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MicroRNA expression signature for Satb2-induced osteogenic differentiation in bone marrow stromal cells

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Satb2 acts as a potent transcription factor to promote osteoblast differentiation and bone regeneration. Recently, microRNAs (miRNA) have been identified as critical regulators of osteogenic differentiation. This study aimed to identify specific miRNAs and their regulatory roles in the process of Satb2-induced osteogenic differentiation. We studied the differentially expressed miRNAs by Satb2 overexpression in murine bone marrow stromal cells using miRNA microarray. Ten down-regulated miRNAs including miR-27a, miR-125a-5p, and miR-466f-3p, and 18 up-regulated miRNAs including miR-17, miR-20a and miR-210 were found to be differentially expressed and their expression were verified by quantitative real time PCR. The differentially expressed miRNAs were further subjected to gene ontology and KEGG analysis. The highly enriched GOs and KEGG pathway showed target genes of these miRNAs were significantly involved in multiple biological processes (mesenchymal cell differentiation, bone formation, and skeletal development), and several osteogenic pathways (TGF-β/BMP, MAPK, and Wnt signaling pathway). Finally, miR-27a was selected for target verification and function analysis. BMP2, BMPR1A, and Smad9, members of the TGF-β/BMP superfamily, which were predicted to be target genes of miR-27a, were confirmed to be significantly up-regulated in Satb2-overexpressing cells by quantitative real time PCR. Overexpression of miR-27a significantly inhibited osteogenesis and repressed BMP2, BMPR1A, and Smad9 expression. In this study, we identified that a number of differentially regulated miRNAs, whose target genes involved in the TGF-β/BMP signaling pathway, play an important role in the early stage of Satb2-induced osteogenic differentiation.

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This work was supported by a grant from Major Scientific and Technological Research Projects of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No. 10JC1402600).

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  1. Department of Stomatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China

    Yiming Gong & Youcheng Yu

  2. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

    Fei Xu, Yanyan Qian & Huijun Huang

  3. Fusen Laboratory, Fusen Biological Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China

    Ling Zhang

  4. Division of Oral Biology, Tufts School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Jake Chen

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Gong, Y., Xu, F., Zhang, L. et al. MicroRNA expression signature for Satb2-induced osteogenic differentiation in bone marrow stromal cells. Mol Cell Biochem 387, 227–239 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-013-1888-z

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