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ArticleCell death and differentiation2022

LncRNA NEAT1 controls the lineage fates of BMSCs during skeletal aging by impairing mitochondrial function and pluripotency maintenance.

Hengguo Zhang, Rongyao Xu, Bang Li, Zhili Xin, Ziji Ling, Weiwen Zhu, Xiang Li, Ping Zhang, Yu Fu, Jiyu Chen and 3 more

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hengguo Zhang *Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Rongyao Xu *Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Bang LiJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Zhili XinJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Ziji LingJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Weiwen ZhuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xiang LiJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Ping ZhangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yu FuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jiyu ChenJiangsu Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Laikui LiuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jie ChengJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Hongbing JiangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. jhb@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3748-0381
Nanjing Medical University · CNJiangsu Province Blood Center · CNStomatology Hospital · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation) BK20201350
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aged bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) exhibit aberrant self-renewal and lineage specification, which contribute to imbalanced bone-fat and progressive bone loss. In addition to known master regulators of lineage commitment, it is crucial to identify pivotal switches governing the specific differentiation fate of aged BMSCs. Here, we profiled differences in epigenetic regulation between adipogenesis and osteogenesis and identified super-enhancer associated lncRNA nuclear-enriched abundant transcript 1 (NEAT1) as a key bone-fat switch in aged BMSCs. We validated that NEAT1 with high enhancer activity was transcriptionally activated by ATF2 and directed aged BMSCs to a greater propensity to differentiate toward adipocytes than osteoblasts by mediating mitochondrial function. Furthermore, we confirmed NEAT1 as a protein-binding scaffold in which phosphorylation modification of SOX2 Ser249/250 by CDK2 impaired SOX2/OCT4 complex stability and dysregulated downstream transcription networks of pluripotency maintenance. In addition, by sponging miR-27b-3p, NEAT1 upregulated BNIP3L, BMP2K, and PPARG expression to shape mitochondrial function and osteogenic/adipogenic differentiation commitment, respectively. In extracellular communication, NEAT1 promoted CSF1 secretion from aged BMSCs and then strengthened osteoclastic differentiation by extracellular vesicle delivery. Notably, Neat1 small interfering RNA delivery induced increased bone mass in aged mice and decreased fat accumulation in the bone marrow. These findings suggest that NEAT1 regulates the lineage fates of BMSCs by orchestrating mitochondrial function and pluripotency maintenance, and might be a potential therapeutic target for skeletal aging.

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Mesenchymal Stem CellsMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingAdipogenesisAgingAnimalsCell DifferentiationEpigenesis, GeneticMiceMitochondriaOsteogenesisMicroRNAsRNA, Long Noncoding

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PMID34497381
PMCPMC8816946
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