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Bo X, Wu M, Xiao H, Wang H. Transcriptome analyses reveal molecular mechanisms that regulate endochondral ossification in amphibian Bufo gargarizans during metamorphosis. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1862:2632-2644. [PMID: 30076880 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND A developmental transition from aquatic to terrestrial existence is one of the most important events in the evolution of terrestrial vertebrates. Amphibian metamorphosis is a classic model to study this transition. The development of the vertebrate skeleton can reflect its evolutionary history. Endochondral ossification serves a vital role in skeletal development. Thus, we sought to unravel molecular mechanisms that regulate endochondral ossification during Bufo gargarizans metamorphosis. METHODS The alizarin red-alcian blue double staining method was used to visualize the skeletal development of B. gargarizans during metamorphosis. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was used to explore the transcriptome of B. gargarizans in four key developmental stages during metamorphosis. Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was used to validate the expression patterns of endochondral ossification related genes. RESULTS Endochondral ossification increased gradually in skeletal system of B. gargarizans during metamorphosis. A total of 137,264 unigenes were assembled and 44,035 unigenes were annotated. 10,352 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were further extracted among four key developmental stages. In addition, 28 endochondral ossification related genes were found by searching for DEG libraries in B. gargarizans. Of the 28 genes, 10 genes were validated using RT-qPCR. CONCLUSIONS The exquisite coordination of the 28 genes is essential for regulation of endochondral ossification during B. gargarizans metamorphosis. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The present study will not only provide an invaluable genomic resource and background for further research of endochondral ossification in amphibians but will also aid in enhancing our understanding of the evolution of terrestrial vertebrates.
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- Xiaoxue Bo
- College of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- College of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- College of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- College of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China.
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Yang RC, Chen MH, Chen PY, Chen CY, Tsai SF, Cheng CK, Sun JS. A mutation of the Col2a1 gene (G1170S) alters the transgenic murine phenotype and cartilage matrix homeostasis. J Formos Med Assoc 2013; 113:803-12. [PMID: 24168833 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2013.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2013] [Revised: 08/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Genomic studies have revealed that there is a significant association between a point mutation of the human Col2A1 gene (G1170S) and several hip disorders. The purpose of the study was to explore the phenotype and altered cartilage matrix homeostasis of transgenic mice carrying this mutated Col2a1 gene. METHODS Wild-type and transgenic mice were used as the control and study groups, respectively. Body weight measurement, radiographic analysis, and histological analysis of the mice were carried out to describe differences between the wild-type and transgenic mice at different ages. Cartilage metabolism studies were also carried out, including an MTT assay of cellular proliferation and nitric oxide and glycosaminoglycan assays. Allelic expression levels of the mutant A allele and the normal G allele were established by TaqMan assay. Cytokine and protease gene expression were measured. RESULTS Transgenic mice had a lower mean body weight, a deformed skeletal structure, and abnormal cartilage histomorphology. Chondrocyte proliferation was significantly compromised and this was linked to significantly higher NO secretion and less soluble glycosaminoglycan formation. TNF-α and IL-1β gene expression was significantly upregulated, while MMP-13 gene expression was significantly downregulated. CONCLUSION The mutant G1170S Col2a1 gene in mice clearly alters the transgenic murine phenotype and cartilage matrix homeostasis.
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- Ruei-Cheng Yang
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei City Hospital Zhongxing Branch, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Genome Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan, ROC.
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The growth plate is the final target organ for longitudinal growth and results from chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation. During the first year of life, longitudinal growth rates are high, followed by a decade of modest longitudinal growth. The age at onset of puberty and the growth rate during the pubertal growth spurt (which occurs under the influence of estrogens and GH) contribute to sex difference in final height between boys and girls. At the end of puberty, growth plates fuse, thereby ceasing longitudinal growth. It has been recognized that receptors for many hormones such as estrogen, GH, and glucocorticoids are present in or on growth plate chondrocytes, suggesting that these hormones may influence processes in the growth plate directly. Moreover, many growth factors, i.e., IGF-I, Indian hedgehog, PTHrP, fibroblast growth factors, bone morphogenetic proteins, and vascular endothelial growth factor, are now considered as crucial regulators of chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation. In this review, we present an update on the present perception of growth plate function and the regulation of chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation by systemic and local regulators of which most are now related to human growth disorders.
