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ArticleJournal of molecular histology2017

GATA4 regulates osteoblastic differentiation and bone remodeling via p38-mediated signaling.

Tingting Zhou, Shuyu Guo, Yuxin Zhang, Yajuan Weng, Lin Wang, Junqing Ma

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Article in Journal of molecular histology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Tingting ZhouJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, 136 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
Shuyu GuoJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, 136 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
Yuxin ZhangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, 136 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
Yajuan WengJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, 136 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
Lin WangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, 136 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
Junqing MaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, 136 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China. jma@njmu.edu.cn.
Nanjing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoblasts play a major role in bone remodeling and are regulated by transcription factors. GATA4, a zinc finger transcription factor from the GATA family, has an unclear role in osteoblast differentiation. In this study, the role of GATA4 in osteoblast differentiation was studied both in vitro and in vivo by GATA4 knockdown. GATA4 expression increased during osteoblast differentiation. GATA4 knockdown in osteoblast precursor cells reduced alkaline phosphatase activity and decreased the formation of calcified nodule in an osteogenic-induced cell culture system. In vivo, micro-CT showed that local injection of lentivirus-delivered GATA4 shRNA caused reduced new bone formation during tooth movement. Histological analyses such as total collagen and Goldner's trichrome staining confirmed these results. In vivo immunohistochemical analysis showed reduced expression of osterix (OSX), osteopontin (OPN), and osteocalcin (OCN) in the shGATA4 group (P < 0.05). Consistently, both western blotting and quantitative reverse-transcription PCR proved that expression of osteogenesis-related genes, including OSX, OPN, and OCN, was significantly repressed in the shGATA4 group in vitro (P < 0.01). For further analysis of the pathways involved in this process, we examined the MAPK signaling pathway, and found knockdown of GATA4, downregulated p38 signaling pathways (P < 0.01). Collectively, these results imply GATA4 is a regulator of osteoblastic differentiation via the p38 signaling pathways.

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Bone RemodelingCell DifferentiationMAP Kinase Signaling SystemAnimalsCells, CulturedGATA4 Transcription FactorImmunohistochemistryMaleMice, Inbred C57BLOsteoblastsRNA, Small InterferingGATA4 Transcription FactorRNA, Small InterferingGATA4LentiviralMAPKOsteoblast differentiationTooth movement model

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