx5 and Dlx6 over Msx2. In Msx2;Dlx5;Dlx6 TKO mice we only observe an aggravation of the ectrodactyly defect without changes in the number of the individual components of the limb. Using a combination of qPCR, ChIP and bioinformatic analyses, we identify two Dlx/Msx regulatory pathways: 1) in the anterior limb mesoderm a non-cell autonomous Msx-Dlx regulatory loop involves BMP molecules through the AER and 2) in AER cells and, at later stages, in the limb mesoderm the regulation of Msx2 by Dlx5 and Dlx6 occurs also cell autonomously. These data bring new elements to decipher the complex AER-mesoderm dialogue that takes place during limb development and provide clues to understanding the etiology of congenital limb malformations.
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- Maxence Vieux-Rochas
- Evolution des Régulations Endocriniennes, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, UMR-7221, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Evolution des Régulations Endocriniennes, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, UMR-7221, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Azienda Ospedale Università San Martino, IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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- Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Azienda Ospedale Università San Martino, IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Institut Pasteur, Department of Developmental Biology, Centre national de la recherche scientifique URA-2578, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Department of Developmental Biology, Centre national de la recherche scientifique URA-2578, Paris, France
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- Evolution des Régulations Endocriniennes, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, UMR-7221, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
- Dulbecco Telethon Institute, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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Lattanzi W, Barba M, Novegno F, Massimi L, Tesori V, Tamburrini G, Galgano S, Bernardini C, Caldarelli M, Michetti F, Di Rocco C. Lim mineralization protein is involved in the premature calvarial ossification in sporadic craniosynostoses. Bone 2013; 52:474-84. [PMID: 22982077 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2012] [Revised: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 09/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Sporadic mono-sutural craniosynostosis represents a highly prevalent regional bone disorder, where a single cranial suture undergoes premature ossification due to a generally unclear etiopathogenesis. The LIM mineralization protein (LMP) was recently described as an efficient osteogenic molecule involved in osteoblast differentiation, expressed in calvarial tissues upon corticosteroid-osteogenic induction and used as a potent inducer of bone formation in several animal models. In this study, calvarial cells isolated from both prematurely fused and physiologically patent sutures of children with sporadic craniosynostosis, were used as an in vitro paradigmatic model for the study of the molecular events involved in calvarial osteogenesis, focusing on the possible role of the LMP-related osteogenic signaling. Calvarial cells isolated from both patent and fused sutures expressed a mesenchymal-like immunophenotype. Cells isolated from fused sutures displayed an increased osteogenic potential, being able to undergo spontaneous mineralization and premature response to osteogenic induction, leading to in vitro bone nodule formation. The expression of LMP and its target genes (bone morphogenetic protein-2, osteocalcin and Runt-related transcription factor 2) was significantly up-regulated in cells derived from the fused sutures. Upon silencing the expression of LMP in fused suture-derived cells, the osteogenic potential along with the expression of osteo-specific transcription factors decreased, restoring the "physiologic" cell behavior. These results suggested that: 1. mesenchymal cells residing in fused sutures display a constitutionally active osteogenic disposition leading to the premature suture ossification; 2. the molecular basis of the overactive osteogenic process may at least in part involve a deregulation of the LMP-related pathway in calvarial cells.
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- Wanda Lattanzi
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica S. Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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Satoh K, Hamada S, Shimosegawa T. MSX2 in pancreatic tumor development and its clinical application for the diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Front Physiol 2012; 3:430. [PMID: 23162473 PMCID: PMC3496902 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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MSX2, a member of the homeobox genes family, is demonstrated to be the downstream target for ras signaling pathway and is expressed in a variety of carcinoma cells, suggesting its relevance to the development of ductal pancreatic tumors since pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasia (IPMN) harbor frequent K-ras gene mutations. Recent studies revealed the roles of MSX2 in the development of carcinoma of various origins including pancreas. Among gastrointestinal tumors, PDAC is one of the most malignant. PDAC progresses rapidly to develop metastatic lesions, frequently by the time of diagnosis, and these tumors are usually resistant to conventional chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The molecular mechanisms regulating the aggressive behavior of PDAC still remain to be clarified. On the other hand, IPMN of the pancreas is distinct from PDAC because of its intraductal growth in the main pancreatic duct or secondary branches with rare invasion and metastasis to distant organs. However, recent evidence indicated that once IPMN showed stromal invasion, it progresses like PDAC. Therefore, it is important to determin how IPMN progresses to malignant phenotype. In this review, we focus on the involvement of MSX2 in the enhancement of malignant behavior in PDAC and IPMN, and further highlight the clinical approach to differentiate PDAC from chronic pancreatitis by evaluating MSX2 expression level.
