Long noncoding RNA expression profiles in chondrogenic and hypertrophic differentiation of mouse mesenchymal stem cells

Zhen Cao, Song Huang, Jianmei Li, Yun Bai, Ce Dou, Chuan Liu, Fei Kang, Xiaoshan Gong, Haibin Ding, Tianyong Hou, Shiwu Dong

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    Abstract

    Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important regulators for a variety of biological processes. Chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is a crucial stage in chondrogenesis while chondrocyte hypertrophy is related to endochondral ossification and osteoarthritis. However, the effects of lncRNAs on chondrogenic and hypertrophic differentiation of mouse MSCs are unclear. To explore the potential mechanisms of lncRNAs during chondrogenesis and chondrocyte hypertrophy, microarray was performed to investigate the expression profiles of lncRNA and mRNA in MSCs, pre-chondrocytes, and hypertrophic chondrocytes. Then, we validated microarray data by RT-PCR and screened three lncRNAs from upregulating groups during chondrogenesis and chondrocyte hypertrophy respectively. After downregulating any of the above lncRNAs, we found that the expression of chondrogenesis-related genes such as Sox9 and Col2a1 and hypertrophy-related genes including Runx2 and Col10a1 was inhibited, respectively. Furthermore, the target genes of above lncRNAs were predicted by bioinformatics approaches. Gene ontology and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genome biological pathway analysis were also made to speculate the functions of above lncRNAs. In conclusion, the study first revealed the expression profile of lncRNAs in chondrogenic and hypertrophic differentiations of mouse MSCs and presented a new prospect for the underlying mechanisms of chondrogenesis and endochondral ossification.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)739-749
    JournalFunctional and Integrative Genomics
    Volume17
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2017

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