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dc.contributor.authorMullin, B.
dc.contributor.authorMamotte, Cyril
dc.contributor.authorPrince, R.
dc.contributor.authorWilson, S.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:06:30Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:06:30Z
dc.date.created2015-01-29T20:00:47Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationMullin, B. and Mamotte, C. and Prince, R. and Wilson, S. 2014. Influence of ARHGEF3 and RHOA Knockdown on ACTA2 and Other Genes in Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts. PLoS ONE. 9 (5): e98116.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43306
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0098116
dc.description.abstract

Osteoporosis is a common bone disease that has a strong genetic component. Genome-wide linkage studies have identified the chromosomal region 3p14-p22 as a quantitative trait locus for bone mineral density (BMD). We have previously identified associations between variation in two related genes located in 3p14-p22, ARHGEF3 and RHOA, and BMD in women. In this study we performed knockdown of these genes using small interfering RNA (siRNA) in human osteoblast-like and osteoclast-like cells in culture, with subsequent microarray analysis to identify genes differentially regulated from a list of 264 candidate genes. Validation of selected findings was then carried out in additional human cell lines/cultures using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). The qRT-PCR results showed significant down-regulation of the ACTA2 gene, encoding the cytoskeletal protein alpha 2 actin, in response to RHOA knockdown in both osteoblast-like (P<0.001) and osteoclast-like cells (P = 0.002). RHOA knockdown also caused up-regulation of the PTH1R gene, encoding the parathyroid hormone 1 receptor, in Saos-2 osteoblast-like cells (P<0.001). Other findings included down-regulation of the TNFRSF11B gene, encoding osteoprotegerin, in response to ARHGEF3 knockdown in the Saos-2 and hFOB 1.19 osteoblast-like cells (P = 0.003– 0.02), and down-regulation of ARHGDIA, encoding the Rho GDP dissociation inhibitor alpha, in response to RHOA knockdown in osteoclast-like cells (P<0.001). These studies identify ARHGEF3 and RHOA as potential regulators of a number of genes in bone cells, including TNFRSF11B, ARHGDIA, PTH1R and ACTA2, with influences on the latter evident in both osteoblast-like and osteoclast-like cells. This adds further evidence to previous studies suggesting a role for the ARHGEF3 and RHOA genes in bone metabolism.

dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.subjectGene expression
dc.subjectOsteoblasts
dc.subjectRNA extraction
dc.subjectOsteoclasts
dc.subjectGene regulation
dc.subjectActins
dc.subjectMicroarrays
dc.subjectSmall interfering RNAs
dc.titleInfluence of ARHGEF3 and RHOA Knockdown on ACTA2 and Other Genes in Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume9
dcterms.source.number5
dcterms.source.issn1932-6203
dcterms.source.titlePLoS ONE
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