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- Kennichi Satoh
- Division of Cancer Stem Cell, Miyagi Cancer Center Research Institute Natori, Miyagi, Japan
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Senarath-Yapa K, Chung MT, McArdle A, Wong VW, Quarto N, Longaker MT, Wan DC. Craniosynostosis: molecular pathways and future pharmacologic therapy. Organogenesis 2012; 8:103-13. [PMID: 23249483 DOI: 10.4161/org.23307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Craniosynostosis describes the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures and can lead to dramatic manifestations in terms of appearance and functional impairment. Contemporary approaches for this condition are primarily surgical and are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The additional post-operative problems of suture refusion and bony relapse may also necessitate repeated surgeries with their own attendant risks. Therefore, a need exists to not only optimize current strategies but also to develop novel biological therapies which could obviate the need for surgery and potentially treat or even prevent premature suture fusion. Clinical studies of patients with syndromic craniosynostosis have provided some useful insights into the important signaling pathways and molecular events guiding suture fate. Furthermore, the highly conserved nature of craniofacial development between humans and other species have permitted more focused and step-wise elucidation of the molecular underpinnings of craniosynostosis. This review will describe the clinical manifestations of craniosynostosis, reflect on our understanding of syndromic and non-syndromic craniosynostoses and outline the different approaches that have been adopted in our laboratory and elsewhere to better understand the pathogenesis of premature suture fusion. Finally, we will assess to what extent our improved understanding of the pathogenesis of craniosynostosis, achieved through laboratory-based and clinical studies, have made the possibility of a non-surgical pharmacological approach both realistic and tangible.
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- Kshemendra Senarath-Yapa
- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine; Department of Surgery; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford, CA USA
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Holmes G, Basilico C. Mesodermal expression of Fgfr2S252W is necessary and sufficient to induce craniosynostosis in a mouse model of Apert syndrome. Dev Biol 2012; 368:283-93. [PMID: 22664175 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 05/22/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Coordinated growth of the skull and brain are vital to normal human development. Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of the calvarial bones of the skull, is a relatively common pediatric disease, occurring in 1 in 2500 births, and requires significant surgical management, especially in syndromic cases. Syndromic craniosynostosis is caused by a variety of genetic lesions, most commonly by activating mutations of FGFRs 1-3, and inactivating mutations of TWIST1. In a mouse model of TWIST1 haploinsufficiency, cell mixing between the neural crest-derived frontal bone and mesoderm-derived parietal bone accompanies coronal suture fusion during embryonic development. However, the relevance of lineage mixing in craniosynostosis induced by activating FGFR mutations is unknown. Here, we demonstrate a novel mechanism of suture fusion in the Apert Fgfr2(S252W) mouse model. Using Cre/lox recombination we simultaneously induce expression of Fgfr2(S252W) and β-galactosidase in either the neural crest or mesoderm of the skull. We show that mutation of the mesoderm alone is necessary and sufficient to cause craniosynostosis, while mutation of the neural crest is neither. The lineage border is not disrupted by aberrant cell migration during fusion. Instead, the suture mesenchyme itself remains intact and is induced to undergo osteogenesis. We eliminate postulated roles for dura mater or skull base changes in craniosynostosis. The viability of conditionally mutant mice also allows post-natal assessment of other aspects of Apert syndrome.
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- Greg Holmes
- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, 550 1st Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Morozumi A. High concentration of sodium butyrate suppresses osteoblastic differentiation and mineralized nodule formation in ROS17/2.8 cells. J Oral Sci 2012; 53:509-16. [PMID: 22167038 DOI: 10.2334/josnusd.53.509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Periodontitis is a destructive disease that is likely the result of the activities of different microbial complexes, including anaerobic Gram-negative periodontopathic bacteria. Butyric acid (sodium butyrate; BA) is a major metabolic by-product of anaerobic Gram-negative periodontopathic bacteria present in subgingival plaque. This study was undertaken to examine the effect of BA on the expression of osteogenesis-related transcription factors and mineralized nodule formation in osteoblastic ROS17/2.8 cells. The cells were cultured with 0 (control), 10(-5), 10(-4), or 10(-3) M BA for up to 7 days. The gene and protein expression levels of transcription factors such as Runx2, Osterix, Dlx5, Msx2, and AJ18, as well as extracellular matrix proteins such as bone sialoprotein (BSP) and osteocalcin, were examined using real-time PCR and Western blotting, respectively. Mineralized nodule formation was detected by alizarin red staining. The expression of Runx2, Osterix, Dlx5, and Msx2 decreased significantly in the presence of 10(-3 )M BA compared to the control, whereas AJ18 expression increased significantly. Mineralized nodule formation decreased markedly in the presence of 10(-3) M BA. Alkaline phosphatase activity and the expression of bone sialoprotein and osteocalcin decreased significantly in the presence of 10(-3) M BA compared to the control. These results suggest that 10(-3) M BA suppresses osteoblastic differentiation and mineralized nodule formation in ROS17/2.8 cells.
