Chen Sheng, Dai Min
Orthopedics Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People's Republic of China.
Int J Gen Med. 2022 Mar 25;15:3345-3352. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S350081. eCollection 2022.
LncRNA TMC3-AS1 expression is affected by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a contributor to osteoporosis (OS). Therefore, we hypothesized that TMC3-AS1 could inhibit osteoblast apoptosis and interact with miR-708, a regulator of osteoblast apoptosis in OS.
Differential expression of TMC3-AS1 and miR-708 (mature and premature) in OS patients and controls was analyzed using RT-qPCR. Subcellular location of TMC3-AS1 in osteoblasts was analyzed using subcellular fractionation assay. The direct interaction between TMC3-AS1 and premature miR-708 was analyzed using RNA pulldown assay. The role of TMC3-AS1 and miR-708 in the expression of each other was explored with overexpression assays. Cell apoptosis induced by LPS was analyzed using cell apoptosis assay.
TMC3-AS1 and premature miR-708 were highly expressed in OS and were upregulated by LPS in osteoblasts. In contrast, mature miR-708 was under-expressed in OS and downregulated by LPS. TMC3-AS1 directly interacted with premature miR-708 and was detected in both the nuclear and cytoplasm fractions. TMC3-AS1 decreased premature miR-708 level and increased mature miR-708 level. Moreover, TMC3-AS1 increased LPS-induced cell apoptosis and suppressed the role of miR-708 in cell apoptosis.
TMC3-AS1 is highly expressed in OS and promotes LPS-induced osteoblast apoptosis by reducing miR-708 maturation.
长链非编码RNA TMC3-AS1的表达受脂多糖(LPS)影响,LPS是骨质疏松症(OS)的一个促成因素。因此,我们推测TMC3-AS1可能抑制成骨细胞凋亡,并与miR-708相互作用,miR-708是OS中成骨细胞凋亡的一个调节因子。
采用逆转录定量聚合酶链反应(RT-qPCR)分析OS患者和对照组中TMC3-AS1和miR-708(成熟和前体)的差异表达。采用亚细胞分级分离试验分析TMC3-AS1在成骨细胞中的亚细胞定位。采用RNA下拉试验分析TMC3-AS1与前体miR-708之间的直接相互作用。通过过表达试验探讨TMC3-AS1和miR-708在彼此表达中的作用。采用细胞凋亡试验分析LPS诱导的细胞凋亡。
TMC3-AS1和前体miR-708在OS中高表达,并在成骨细胞中被LPS上调。相反,成熟miR-708在OS中表达不足,并被LPS下调。TMC3-AS1与前体miR-708直接相互作用,在细胞核和细胞质组分中均有检测到。TMC3-AS1降低了前体miR-708水平,提高了成熟miR-708水平。此外,TMC3-AS1增加了LPS诱导的细胞凋亡,并抑制了miR-708在细胞凋亡中的作用。
TMC3-AS1在OS中高表达,通过减少miR-708成熟促进LPS诱导的成骨细胞凋亡。