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Mesner LD, Ray B, Hsu YH, Manichaikul A, Lum E, Bryda EC, Rich SS, Rosen CJ, Criqui MH, Allison M, Budoff MJ, Clemens TL, Farber CR. Bicc1 is a genetic determinant of osteoblastogenesis and bone mineral density. J Clin Invest 2014; 124:2736-49. [PMID: 24789909 PMCID: PMC4038574 DOI: 10.1172/jci73072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Patient bone mineral density (BMD) predicts the likelihood of osteoporotic fracture. While substantial progress has been made toward elucidating the genetic determinants of BMD, our understanding of the factors involved remains incomplete. Here, using a systems genetics approach in the mouse, we predicted that bicaudal C homolog 1 (Bicc1), which encodes an RNA-binding protein, is responsible for a BMD quantitative trait locus (QTL) located on murine chromosome 10. Consistent with this prediction, mice heterozygous for a null allele of Bicc1 had low BMD. We used a coexpression network-based approach to determine how Bicc1 influences BMD. Based on this analysis, we inferred that Bicc1 was involved in osteoblast differentiation and that polycystic kidney disease 2 (Pkd2) was a downstream target of Bicc1. Knock down of Bicc1 and Pkd2 impaired osteoblastogenesis, and Bicc1 deficiency-dependent osteoblast defects were rescued by Pkd2 overexpression. Last, in 2 human BMD genome-wide association (GWAS) meta-analyses, we identified SNPs in BICC1 and PKD2 that were associated with BMD. These results, in both mice and humans, identify Bicc1 as a genetic determinant of osteoblastogenesis and BMD and suggest that it does so by regulating Pkd2 transcript levels.
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Affiliation(s)
- Larry D. Mesner
- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| | - Matthew Allison
- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| | - Matthew J. Budoff
- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| | - Thomas L. Clemens
- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging
Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Molecular
and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Departments of Public Health Sciences and
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA.
Division of Preventive Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Torrance, California, USA. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Wang L, Lu W, Zhang L, Huang Y, Scheib R, Liu X, Myers L, Lu L, Farber CR, Liu G, Wang CY, Deng H, Williams RW, Wang Y, Gu W, Jiao Y. Trps1 differentially modulates the bone mineral density between male and female mice and its polymorphism associates with BMD differently between women and men. PLoS One 2014; 9:e84485. [PMID: 24416236 PMCID: PMC3885592 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The objective of our study was to identify genetic factors that regulate bone mineral density (BMD) in mice using well defined recombinant inbred strains. For this purpose we chose the BXD recombinant inbred (RI) strains derived from progeny of the C57BL/6J (B6) and DBA/2J (D2) progenitor strains. We sampled both male and female mice (∼4 each) of 46 strains at 3 months-of-age, measured their BMD, and conducted QTL mapping. The data were analyzed to identify candidates genes contained within the most significant quantitative trait locus (QTL). Evaluation of candidate genes included functional assessment, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping and direct sequencing. We established that there was a QTL for BMD in males on chromosome 15 that has the impact larger than QTLs on all other chromosomes. The QTL on chromosome 15 was narrowed to a genomic region between 38 Mbp and 52 Mbp. By examining transcripts within this region, we found an important candidate gene: trichorhinophalangeal syndrome, type I (Trps1). SNP analysis identified a nonsynonymous SNP (rs32398060) in Trps1 that co-segregated with bone mineral density. Analysis of association between this SNP within TRPS1 and BMD in a human population confirmed its significance.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lishi Wang
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and BioMedical Engineering, Campbell-Clinic, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- Department of Basic Medicine, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and BioMedical Engineering, Campbell-Clinic, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and BioMedical Engineering, Campbell-Clinic, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and BioMedical Engineering, Campbell-Clinic, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and BioMedical Engineering, Campbell-Clinic, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, Departments of Medicine (Division of Cardiology) and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The Center for Biomedical Research, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, HuBei, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and BioMedical Engineering, Campbell-Clinic, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- * E-mail: (WG); (YJ)
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and BioMedical Engineering, Campbell-Clinic, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- * E-mail: (WG); (YJ)
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