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- Akira Morozumi
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan.
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Tanimoto Y, Veistinen L, Alakurtti K, Takatalo M, Rice DPC. Prevention of premature fusion of calvarial suture in GLI-Kruppel family member 3 (Gli3)-deficient mice by removing one allele of Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2). J Biol Chem 2012; 287:21429-38. [PMID: 22547067 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.362145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mutations in the gene encoding the zinc finger transcription factor GLI3 (GLI-Kruppel family member 3) have been identified in patients with Grieg cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome in which premature fusion of calvarial suture (craniosynostosis) is an infrequent but important feature. Here, we show that Gli3 acts as a repressor in the developing murine calvaria and that Dlx5, Runx2 type II isoform (Runx2-II), and Bmp2 are expressed ectopically in the calvarial mesenchyme, which results in aberrant osteoblastic differentiation in Gli3-deficient mouse (Gli3(Xt-J/Xt-J)) and resulted in craniosynostosis. At the same time, enhanced activation of phospho-Smad1/5/8 (pSmad1/5/8), which is a downstream mediator of canonical Bmp signaling, was observed in Gli3(Xt-J/Xt-J) embryonic calvaria. Therefore, we generated Gli3;Runx2 compound mutant mice to study the effects of decreasing Runx2 dosage in a Gli3(Xt-J/Xt-J) background. Gli3(Xt-J/Xt-J) Runx2(+/-) mice have neither craniosynostosis nor additional ossification centers in interfrontal suture and displayed a normalization of Dlx5, Runx2-II, and pSmad1/5/8 expression as well as sutural mesenchymal cell proliferation. These findings suggest a novel role for Gli3 in regulating calvarial suture development by controlling canonical Bmp-Smad signaling, which integrates a Dlx5/Runx2-II cascade. We propose that targeting Runx2 might provide an attractive way of preventing craniosynostosis in patients.
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- Yukiho Tanimoto
- Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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Zhao J, Kawai K, Wang H, Wu D, Wang M, Yue Z, Zhang J, Liu YH. Loss of Msx2 function down-regulates the FoxE3 expression and results in anterior segment dysgenesis resembling Peters anomaly. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2012; 180:2230-9. [PMID: 22503753 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2011] [Revised: 01/18/2012] [Accepted: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Complex molecular interactions dictate the developmental steps that lead to a mature and functional cornea and lens. Peters anomaly is one subtype of anterior segment dysgenesis especially due to abnormal development of the cornea and lens. MSX2 was recently implicated as a potential gene that is critical for anterior segment development. However, the role of MSX2 within the complex mechanisms of eye development remains elusive. Our present study observed the morphologic changes in conventional Msx2 knockout (KO) mice and found phenotypes consistent with Peters anomaly and microphthalmia seen in humans. The role of Msx2 in cornea and lens development was further investigated using IHC, in situ hybridization, and quantification of proliferative and apoptotic lens cells. Loss of Msx2 down-regulated FoxE3 expression and up-regulated Prox1 and crystallin expression in the lens. The FoxE3 and Prox1 malfunction and precocious Prox1 and crystallin expression contribute to a disturbed lens cell cycle in lens vesicles and eventually to cornea-lentoid adhesions and microphthalmia in Msx2 KO mice. The observed changes in the expression of FoxE3 suggest that Msx2 is an important contributor in controlling transcription of target genes critical for early eye development. These results provide the first direct genetic evidence of the involvement of MSX2 in Peters anomaly and the distinct function of MSX2 in regulating the growth and development of lens vesicles.
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- Jiangyue Zhao
- Eye Hospital of China Medical University and the Department of Ophthalmology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Provincial Key Laboratory of Lens Research, Liaoning, China.