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- B C J van der Eerden
- Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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Tan L, Peng H, Osaki M, Choy BK, Auron PE, Sandell LJ, Goldring MB. Egr-1 mediates transcriptional repression of COL2A1 promoter activity by interleukin-1beta. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:17688-700. [PMID: 12637574 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m301676200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Following induction and activation of the early growth response (Egr)-1 transcription factor in human chondrocytes, interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) suppresses the expression of the type II collagen gene (COL2A1), associated with induction of Egr-1 binding activity in nuclear extracts. The COL2A1 proximal promoter contains overlapping binding sites for Egr-1 and Sp1 family members at -119/-112 bp and -81/-74 bp. Mutations that block binding of Sp1 and Sp3 to either site markedly reduce constitutive expression of the core promoter. IL-1beta-induced Egr-1 binds strongly to the -119/-112 bp site, and mutations that block Egr-1 binding prevent inhibition by IL-1beta. Cotransfection with pCMV-Egr1 potentiates the inhibition of COL2A1 promoter activity by IL-1beta, whereas overexpression of dominant-negative Egr-1 mutant, Wilm's tumor-1 (WT1)/Egr1, Sp1, or Sp3 reverses the inhibition by IL-1beta. Cotransfection of pGL2-COL2/Gal4, in which we substituted the critical residue for Egr-1 binding with a Gal4 binding domain and a pCMV-Gal4-Egr1 chimera permits an inhibitory response to IL-1beta that is reversed by overexpression of Gal4-CBP. Our results indicate that IL-1beta-induced activation of Egr-1 binding is required for inhibition of COL2A1 proximal promoter activity and suggest that Egr-1 acts as a repressor of a constitutively expressed collagen gene by preventing interactions between Sp1 and the general transcriptional machinery.
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- Lujian Tan
- Rheumatology Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and New England Baptist Bone & Joint Institute, Harvard Institutes of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Chadjichristos C, Ghayor C, Herrouin JF, Ala-Kokko L, Suske G, Pujol JP, Galéra P. Down-regulation of human type II collagen gene expression by transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) in articular chondrocytes involves SP3/SP1 ratio. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:43903-17. [PMID: 12186868 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206111200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Although transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) is generally considered as a stimulator of type I collagen production in smooth organs, we found that it can inhibit type II collagen biosynthesis in primary rabbit articular chondrocytes (RAC) at transcriptional levels. Constructs of promoter and first intron sequences associated with the luciferase reporter gene were used to delineate the gene sequences involved in TGF-beta1 control of human COL2A1 gene transcription. Cotransfection of these DNA fragments with a TbetaRII/I cDNA hybrid receptor, capable of inducing a TGF-beta1 dominant negative effect, showed that TGF-beta1 inhibits specifically COL2A1 gene transcription in RAC by a 63-bp proximal promoter. Footprint and gel retardation analyses revealed that the TGF-beta1-induced inhibition effect exerted through the 63-bp promoter sequence implies a multimeric complex that binds to the -41/-33 sequence and involves Sp1 and Sp3 transcription factors. Transfection of decoy Sp-binding oligonucleotides corroborated the implication of the proximal promoter in the TGF-beta1-induced inhibition of COL2A1 gene transcription. In addition, TGF-beta1 was found to increase the expression of Sp3 without significant changes to its binding level, but repressed both the biosynthesis and binding activity of Sp1. In functional assays, Sp3 inhibited the 63-bp promoter activity and prevented Sp1 induction of transcription. These findings suggest that TGF-beta1 inhibition of COL2A1 gene transcription in RAC is mediated by an increase of the Sp3/Sp1 ratio and by the repression of Sp1 transactivating effects on that gene.
