Department of Orthodontics, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland).
Department of Stomatology, Shangqiu Medical College, Shanghai, China (mainland).
Med Sci Monit. 2020 Feb 14;26:e918932. doi: 10.12659/MSM.918932.
BACKGROUND Osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) is associated with periodontitis. It has been reported that long noncoding RNA X-inactive specific transcript (lncRNA XIST) is upregulated and microRNA-214-3p (miR-214-3p) is downregulated in PDLSCs after osteogenic induction. However, whether XIST is involved in osteogenic differentiation of PDLSCs via miR-214-3p has not been reported. MATERIAL AND METHODS The protein expressions of osteogenic markers alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osteocalcin (OCN), and runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) were examined by Western blot. The levels of miR-214-3p and XIST were determined by qRT-PCR. The relationship between miR-214-3p and XIST was evaluated by luciferase reporter, RNA immunoprecipitation, and RNA pulldown assays. RESULTS We found that XIST was increased and miR-214-3p was decreased in PDLSCs after osteogenic stimulation. Silencing of XIST decreased the protein expressions of ALP, OCN, and RUNX2, and also decreased ALP activity. Higher miR-214-3p levels also inhibited osteogenic differentiation of PDLSCs. XIST interacted with miR-214-3p and depletion of miR-214-3p mitigated XIST absence-mediated suppression of osteogenic differentiation. CONCLUSIONS XIST participates in osteogenic differentiation of PDLSCs by sponging miR-214-3p.
牙周膜干细胞(PDLSCs)的成骨分化与牙周炎有关。据报道,在成骨诱导后,PDLSCs 中的长非编码 RNA X 失活特异性转录物(lncRNA XIST)上调,microRNA-214-3p(miR-214-3p)下调。然而,XIST 是否通过 miR-214-3p 参与 PDLSCs 的成骨分化尚未报道。
通过 Western blot 检测成骨标志物碱性磷酸酶(ALP)、骨钙素(OCN)和 runt 相关转录因子 2(RUNX2)的蛋白表达。通过 qRT-PCR 测定 miR-214-3p 和 XIST 的水平。通过荧光素酶报告、RNA 免疫沉淀和 RNA 下拉实验评估 miR-214-3p 和 XIST 之间的关系。
我们发现,在成骨刺激后,PDLSCs 中的 XIST 增加,miR-214-3p 减少。XIST 的沉默降低了 ALP、OCN 和 RUNX2 的蛋白表达,并降低了 ALP 活性。较高的 miR-214-3p 水平也抑制了 PDLSCs 的成骨分化。XIST 与 miR-214-3p 相互作用,而 miR-214-3p 的耗竭减轻了 XIST 缺失介导的对成骨分化的抑制。
XIST 通过海绵 miR-214-3p 参与 PDLSCs 的成骨分化。