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Yoon DS, Kim YH, Jung HS, Paik S, Lee JW. Importance of Sox2 in maintenance of cell proliferation and multipotency of mesenchymal stem cells in low-density culture. Cell Prolif 2011; 44:428-40. [PMID: 21951286 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2011.00770.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study has aimed to repopulate 'primitive' cells from late-passage mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) of poor multipotentiality and low cell proliferation rate, by simply altering plating density. MATERIALS AND METHODS Effects of low density culture compared t high density culture on late-passage bone marrow (BM)-derived MSCs and pluripotency markers of multipotentiality were investigated. Cell proliferation, gene expression, RNA interference and differentiation potential were assayed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS We repopulated 'primitive' cells by replating late-passage MSCs at low density (17 cells/cm(2) ) regardless of donor age. Repopulated MSCs from low-density culture were smaller cells with spindle shaped morphology compared to MSCs from high-density culture. The latter had enhanced colony-forming ability, proliferation rate, and adipogenic and chondrogenic potential. Strong expression of osteogenic-related genes (Cbfa1, Dlx5, alkaline phosphatase and type Ι collagen) in late-passage MSCs was reduced by replating at low density, whereas expression of three pluripotency markers (Sox2, Nanog and Oct-4), Osterix and Msx2 reverted to levels of early-passage MSCs. Knockdown of Sox2 and Msx2 but not Nanog, using RNA interference, showed significant decrease in colony-forming ability. Specifically, knockdown of Sox2 significantly inhibited multipotentiality and cell proliferation. Our data suggest that plating density should be considered to be a critical factor for enrichment of 'primitive' cells from heterogeneous BM and that replicative senescence and multipotentiality of MSCs during in vitro expansion may be predominantly regulated through Sox2.
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- Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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Rapid evolution and copy number variation of primate RHOXF2, an X-linked homeobox gene involved in male reproduction and possibly brain function. BMC Evol Biol 2011; 11:298. [PMID: 21988730 PMCID: PMC3214919 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Accepted: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Homeobox genes are the key regulators during development, and they are in general highly conserved with only a few reported cases of rapid evolution. RHOXF2 is an X-linked homeobox gene in primates. It is highly expressed in the testicle and may play an important role in spermatogenesis. As male reproductive system is often the target of natural and/or sexual selection during evolution, in this study, we aim to dissect the pattern of molecular evolution of RHOXF2 in primates and its potential functional consequence. Results We studied sequences and copy number variation of RHOXF2 in humans and 16 nonhuman primate species as well as the expression patterns in human, chimpanzee, white-browed gibbon and rhesus macaque. The gene copy number analysis showed that there had been parallel gene duplications/losses in multiple primate lineages. Our evidence suggests that 11 nonhuman primate species have one RHOXF2 copy, and two copies are present in humans and four Old World monkey species, and at least 6 copies in chimpanzees. Further analysis indicated that the gene duplications in primates had likely been mediated by endogenous retrovirus (ERV) sequences flanking the gene regions. In striking contrast to non-human primates, humans appear to have homogenized their two RHOXF2 copies by the ERV-mediated non-allelic recombination mechanism. Coding sequence and phylogenetic analysis suggested multi-lineage strong positive selection on RHOXF2 during primate evolution, especially during the origins of humans and chimpanzees. All the 8 coding region polymorphic sites in human populations are non-synonymous, implying on-going selection. Gene expression analysis demonstrated that besides the preferential expression in the reproductive system, RHOXF2 is also expressed in the brain. The quantitative data suggests expression pattern divergence among primate species. Conclusions RHOXF2 is a fast-evolving homeobox gene in primates. The rapid evolution and copy number changes of RHOXF2 had been driven by Darwinian positive selection acting on the male reproductive system and possibly also on the central nervous system, which sheds light on understanding the role of homeobox genes in adaptive evolution.
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Craniosynostosis is a significant disorder affecting 1 in 2500 live births worldwide. Although a large body of work has focused on dural regulation and the contributions of molecular mediators such as fibroblast growth factor, bone morphogenetic protein, and transforming growth factor β, minimal attention has been directed toward osteoclast function in cranial suture biology. Receptor activator of nuclear factor κB (RANK) is an essential mediator of osteoclastogenesis and osteoclast activation. In this study, physiologic fusion of posterior frontal sutures in murine development correlated with decreasing protein expression of RANK in comparison to age-matched coronal and sagittal sutures via immunohistochemical survey. However, RANK mRNA did not exhibit a similar pattern suggesting that RANK is regulated at the protein level. Fused cranial sutures in nonsyndromic craniosynostotic children also showed decreased levels of RANK staining in immunohistochemistry in comparison to patent sutures from the same patients. Immunohistochemistry with a RANK ligand antibody did not show differences in fused or patent sutures. Moreover, RANK knockdown in calvarial strip suture cultures displayed increased bone density specifically in the suture line after infection with small interfering RANK viruses. Cranial suture biology, similar to bone biology in general, likely depends on a complex interplay between osteoblasts and osteoclasts. We now report a temporospatial correlation between RANK expression and suture morphology that suggests that osteoclast activity is important in maintenance of cranial suture patency in normal physiology and disease. Furthermore, RANK downregulation promoted suture fusion establishing a causal relationship between the presence of RANK and patency.
