Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Attikon' University General Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 May 13;25(10):5291. doi: 10.3390/ijms25105291.
Bone mechanotransduction is a critical process during skeletal development in embryogenesis and organogenesis. At the same time, the type and level of mechanical loading regulates bone remodeling throughout the adult life. The aberrant mechanosensing of bone cells has been implicated in the development and progression of bone loss disorders, but also in the bone-specific aspect of other clinical entities, such as the tumorigenesis of solid organs. Novel treatment options have come into sight that exploit the mechanosensitivity of osteoblasts, osteocytes, and chondrocytes to achieve efficient bone regeneration. In this regard, runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) has emerged as a chief skeletal-specific molecule of differentiation, which is prominent to induction by mechanical stimuli. Polycystins represent a family of mechanosensitive proteins that interact with Runx2 in mechano-induced signaling cascades and foster the regulation of alternative effectors of mechanotransuction. In the present narrative review, we employed a PubMed search to extract the literature concerning Runx2, polycystins, and their association from 2000 to March 2024. The keywords stated below were used for the article search. We discuss recent advances regarding the implication of Runx2 and polycystins in bone remodeling and regeneration and elaborate on the targeting strategies that may potentially be applied for the treatment of patients with bone loss diseases.
骨机械转导是胚胎发生和器官发生过程中骨骼发育的关键过程。同时,机械加载的类型和水平调节着整个成年期的骨重塑。骨细胞异常的机械感觉已被牵涉到骨丢失疾病的发展和进展中,但也与其他临床实体的骨特异性方面有关,如实体器官的肿瘤发生。新的治疗选择已经出现,利用成骨细胞、骨细胞和软骨细胞的机械敏感性来实现有效的骨再生。在这方面, runt 相关转录因子 2 (Runx2) 已成为分化的主要骨骼特异性分子,它对机械刺激的诱导作用非常显著。多囊蛋白是一类机械敏感蛋白,它们与 Runx2 相互作用,参与机械诱导信号级联反应,并促进机械转导的替代效应物的调节。在本叙述性综述中,我们通过 PubMed 搜索,从 2000 年到 2024 年 3 月提取了有关 Runx2、多囊蛋白及其关联的文献。使用了以下关键词进行文章搜索。我们讨论了 Runx2 和多囊蛋白在骨重塑和再生中的最新进展,并详细阐述了可能应用于治疗骨丢失疾病患者的靶向策略。
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