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ArticleNature communications2021

A functional motif of long noncoding RNA Nron against osteoporosis.

Fujun Jin, Junhui Li, Yong-Biao Zhang, Xiangning Liu, Mingxiang Cai, Meijing Liu, Mengyao Li, Cui Ma, Rui Yue, Yexuan Zhu and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Fujun Jin *Clinical Research Platform for Interdiscipline of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University & Department of Stomatology, College of stomatology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7314-0085
Junhui Li *Department of Oral Implantology, School of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China.
Yong-Biao Zhang *Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, School of Engineering Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing, China.
Xiangning Liu *Clinical Research Platform for Interdiscipline of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University & Department of Stomatology, College of stomatology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Mingxiang CaiClinical Research Platform for Interdiscipline of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University & Department of Stomatology, College of stomatology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Meijing LiuBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, School of Engineering Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing, China.
Mengyao LiShanghai Institute of Immunology, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Cui MaBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, School of Engineering Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing, China.
Rui YueInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3401-369X
Yexuan ZhuGuangzhou Jinan Biomedicine Research and Development Center, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Renfa LaiClinical Research Platform for Interdiscipline of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University & Department of Stomatology, College of stomatology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Zuolin WangDepartment of Oral Implantology, School of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China.
Xunming JiDepartment of Neurosurgery & China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Huawei WeiZeki Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Beijing, China.
Jun DongGuangzhou Jinan Biomedicine Research and Development Center, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhiduo LiuShanghai Institute of Immunology, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yifei WangGuangzhou Jinan Biomedicine Research and Development Center, National Engineering Research Center of Genetic Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. twangyf@jnu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-9918-2865
Yao SunDepartment of Oral Implantology, School of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China. yaosun@tongji.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-4323-0506
Xiaogang WangClinical Research Platform for Interdiscipline of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University & Department of Stomatology, College of stomatology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. xiaogangwang@buaa.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-9798-834X
Jinan University · CNTongji University · CNBeihang University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNCapital Medical University · CNShanghai East Hospital · CNStomatology Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long noncoding RNAs are widely implicated in diverse disease processes. Nonetheless, their regulatory roles in bone resorption are undefined. Here, we identify lncRNA Nron as a critical suppressor of bone resorption. We demonstrate that osteoclastic Nron knockout mice exhibit an osteopenia phenotype with elevated bone resorption activity. Conversely, osteoclastic Nron transgenic mice exhibit lower bone resorption and higher bone mass. Furthermore, the pharmacological overexpression of Nron inhibits bone resorption, while caused apparent side effects in mice. To minimize the side effects, we further identify a functional motif of Nron. The delivery of Nron functional motif to osteoclasts effectively reverses bone loss without obvious side effects. Mechanistically, the functional motif of Nron interacts with E3 ubiquitin ligase CUL4B to regulate ERα stability. These results indicate that Nron is a key bone resorption suppressor, and the lncRNA functional motif could potentially be utilized to treat diseases with less risk of side effects.

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AnimalsBone Diseases, MetabolicBone ResorptionCullin ProteinsEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleFemurInjections, IntravenousMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicOsteoclastsOsteoporosisRNA, Long NoncodingUbiquitinationCul4B protein, mouseCullin ProteinsEsr1 protein, mouseEstrogen Receptor alphaNRON long non-coding RNA, mouseRNA, Long Noncoding

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