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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
Pt 13
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-31
pubmed:abstractText
We studied the function of osteoblast cadherins in vivo by transgenic expression of a truncated N-cadherin with dominant-negative action, driven by an osteoblast-specific promoter (OG2-NcadDeltaC). During the first 3 months of life, bone mineral density was reduced, whereas percent body fat was increased in transgenic animals compared with wild-type littermates, with associated decreased bone formation rate and osteoblast number, but normal osteoclast number. Osteoblast differentiation was delayed in calvaria cells isolated from transgenic mice. Likewise, the number of osteoblast precursors in bone marrow stromal cells from OG2-NcadDeltaC mice was decreased compared with wild-type cultures, whereas the number of adipogenic precursors was increased. In vitro, a transcriptionally active beta-catenin mutant reversed the delay in osteoblast differentiation and the exuberant adipogenesis. Thus, in vivo disruption of cadherin function hinders osteoblast differentiation and favors, indirectly, bone marrow progenitor cell commitment to the alternative adipogenic lineage via interference with beta-catenin signaling. This results in decreased bone formation, delayed acquisition of peak bone mass and increased body fat.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-9533
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
117
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2853-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Absorptiometry, Photon, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Adipocytes, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Adipose Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Alkaline Phosphatase, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Body Composition, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Bone Density, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Bone Marrow Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Cadherins, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Cell Lineage, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Gene Targeting, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Osteoblasts, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Retroviridae, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15169841-Stromal Cells
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Targeted expression of a dominant-negative N-cadherin in vivo delays peak bone mass and increases adipogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 216 S. Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't