miR21 deletion in osteocytes has direct and indirect effects on skeletal muscle in a sex-dimorphic manner in mice

Highlights Osteocytic microRNA21 (miR21) removal in OtmiR21Δ mice alters cytokine production and bone mass by modulating osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation and activity. Only female, but not male, OtmiR21Δ mice exhibit higher lean body mass and soleus and gastrocnemius muscle weight compared...

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Main Authors: Alyson L. Essex, Padmini Deosthale, Joshua R. Huot, Hannah M. Davis, Nicholas Momeni, Andrea Bonetto, Lilian I. Plotkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-022-00465-9
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author Alyson L. Essex
Padmini Deosthale
Joshua R. Huot
Hannah M. Davis
Nicholas Momeni
Andrea Bonetto
Lilian I. Plotkin
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Joshua R. Huot
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description Highlights Osteocytic microRNA21 (miR21) removal in OtmiR21Δ mice alters cytokine production and bone mass by modulating osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation and activity. Only female, but not male, OtmiR21Δ mice exhibit higher lean body mass and soleus and gastrocnemius muscle weight compared to miR21fl/fl littermates. Sex-dependent consequences of osteocytic miR21 deletion on skeletal muscle were also found at protein and gene expression level. We conclude that osteocyte-derived miR21 influences skeletal muscle size, but not strength, in female but not male mice; whereas, intracellular signaling alterations resulting from loss of miR21 seem to alter protein dynamics in a sex-dimorphic fashion.
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spelling doaj.art-32579b5541ce4b178601001da8bd26922022-12-22T03:24:18ZengBMCBiology of Sex Differences2042-64102022-10-0113111210.1186/s13293-022-00465-9miR21 deletion in osteocytes has direct and indirect effects on skeletal muscle in a sex-dimorphic manner in miceAlyson L. Essex0Padmini Deosthale1Joshua R. Huot2Hannah M. Davis3Nicholas Momeni4Andrea Bonetto5Lilian I. Plotkin6Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of MedicineDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of MedicineDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of MedicineDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of MedicineDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of MedicineDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of MedicineDepartment of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of MedicineHighlights Osteocytic microRNA21 (miR21) removal in OtmiR21Δ mice alters cytokine production and bone mass by modulating osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation and activity. Only female, but not male, OtmiR21Δ mice exhibit higher lean body mass and soleus and gastrocnemius muscle weight compared to miR21fl/fl littermates. Sex-dependent consequences of osteocytic miR21 deletion on skeletal muscle were also found at protein and gene expression level. We conclude that osteocyte-derived miR21 influences skeletal muscle size, but not strength, in female but not male mice; whereas, intracellular signaling alterations resulting from loss of miR21 seem to alter protein dynamics in a sex-dimorphic fashion.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-022-00465-9
spellingShingle Alyson L. Essex
Padmini Deosthale
Joshua R. Huot
Hannah M. Davis
Nicholas Momeni
Andrea Bonetto
Lilian I. Plotkin
miR21 deletion in osteocytes has direct and indirect effects on skeletal muscle in a sex-dimorphic manner in mice
Biology of Sex Differences
title miR21 deletion in osteocytes has direct and indirect effects on skeletal muscle in a sex-dimorphic manner in mice
title_full miR21 deletion in osteocytes has direct and indirect effects on skeletal muscle in a sex-dimorphic manner in mice
title_fullStr miR21 deletion in osteocytes has direct and indirect effects on skeletal muscle in a sex-dimorphic manner in mice
title_full_unstemmed miR21 deletion in osteocytes has direct and indirect effects on skeletal muscle in a sex-dimorphic manner in mice
title_short miR21 deletion in osteocytes has direct and indirect effects on skeletal muscle in a sex-dimorphic manner in mice
title_sort mir21 deletion in osteocytes has direct and indirect effects on skeletal muscle in a sex dimorphic manner in mice
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-022-00465-9
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