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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Identification of NIBAN2-Regulated RUNX2 Alternative Splicing Presents Novel Strategies for Antagonizing Osteoporosis.

Sheng Zhang, Zhiqiang Yang, Yuanlong Xie, Yufeng Zhang, Zhe Chen, Xuan Lv, Zhouming Deng, Zan Huang, Lin Cai, Renxiong Wei

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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  4. NIBAN2/FLII/RREB1 Axis Drives Glioma Stem Cell Malignancy via TLR3 Pathway Activation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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Sheng ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 163 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1436-4265
Zhiqiang YangDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 163 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, P. R. China.
Yuanlong XieDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 163 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, P. R. China.
Yufeng ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No.23 Pingjiang Road, Tianjin, 300211, China.
Zhe ChenDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 163 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, P. R. China.
Xuan LvDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 163 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, P. R. China.
Zhouming DengDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 163 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, P. R. China.
Zan HuangCollege of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Cell Hemostasis of Hubei Province, Wuhan University, No. 299 Bayi Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China.
Lin CaiDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 163 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, P. R. China.
Renxiong WeiDepartment of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 163 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6022-9219

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2042020kf0138Knowledge Innovation Program of Wuhan-Shuguang 2022020801020491National Natural Science Foundation of China 81702150National Natural Science Foundation of China 81870427National Natural Science Foundation of China 82103285National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170899National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270936National Natural Science Foundation of China 82300993
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis is characterized by excessive bone resorption and/or defects in bone formation. Identification of factors promoting osteoblast differentiation may provide potential targets for osteoporosis therapy. Through integral analyses of multiple datasets, NIBAN2 is found to be tightly associated with bone formation and osteoporosis. Indeed, NIBAN2 promotes osteoblast differentiation, and conditional Niban2 knockout in osteoblasts caused bone loss and insufficient mineralization. Mechanistically, NIBAN2 interacts with the HNRNPU-cored spliceosome complex and alters its components to regulate the alternative splicing of RUNX2, which ultimately cause an increase in functional RUNX2 (nuclear localization sequence complete) but a decrease in dysfunctional RUNX2 (exon 6 exclusive) to reinforce osteoblast differentiation. Most importantly, NIBAN2 expression level negatively correlates with RUNX2 spliced isoforms and bone loss in osteoporosis patients. NIBAN2 overexpression rescues bone loss in ovariectomized mice. Thus, this research identifies NIBAN2-regulated RUNX2 alternative splicing as a potential mechanism of osteoblast differentiation that may present strategies for antagonizing osteoporosis.

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Alternative SplicingCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitOsteoporosisAnimalsCell DifferentiationFemaleHumansMiceMice, KnockoutOsteoblastsOsteogenesisCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitRUNX2 protein, humanRunx2 protein, mousealternative splicingbone mineralizationosteoblast differentiationosteoporosisRUNX2

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