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USC Stem Cell study illuminates bone formation and vertebrate evolution<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
\n Cristy Lytal<\/span>\n \n April 28, 2016<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Rendition of developing vertebrate bones. In their study, Hojo and colleagues address the transcriptional action and evolution of Sp7\/Osx, a key determinant of vertebrate-restricted bone forming osteoblasts. (Painting by Kristen Chen; courtesy of Developmental Cell 2016)<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n \n \n \n\n<\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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With the emergence of bone, the diversity of life expanded to encompass the bone-forming vertebrates, a group of species ranging from the tiny frog Paedophryne amauensis to the mighty blue whale. Bone formation in vertebrates is linked to a shared gene, called Sp7 or Osterix, that acts early in establishing the bone-forming cells or osteoblasts.
\nIn a new study in Developmental Cell, Hironori Hojo from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Andrew McMahon and colleagues reveal how Sp7 directs the development of bone-secreting osteoblasts to fashion the skeleton.
\n\u201cThis is a wonderful example of how a narrow focus on the workings of a single gene illuminates bigger questions on the evolution of a skeletal scaffold we mammals share with fish, frogs, lizard and birds,\u201d said Andrew McMahon, senior author and W.M. Keck Provost Professor and chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine<\/a> at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
\nThe Sp7 gene encodes a protein known as a transcriptional regulator, which controls the activity of a large number of other osteoblast-specific genes. As other members of the Sp family regulate gene activity directly by binding to specific sequences encoded in the DNA, Sp7 was also thought to act this way. However, studies by Hojo and his colleagues demonstrate a very different mechanism: Sp7 partners with another group of transcriptional regulators, called the Dlx family, and relies on their DNA binding action to control osteoblast genes.
\nRemarkably, there is a tight correlation between bone-forming ability and an Sp7-like gene. All major groups that comprise the diversity of vertebrates\u2014such as zebrafish, frogs, geckos, alligators, birds, mice and humans\u2014have an Sp7 gene. In contrast, the closest living relatives to vertebrates, including sea squirts and lampreys, lack bone and an Sp7 gene. This correlation sheds light into a far-away, long-ago recess of the history of life on Earth: the emergence of Sp7 was likely closely connected to the evolution of bone formation in a common ancestor that gave rise to all modern vertebrates.
\n\u201cThis study provides a fascinating and compelling example of how the emergence of novel gene regulatory networks connects to new cellular capabilities in the evolutionary process\u2014specifically here in the program of bone formation,\u201d said Hojo, first author and postdoctoral research associate.
\nAdditional co-authors include Shinsuke Ohba from the University of Tokyo, and Xinjun He and Lick Pui Lai from USC.
\nSupport came from a National Institutes of Health grant (DK056246), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (23689079 and fellowships), a Uehara Memorial Foundation grant and a Takeda Science Foundation grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[20,436],"class_list":["post-855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-research","tag-usc-stem-cell"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUSC Stem Cell study illuminates bone formation and vertebrate evolution<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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