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ArticleClinical epigenetics2019

Suv39h1 promotes facet joint chondrocyte proliferation by targeting miR-15a/Bcl2 in idiopathic scoliosis patients.

Jiong Li, Guanteng Yang, Shaohua Liu, Longjie Wang, Zhuotao Liang, Hongqi Zhang

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Article in Clinical epigenetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiong LiDepartment of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87, Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, China.
Guanteng YangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87, Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, China.
Shaohua LiuDepartment of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87, Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, China.
Longjie WangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87, Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, China.
Zhuotao LiangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87, Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, China.
Hongqi ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87, Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, China. zhq9996@163.com.ORCID 0000-0001-5750-4910
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIdiopathic scoliosis (IS) is a complex disease with an unclear etiology, and the worldwide prevalence is approximately 2-3%. As an important link between environmental factors and phenotypic differences, epigenetic changes, such as lncRNA, miRNA, and DNA methylation, have recently been reported to be associated with the development of IS. However, the correlation between histone methylation, another classical epigenetic mechanism, and IS has not been determined. In this study, we investigated the morphological changes, alterations in the levels of histone methylation, and cell proliferation-related pathway in inferior facet joint cartilage in 11 IS patients and 10 comparable controls.

resultsCompared with the control group, narrowed facet joint cartilage but increased proliferative chondrocytes and upregulated collagen type II (COL2A1) and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl2) were observed in IS patients. Additionally, tri-methylation levels of H3K9 (H3K9me3) rather than other lysine sites were significantly increased in IS patients, coinciding with the upregulation of its specific enzyme, suppressor of variegation 3-9, drosophila homolog of 1 (SUV39H1). In addition, Bcl2-targeted miR-15a was downregulated in IS patients, and the level of H3K9me3 in the promoter region of the miR-15a host gene was remarkably increased in IS patients compared with the control group. Moreover, overexpressing SUV39H1 in ATDC5 cells with increased H3K9me3 levels led to similar changes, with increased expression of COL2A1 and Bcl2, decreased expression of miR-15a, and increased cell proliferation.

conclusionsThus, our study suggests that increased chondrocyte proliferation occurs in the facet joint cartilage of IS patients compared with the control group and may be promoted by the elevated levels of H3K9me3 and SUV39H1, which regulate the miR-15a/Bcl2 pathway. This dysregulation of chondrocyte proliferation could result in abnormal spinal growth and may additionally participate in the development and progression of IS.

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AdolescentCase-Control StudiesCell ProliferationCells, CulturedChondrocytesCollagen Type IIEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleHistonesHumansMaleMethyltransferasesMicroRNAsPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Repressor ProteinsBCL2 protein, humanCOL2A1 protein, humanCollagen Type IIHistonesMethyltransferasesMicroRNAsMIRN15 microRNA, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Repressor ProteinsSUV39H1 protein, humanChondrocyte proliferationFacet jointHistone methylationIdiopathic scoliosismiR-15a/Bcl2SUV39H1

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