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Suehiro F, Nishimura M, Kawamoto T, Kanawa M, Yoshizawa Y, Murata H, Kato Y. Impact of zinc fingers and homeoboxes 3 on the regulation of mesenchymal stem cell osteogenic differentiation. Stem Cells Dev 2011; 20:1539-47. [PMID: 21174497 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2010.0279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We propose zinc fingers and homeoboxes 3 (ZHX3) as new osteogenic markers for mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). ZHX3 mRNA expression was upregulated within 1-6 h after incubation of MSCs in the osteogenic induction medium, and reached maximum levels after 24 h of incubation. Two to 4 days later, ZHX3 mRNA levels had decreased sharply. Maximal mRNA levels were 3- to 5-fold higher than those in the undifferentiated state. In contrast, Runt-related transcription factor2 (RUNX2) mRNA expression was downregulated at 2-4 h after incubation, and levels were only enhanced 1.4-fold after 12 and 24 h of incubation. Further, Osterix mRNA levels increased only 1.6-fold after 4 and 24 h of incubation. Thus, ZHX3 expression may be a better marker of MSC osteogenic differentiation than RUNX2 or Osterix expression at the initial stage of differentiation. Knockdown of ZHX3 using 2 distinct small interfering RNA (siRNA) oligonucleotides had little effect on cell morphology or on MSC proliferation, regardless of the differentiation state of the cells. However, ZHX3 siRNAs suppressed Osterix, but not RUNX2 mRNA expression, within 1 h of osteogenic differentiation, and this suppression was sustained for at least 24 h. The 2 ZHX3 siRNAs also suppressed alkaline phosphatase induction and matrix mineralization (assessed using alizarin red staining), and, further, suppressed the calcium content of the cultures at a later stage of differentiation (days 6-21). The effects of ZHX3 siRNAs on the osteogenic differentiation were comparable to those of RUNX2 and Osterix siRNAs. These findings suggest that ZHX3 is involved in the switch from the undifferentiated state of MSC to an osteogenic program, and that ZHX3 may be useful as an early osteogenic differentiation marker.
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- Fumio Suehiro
- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Chim H, Manjila S, Cohen AR, Gosain AK. Molecular signaling in pathogenesis of craniosynostosis: the role of fibroblast growth factor and transforming growth factor–β. Neurosurg Focus 2011; 31:E7. [DOI: 10.3171/2011.5.focus1197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The interplay of signals between dura mater, suture mesenchyme, and brain is essential in determining the fate of cranial sutures and the pathogenesis of premature suture fusion leading to craniosynostosis. At the forefront of research into suture fusion is the role of fibroblast growth factor and transforming growth factor–β, which have been found to be critical in the cell-signaling cascade involved in aberrant suture fusion. In this review, the authors discuss recent and ongoing research into the role of fibroblast growth factor and transforming growth factor–β in the etiopathogenesis of craniosynostosis.
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- Harvey Chim
- 1Department of Plastic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University; and
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- 2Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- 2Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- 1Department of Plastic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University; and
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Melville H, Wang Y, Taub PJ, Jabs EW. Genetic basis of potential therapeutic strategies for craniosynostosis. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 152A:3007-15. [PMID: 21082653 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures, is a common malformation of the skull that can result in facial deformity and increased intracranial pressure. Syndromic craniosynostosis is present in ∼15% of craniosynostosis patients and often is clinically diagnosed by neurocranial phenotype as well as various other skeletal abnormalities. The most common genetic mutations identified in syndromic craniosynostosis involve the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) family with other mutations occurring in genes for transcription factors TWIST, MSX2, and GLI3, and other proteins EFNB1, RAB23, RECQL4, and POR, presumed to be involved either upstream or downstream of the FGFR signaling pathway. Both syndromic and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis patients require early diagnosis and intervention. The premature suture fusion can impose pressure on the growing brain and cause continued abnormal postnatal craniofacial development. Currently, treatment options for craniosynostosis are almost exclusively surgical. Serious complications can occur in infants requiring either open or endoscopic repair and therefore the development of nonsurgical techniques is highly desirable although arguably difficult to design and implement. Genetic studies of aberrant signaling caused by mutations underlying craniosynostosis in in vitro calvarial culture and in vivo animal model systems have provided promising targets in designing genetic and pharmacologic strategies for systemic or adjuvant nonsurgical treatment. Here we will review the current literature and provide insights to future possibilities and limitations of therapeutic applications.
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- Heather Melville
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
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