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WTAP-mediated m6A modification modulates bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells differentiation potential and osteoporosis

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CELL DEATH & DISEASE
卷 14, 期 1, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-05565-x

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WTAP regulates the differentiation fate of BMSCs by increasing the methylation of pri-miR-181a and pri-miR-181c, which inhibits the expression of SFRP1 and promotes osteogenic differentiation. This finding suggests that WTAP may be a potential therapeutic target for osteoporosis.
An imbalance in the differentiation potential of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) is an important pathogenic mechanism underlying osteoporosis (OP). N6-methyladenosine (m(6)A) is the most common post-transcriptional modification in eukaryotic cells. The role of the Wilms' tumor 1-associated protein (WTAP), a member of the m(6)A functional protein family, in regulating BMSCs differentiation remains unknown. We used patient-derived and mouse model-derived samples, qRT-PCR, western blot assays, ALP activity assay, ALP, and Alizarin Red staining to determine the changes in mRNA and protein levels of genes and proteins associated with BMSCs differentiation. Histological analysis and micro-CT were used to evaluate developmental changes in the bone. The results determined that WTAP promoted osteogenic differentiation and inhibited adipogenic differentiation of BMSCs. We used co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP), RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP), methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP), RNA pulldown, and dual-luciferase assay to explore the direct mechanism. Mechanistically, the expression of WTAP increased during osteogenic differentiation and significantly promoted pri-miR-181a and pri-miR-181c methylation, which was recognized by YTHDC1, and increased the maturation to miR-181a and miR-181c. MiR-181a and miR-181c inhibited the mRNA expression of SFRP1, promoting the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs. Our results demonstrated that the WTAP/YTHDC1/miR-181a and miR-181c/SFRP1 axis regulated the differentiation fate of BMSCs, suggesting that it might be a potential therapeutic target for osteoporosis.

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