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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
Previous work identified a G/T polymorphism affecting a Sp1 binding site in a regulatory region of the COLIA1 gene that predisposes to osteoporotic fractures by affecting bone strength through mechanisms that are partly independent of differences in bone mineral density (BMD). To clarify the mechanisms by which COLIA1 Sp1 alleles influence bone strength we used quantitative backscattered electron imaging (qBEI) to characterize bone mineralization in biopsy samples from subjects of different COLIA1 genotype and studied the ability of osteoblast-like cells cultured from subjects of different genotypes to form mineralized bone nodules. The qBEI analysis showed a significant (P = 0.014) reduction in mineralization in bone biopsies from G/T heterozygotes (n = 6) compared with G/G homozygotes (n = 7) and a significant increase in heterogeneity of mineralization (P = 0.017). The in vitro studies showed that osteoblasts derived from G/T heterozygotes (n = 5) were significantly less able to produce mineralized bone nodules than G/G homozygotes (n = 10) at all time-points examined (P < 0.0001). We conclude that carriage of the COLIA1 Sp1 "T" allele is associated with an impaired ability of osteoblast-like cells to form mineralized bone nodules in vitro and with abnormalities of bone mineralization in vivo. This suggests that the increased bone fragility in carriers of the COLIA1 Sp1 allele may result in part from defects in bone mineralization.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0171-967X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
113-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Alkaline Phosphatase, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Calcification, Physiologic, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Collagen Type I, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Osteoblasts, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Osteogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15895281-Sp1 Transcription Factor
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of COLIA1 Sp1 alleles with defective bone nodule formation in vitro and abnormal bone mineralization in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't