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- Christos Chadjichristos
- Laboratoire de Biochimie du Tissu Conjonctif, Faculté de Médecine, CHU niveau 3, Avenue de Côte de Nacre, 14032, Caen Cedex, France
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Loughlin J, Mustafa Z, Dowling B, Southam L, Marcelline L, Räinä SS, Ala-Kokko L, Chapman K. Finer linkage mapping of a primary hip osteoarthritis susceptibility locus on chromosome 6. Eur J Hum Genet 2002; 10:562-8. [PMID: 12173034 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2002] [Revised: 04/24/2002] [Accepted: 05/23/2002] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Primary osteoarthritis (OA) is a common late-onset disease that exhibits complex genetic transmittance. A previous genome-wide linkage scan of OA affected sibling pair families (ascertained by total joint replacement surgery) identified a region of suggestive linkage on chromosome 6, with a maximum multipoint-LOD score (MLS) of 2.9 in 194 families containing sibling pairs concordant for total hip replacement (THR-families). However, up to 50 cM of the chromosome had a multipoint-LOD score >2.0, indicating that the susceptibility locus was poorly mapped. We have now genotyped chromosome 6 to a higher density in an expanded cohort of 378 THR-families. We obtained an MLS of 2.8 to an 11.4 cM interval defined by markers D6S452 and 509-8B2, which map between 70.5 to 81.9 cM from the 6p-telomere. Stratification by gender revealed that this linkage was completely accounted for by female THR-families (n=146), with an MLS of 4.0 and with the highest two-point LOD score being 4.6 for marker D6S1573 (75.9 cM). The 11.4 cM interval just encompasses the candidate gene COL9A1 (81.9 cM). We identified and then genotyped twenty common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from within COL9A1 in the 146 probands from our female THR-families and in 215 age-matched female controls. No SNP allele, genotype or haplotype demonstrated association to disease. Overall, we have narrowed the chromosome 6 OA susceptibility locus to a point at which linkage disequilibrium/association analysis is feasible, we have demonstrated that this locus is female specific, and found no evidence that COL9A1 encodes for the susceptibility.
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- John Loughlin
- University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, UK.
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Ghayor C, Chadjichristos C, Herrouin JF, Ala-Kokko L, Suske G, Pujol JP, Galera P. Sp3 represses the Sp1-mediated transactivation of the human COL2A1 gene in primary and de-differentiated chondrocytes. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:36881-95. [PMID: 11447232 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m105083200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Sp1 and Sp3 effects on the transcription of the human alpha1(II) procollagen gene (COL2A1) were investigated in both differentiated and de-differentiated rabbit articular chondrocytes. Transient transfection with constructs of deleted COL2A1 promoter sequences driving the luciferase reporter gene revealed that the region spanning -266 to +121 base pairs showed Sp1-enhancing effects, whatever the differentiation state. In contrast, Sp3 did not influence COL2A1 gene transcription. Concomitant overexpression of the two Sp proteins demonstrated that Sp3 blocked the Sp1 induction of COL2A1 promoter activity. Moreover, inhibition of Sp1/Sp3 binding to their target DNA sequence decreased both COL2A1 gene transcription and Sp1-enhancing effects. DNase I footprinting and gel retardation assays revealed that Sp1 and Sp3 bind specifically to cis-sequences of the COL2A1 gene promoter whereby they exert their transcriptional effects. Sp1 and Sp3 levels were found to be reduced in de-differentiated chondrocytes, as revealed by DNA-binding and immunochemical study. Sp1 specifically activated collagen neosynthesis whatever the differentiation state of chondrocytes, suggesting that this factor exerts a major role in the expression of collagen type II. However, our data indicate that type II collagen-specific expression in chondrocytes depend on both the Sp1/Sp3 ratio and cooperation of Sp1 with other transcription factors, the amounts of which are also modulated by phenotype alteration.
