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Int J Mol Sci ; 23(14)2022 Jul 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35887221

RESUMO

The cranial base contains a special type of growth plate termed the synchondrosis, which functions as the growth center of the skull. The synchondrosis is composed of bidirectional opposite-facing layers of resting, proliferating, and hypertrophic chondrocytes, and lacks the secondary ossification center. In long bones, the resting zone of the epiphyseal growth plate houses a population of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP)-expressing chondrocytes that contribute to the formation of columnar chondrocytes. Whether PTHrP+ chondrocytes in the synchondrosis possess similar functions remains undefined. Using Pthrp-mCherry knock-in mice, we found that PTHrP+ chondrocytes predominantly occupied the lateral wedge-shaped area of the synchondrosis, unlike those in the femoral growth plate that reside in the resting zone within the epiphysis. In vivo cell-lineage analyses using a tamoxifen-inducible Pthrp-creER line revealed that PTHrP+ chondrocytes failed to establish columnar chondrocytes in the synchondrosis. Therefore, PTHrP+ chondrocytes in the synchondrosis do not possess column-forming capabilities, unlike those in the resting zone of the long bone growth plate. These findings support the importance of the secondary ossification center within the long bone epiphysis in establishing the stem cell niche for PTHrP+ chondrocytes, the absence of which may explain the lack of column-forming capabilities of PTHrP+ chondrocytes in the cranial base synchondrosis.


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Condrócitos , Proteína Relacionada ao Hormônio Paratireóideo , Animais , Diferenciação Celular , Condrócitos/metabolismo , Epífises , Lâmina de Crescimento/metabolismo , Camundongos , Proteína Relacionada ao Hormônio Paratireóideo/genética , Proteína Relacionada ao Hormônio Paratireóideo/metabolismo , Base do Crânio/metabolismo
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Elife ; 102021 07 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34309509

RESUMO

Chondrocytes in the resting zone of the postnatal growth plate are characterized by slow cell cycle progression, and encompass a population of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP)-expressing skeletal stem cells that contribute to the formation of columnar chondrocytes. However, how these chondrocytes are maintained in the resting zone remains undefined. We undertook a genetic pulse-chase approach to isolate slow cycling, label-retaining chondrocytes (LRCs) using a chondrocyte-specific doxycycline-controllable Tet-Off system regulating expression of histone 2B-linked GFP. Comparative RNA-seq analysis identified significant enrichment of inhibitors and activators for Wnt signaling in LRCs and non-LRCs, respectively. Activation of Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in PTHrP+ resting chondrocytes using Pthlh-creER and Apc-floxed allele impaired their ability to form columnar chondrocytes. Therefore, slow-cycling chondrocytes are maintained in a Wnt-inhibitory environment within the resting zone, unraveling a novel mechanism regulating maintenance and differentiation of PTHrP+ skeletal stem cells of the postnatal growth plate.


Assuntos
Condrócitos/citologia , Lâmina de Crescimento/citologia , Células-Tronco/citologia , Via de Sinalização Wnt/fisiologia , Animais , Diferenciação Celular , Condrócitos/metabolismo , Lâmina de Crescimento/metabolismo , Camundongos , Proteína Relacionada ao Hormônio Paratireóideo/metabolismo , Células-Tronco/metabolismo
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