ArticleCell and tissue research2021
The extracellular matrix protein Agrin is expressed by osteoblasts and contributes to their differentiation.
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- Role of Agrin in tissue repair and regeneration: From mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The role of agrin as a downstream mediator of Slit3 in osteogenic-angiogenic interaction under osteoporosis.Regenerative biomaterials · 2026Article
- Extracellular matrix: Dystroglycan interactions-Roles for the dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex in skeletal tissue dynamics.International journal of experimental pathology · 2025Review
- LRP4 and Agrin Are Modulated by Cartilage Degeneration and Involved in β-Catenin Signaling in Human Articular Chondrocytes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Gut microbiota and blood biomarkers in IBD-Related arthritis: insights from mendelian randomization.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Lamc1 promotes osteogenic differentiation and inhibits adipogenic differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Spatiotemporal Localisation of Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycans throughout Mouse Lens Morphogenesis.Cells · 2023Article
- Effects of Modulation of the Hedgehog and Notch Signaling Pathways on Osteoblast Differentiation Induced by Titanium with Nanotopography.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2023Article
- Regulation of stem cell fate by HSPGs: implication in hair follicle cycling.NPJ Regenerative medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
The extracellular matrix protein Agrin has been detected in chondrocytes and endosteal osteoblasts but its function in osteoblast differentiation has not been investigated yet. Thus, it is possible that Agrin contributes to osteoblast differentiation and, due to Agrin and wingless-related integration site (Wnt) sharing the same receptor, transmembrane low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 (Lrp4), and the crosstalk between Wnt and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling, both pathways could be involved in this Agrin-mediated osteoblast differentiation. Confirming this, Agrin and its receptors Lrp4 and α-dystroglycan (Dag1) were expressed during differentiation of osteoblasts from three different sources. Moreover, the disruption of Agrin impaired the expression of its receptors and osteoblast differentiation, and the treatment with recombinant Agrin slightly increase this process. In addition, whilst Agrin knockdown downregulated the expression of genes related to Wnt and BMP signalling pathways, the addition of Agrin had no effect on these genes. Altogether, these data uncover the contribution of Agrin to osteoblast differentiation and suggest that, at least in part, an Agrin-Wnt-BMP circuit is involved in this process. This makes Agrin a candidate as target for developing new therapeutic strategies to treat bone-related diseases and injuries.
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