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ArticleStem cell research & therapy2025

LincRNA-ASAO promotes dental pulp repair through interacting with PTBP1 to increase ALPL alternative splicing.

Fuchun Fang, Xiaolan Guo, Sitong Liu, Longrui Dang, Zehao Chen, Yumeng Yang, Lu Chen, Jiahao Lin, Wei Qiu, Zhao Chen and 1 more

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Fuchun Fang *Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaolan Guo *Shenzhen Stomatology Hospital (Pingshan), Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.
Sitong LiuDepartment of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Longrui DangDepartment of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zehao ChenDepartment of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yumeng YangDepartment of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lu ChenDepartment of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiahao LinDepartment of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Wei QiuDepartment of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhao ChenDepartment of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Buling WuDepartment of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. bulingwu@smu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7931-1009

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Funding by Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou 2024B03J0667President Foundation of Shenzhen Stomatology Hospital (Pingshan) of Southern Medical University 714004the Fundamental research project of Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee JCYJ20210324121007020the Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project 2024A04J5105the Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project 2024A04J5188the Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project 2024B03J0667the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82100996the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82101024the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170942the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270982the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2024A1515010840
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Abstract

backgroundAlternative splicing not only expands the genetic encoding of genes but also determines cellular activities. This study aimed to elucidate the regulation mechanism and biological functions of lincRNA-ASAO in the process of odontogenesis-related genes alternative splicing mediated odontogenic differentiation of hDPSCs.

methodsRACE, RNA-seq, FISH and bioinformatics techniques were used to identify novel lincRNA-ASAO. ALP staining, alizarin red staining, qRT-PCR and western blot were used to identify the role of lincRNA-ASAO in regulating the odontoblast differentiation of hDPSCs. The binding protein PTBP1 of lincRNA-ASAO was screened by RNA-Pulldown, protein profiling and bioinformatics. The target gene ALPL of lincRNA-ASAO/PTBP1 was identified by RNA-seq, bioinformatics technology and DNA agarose gel electrophoresis. FISH, IF, PAR-CLIP and bioinformatics techniques were used to determine the roles of lincRNA-ASAO, PTBP1 and ALPL pre-mRNA in the odontoblast differentiation of hDPSCs.

resultsWe identified a novel lincRNA-ASAO that could promote the odontogenic differentiation of human Dental Pulp Stem Cells (hDPSCs). And, the interaction between lincRNA-ASAO and alternative splicing factor PTBP1 promoted the odontoblast differentiation of hDPSCs. In addition, lincRNA-ASAO forms duplexes with ALPL pre-mRNA, targeting PTBP1 to exonic splicing silencer (ESS) of ALPL and regulating exon 2 skipping. Notably, lincRNA-ASAO/PTBP1 regulated ALPL production to increase the type 2 splice variant, which promoted the odontoblast differentiation of hDPSCs.

conclusionsWe have identified the novel lincRNA-ASAO, which can promote the odontoblast differentiation of hDPSCs. The mechanism study found that lincRNA-ASAO/PTBP1 mediated the exon 2 skipping of ALPL pre-mRNA, resulting in the type 2 splice variant of ALPL. Our results enrich the understanding of lncRNAs and alternative splicing in regulating the odontoblast differentiation of hDPSCs, and provide clues to improve the clinical therapeutic potential of hDPSCs for dental pulp restoration.

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Alternative SplicingDental PulpHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsPolypyrimidine Tract-Binding ProteinRNA, Long NoncodingCell DifferentiationHumansOdontoblastsOdontogenesisStem CellsHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsPolypyrimidine Tract-Binding ProteinPTBP1 protein, humanRNA, Long NoncodingAlternative splicingHDPSCsLncRNAOdontogenesisPTBP1

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PMCPMC11948687

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