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- C Ghayor
- Laboratoire de Biochimie du Tissu Conjonctif, Faculté de Médecine, CHU niveau 3, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14032, Caen Cedex, France
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Kulyk WM, Franklin JL, Hoffman LM. Sox9 expression during chondrogenesis in micromass cultures of embryonic limb mesenchyme. Exp Cell Res 2000; 255:327-32. [PMID: 10694448 DOI: 10.1006/excr.1999.4784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sox9 plays a crucial role in chondrogenesis. It encodes an HMG-domain transcription factor that activates an enhancer in the gene for type II collagen (Col2a1), a principal cartilage matrix protein. We have characterized the temporal pattern of Sox9 RNA expression in micromass culture, a widely used in vitro model for the analysis of embryonic cartilage differentiation. Cultures were prepared from distal subridge mesenchyme of the stage 24/25 chick embryo wing bud, which undergoes uniform chondrogenic differentiation in vitro. The early "prechondrogenic" phase of culture was characterized by the activation of Sox9 RNA expression, which preceded detectable upregulation of Col2a1 transcription. Sox9 RNA levels peaked between 20 and 65 h of culture, a phase of progressive Col2a1 transcript accumulation, then declined in the mature cartilage of 120-h cultures. Staurosporine treatment enhanced chondrogenesis in micromass culture by inducing a rapid quantitative increase in Sox9 transcript levels. However, PMA, a phorbol ester that inhibits Col2a1 expression and chondrocyte differentiation, had an unexpectedly modest effect on Sox9 RNA accumulation.
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- W M Kulyk
- Department of Anatomy, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada.
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Potocki L, Abuelo DN, Oyer CE. Cardiac malformation in two infants with hypochondrogenesis. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1995; 59:295-9. [PMID: 8599352 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320590306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Autopsy records from the Women and Infants' Hospital from January 1974 through January 1994 were reviewed to identify cardiac malformations in the presence of skeletal dysplasia. Of 24 cases of lethal fetal or neonatal osteochondrodysplasias, 4 were given diagnoses in which disorders of type II collagen are regarded as causative. These 4 were categorized in the spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (SED) spectrum of disorders; specifically two patients with hypochondrogenesis and two with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita were identified. Defects in cardiac septation were noted in the 2 patients with hypochondrogenesis. No cardiovascular abnormalities were present in the remaining cases, which included thanatophoric dysplasia, osteogenesis imperfecta, and asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy. Although cardiovascular malformations have been described in other types of osteochondrodysplasias, e.g., short rib polydactyly syndrome type II and chondroectodermal (Ellis-van Creveld) dysplasia, congenital heart disease has not been described in hypochondrogenesis. Type II collagen, which has been found to be abnormal in some patients with hypochondrogenesis, is considered to have a limited tissue distribution, and has not been detected as yet in human myocardium. The findings presented here suggest that type II collagen may function in human cardiogenesis.
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- L Potocki
- Department of Pathology, Women and Infants' Hospital, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Cole WG. Collagen genes: mutations affecting collagen structure and expression. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1994; 47:29-80. [PMID: 8016323 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(08)60249-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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It is to be expected that more collagen genes will be identified and that additional heritable connective tissue diseases will be shown to arise from collagen mutations. Further progress will be fostered by the coordinated study of naturally occurring and induced heritable connective tissues diseases. In some instances, human mutations will be studied in more detail using transgenic mice, while in others, transgenic studies will be used to determine the type of human phenotype that is likely to result from mutations of a given collagen gene. Further studies of transcriptional regulation of the collagen genes will provide the prospect for therapeutic control of expression of specific collagen genes in patients with genetically determined collagen disorders as well as in a wide range of common human diseases in which abnormal formation of the connective tissues is a feature.
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- W G Cole
- Division of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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