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JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 193, Issue 6, Pages 1115-1130Publisher
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201010010
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- National Institutes of Health [DEB AR44745, EY05129, KJJ AR44927, AR056639]
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Differentiated osteoblasts are polarized in regions of bone deposition, demonstrate extensive cell interaction and communication, and are responsible for bone formation and quality. Type XII collagen is a fibril-associated collagen with interrupted triple helices and has been implicated in the osteoblast response to mechanical forces. Type XII collagen is expressed by osteoblasts and localizes to areas of bone formation. A transgenic mouse null for type XII collagen exhibits skeletal abnormalities including shorter, more slender long bones with decreased mechanical strength as well as altered vertebrae structure compared with wild-type mice. Col12a(-/-) osteoblasts have decreased bone matrix deposition with delayed maturation indicated by decreased bone matrix protein expression. Compared with controls, Col12a(-/-) osteoblasts are disorganized and less polarized with disrupted cell-cell interactions, decreased connexin43 expression, and impaired gap junction function. The data demonstrate important regulatory roles for type XII collagen in osteoblast differentiation and bone matrix formation.
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