Epigenetic regulation of alkaline phosphatase in human cells of the osteoblastic lineage
Epigenetic regulation of alkaline phosphatase in human cells of the osteoblastic lineage
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bone.2011.06.006
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发表时间:
2011-10-01
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4.1
通讯作者:
Riancho, Jose A.
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Delgado-Calle, Jesus;Sanudo, Carolina;Riancho, Jose A.
Epigenetic mechanisms play an important role in the tissue-specific regulation of gene expression. This study analyzed the relationship between tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (ALPL) gene expression and the methylation of a CpG island located in its proximal region. Gene expression was analyzed by real time RT-qPCR in primary human osteoblasts (hOBs), the osteoblastic cell line MG-63, the mammary cell line MCF-7, and bone tissue. DNA methylation was analyzed by qMSP in those cells and also in lining osteoblasts and in osteocytes obtained from human bone samples by laser-assisted capture. hOBs expressed much more ALPL mRNA than MG-63 cells (7.3 +/- 3.2 vs. 0.2 +/- 0.1 arbitrary units, respectively). hOBs showed a very weak DNA methylation (90%), whereas lining osteoblasts showed an intermediate degree of methylation (58 +/- 13%). These results suggest an important role of DNA methylation in the regulation of ALPL expression through the osteoblast-osteocyte transition. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.