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ArticleJournal of bone metabolism2021

Effects of the Lysine Methyltransferase Inhibitor AZ505 on Bone Metabolism.

Min-Kyoung Song, Suhan Jung, Seojin Hong, Jun-Oh Kwon, Min Kyung Kim, Hong-Hee Kim

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Article in Journal of bone metabolism, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Min-Kyoung SongDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Suhan JungDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Seojin HongDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Jun-Oh KwonDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Min Kyung KimDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Hong-Hee KimDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Seoul National University Dental Hospital · KRSeoul National University Hospital · KR

Funding

Korean Society for Bone and Mineral ResearchNational Research Foundation of Korea 2020R1A2C2010082
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProtein methylation has important role in regulating diverse cellular responses, including differentiation, by affecting protein activity, stability, and interactions. AZ505 is an inhibitor of the SET and MYND domain-containing protein 2 lysine methylase. In this study, we investigated the effect of AZ505 on osteoblast and osteoclast differentiation in vitro and evaluated the effect of AZ505 in vivo on the long bones in mice.

methodsOsteoblast differentiation was assessed by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and Alizarin red staining after culturing calvarial preosteoblasts in an osteogenic medium. Osteoclast differentiation was analyzed by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining in bone marrow-derived macrophages cultured with macrophage-colony stimulating factor and receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL). For in vivo experiments, mice were intraperitoneally injected with AZ505 and femurs were examined by micro-computed tomography.

resultsAZ505 increased ALP and Alizarin red staining in cultured osteoblasts and the expression of osteoblast marker genes, including Runx2 and osteocalcin. AZ505 resulted in decreased TRAP-staining of osteoclasts and expression of c-Fos and nuclear factor of activated T cells transcription factors and osteoclast marker genes, including cathepsin K and dendritic cell-specific transmembrane protein. Unexpectedly, in vivo administration of AZ505 markedly decreased the trabecular bone mass of femurs. In support of this catabolic result, AZ505 strongly upregulated RANKL expression in osteoblasts.

conclusionsThe results indicate that AZ505 has a catabolic effect on bone metabolism in vivo despite its anabolic effect in bone cell cultures. The findings indicate that cell culture data should be extrapolated cautiously to in vivo outcomes for studying bone metabolism.

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Bone densityMethyltransferasesOsteoblastOsteoclast

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