间质祖细胞的丢失通过减少 Wnt/β-连环蛋白信号通路导致类似 Job 综合征的骨骼缺陷。

loss in mesenchymal progenitors causes Job syndrome-like skeletal defects by reducing Wnt/β-catenin signaling.

机构信息

Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115.

Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115;

出版信息

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Jun 29;118(26). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2020100118.

Abstract

Job syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations and primarily characterized by immune dysfunction along with comorbid skeleton developmental abnormalities including osteopenia, recurrent fracture of long bones, and scoliosis. So far, there is no definitive cure for the skeletal defects in Job syndrome, and treatments are limited to management of clinical symptoms only. Here, we have investigated the molecular mechanism whereby regulates skeletal development and osteoblast differentiation. We showed that removing function in the developing limb mesenchyme or osteoprogenitor cells in mice resulted in shortened and bow limbs with multiple fractures in long bones that resembled the skeleton symptoms in the Job Syndrome. However, loss did not alter chondrocyte differentiation and hypertrophy in embryonic development, while osteoblast differentiation was severely reduced. Genome-wide transcriptome analyses as well as biochemical and histological studies showed that loss resulted in down-regulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Restoration of Wnt/β-catenin signaling by injecting BIO, a small molecule inhibitor of GSK3, or crossing with a gain of function (GOF) allele, rescued the bone reduction phenotypes due to loss to a great extent. These studies uncover the essential functions of in maintaining Wnt/β-catenin signaling in early mesenchymal or osteoprogenitor cells and provide evidence that bone defects in the Job Syndrome are likely caused by Wnt/β-catenin signaling reduction due to reduced STAT3 activities in bone development. Enhancing Wnt/β-catenin signaling could be a therapeutic approach to reduce bone symptoms of Job syndrome patients.

摘要

Job 综合征是一种罕见的遗传性疾病,由基因突变引起,主要表现为免疫功能障碍,同时伴有骨骼发育异常,包括骨质疏松症、长骨反复骨折和脊柱侧凸。迄今为止,Job 综合征的骨骼缺陷尚无明确的治疗方法,治疗仅限于对临床症状的管理。在这里,我们研究了 调节骨骼发育和成骨细胞分化的分子机制。我们发现,在小鼠发育中的肢体间质或成骨前体细胞中去除 功能,会导致长骨骨折多发性缩短和弯曲的肢体,类似于 Job 综合征的骨骼症状。然而, 缺失并没有改变胚胎发育中的软骨细胞分化和肥大,而成骨细胞分化则严重减少。全基因组转录组分析以及生化和组织学研究表明, 缺失导致 Wnt/β-catenin 信号通路下调。通过注射 BIO(GSK3 的小分子抑制剂)或与功能获得(GOF)等位基因杂交来恢复 Wnt/β-catenin 信号,在很大程度上挽救了由于 缺失导致的骨减少表型。这些研究揭示了 在维持早期间充质或成骨前体细胞中的 Wnt/β-catenin 信号中的重要功能,并提供了证据表明,Job 综合征中的骨骼缺陷可能是由于骨发育中 STAT3 活性降低导致 Wnt/β-catenin 信号减少引起的。增强 Wnt/β-catenin 信号可能是减少 Job 综合征患者骨骼症状的一种治疗方法。

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