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ArticleNature communications2025

Fam102a translocates Runx2 and Rbpjl to facilitate Osterix expression and bone formation.

Yu Yamashita, Mikihito Hayashi, Anhao Liu, Fumiyuki Sasaki, Yosuke Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Takayanagi, Mitsuru Saito, Tomoki Nakashima

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Yu Yamashita *Department of Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7071-5667
Mikihito Hayashi *Department of Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. hayashi.csi@tmd.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-6576-1466
Anhao Liu *Department of Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0009-0005-2675-6097
Fumiyuki SasakiDepartment of Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6699-6654
Yosuke TsuchiyaDepartment of Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroshi TakayanagiDepartment of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1462-4127
Mitsuru SaitoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoki NakashimaFaculty of Dentistry, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. naka.csi@tmd.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-6779-8617

Funding

Astellas Foundation for Research on Metabolic Disorders N/ADaiichi Sankyo Foundation of Life Science N/AJapan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP20gm0810003Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP22gm6110027MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Challenging Research (Exploratory) 21K19554MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Challenging Research (Exploratory) 21K19555MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Scientific Research (A) 20H00551MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Scientific Research (B) 21H03051Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Welfare Foundation (MSIWF) N/ANaito Foundation N/ASecom Science and Technology Foundation (SSTF) N/ATakeda Science Foundation N/A
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Abstract

Bone remodeling maintains the robustness of the bone tissue by balancing bone resorption by osteoclasts and bone formation by osteoblasts. Although these cells together play a crucial role in bone remodeling, only a few reports are available on the common factors involved in the differentiation of the two types of cells. Here, we show family with sequence similarity 102 member A (Fam102a) as a bone-remodeling factor that positively regulates both osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation. Fam102a regulates osteoblast differentiation by controlling recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin κ J region-like (Rbpjl). The Fam102a-Rbpjl axis promotes the nuclear translocation of transcription factors and enhances the expression of Osterix, a transcription factor essential for osteoblast differentiation. The deletion of Fam102a or a functional mutation in Rbpjl leads to osteopenia accompanied by reduced osteoblastic bone formation. Thus, the Fam102a-Rbpjl axis plays an important role in osteoblasts and this finding provides insights into bone remodeling.

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Cell DifferentiationCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitOsteoblastsOsteoclastsOsteogenesisSp7 Transcription FactorAnimalsBone Diseases, MetabolicBone RemodelingHumansImmunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding ProteinMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutTranscription FactorsCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitImmunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding ProteinRunx2 protein, mouseSp7 protein, mouseSp7 Transcription FactorTranscription Factors

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