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- Desenvolvimento de sistemas celulares de peixe adequados ao estudo da mineralização in vitroPublication . Marques, C. L.; Rafael, Marta S.; Tiago, Daniel; Cancela, Leonor; Laizé, VincentOs peixes foram recentemente reconhecidos como organismos modelo apropriados para o estudo da biologia de vertebrados, particularmente de processos relacionados com a mineralização tecidular e o desenvolvimento do esqueleto. Apesar de existirem alguns estudos in vivo, a identificação de mecanismos associados à calcificação em peixes tem sido prejudicada pelo facto de não existirem sistemas celulares para estudos in vitro. Este artigo descreve um protocolo simples e de baixo custo adequado ao desenvolvimento de culturas celulares mineralogénicas, derivadas de tecidos calcificados de peixes.
- Establishment of primary cell cultures from fish calcified tissuesPublication . Marques, C. L.; Rafael, Marta S.; Cancela, Leonor; Laizé, VincentFishes have been recently recognized as a suitable model organism to study vertebrate physiological processes, in particular skeletal development and tissue mineralization. However, there is a lack of well characterized in vitro cell systems derived from fish calcified tissues. We describe here a protocol that was successfully used to develop the first calcified tissue-derived cell cultures of fish origin. Vertebra and branchial arches collected from young gilthead seabreams were fragmented then submitted to the combined action of collagenase and trypsin to efficiently release cells embedded in the collagenous extracellular matrix. Primary cultures were maintained under standard conditions and spontaneously transformed to form continuous cell lines suitable for studying mechanisms of tissue mineralization in seabream. This simple and inexpensive protocol is also applicable to other calcified tissues and species by adjusting parameters to each particular case.
- Fish bone-derived cell lines: An alternative in vitro cell system to study bone biologyPublication . Rafael, Marta S.; Marques, C. L.; Parameswaran, V.; Cancela, Leonor; Laizé, VincentHuman bone diseases represent a major health problem worldwide and effective therapies have still to be developed. Despite numerous studies using mammalian systems, cellular and molecular processes governing bone and cartilage homeostasis in vertebrates are still not fully understood. Recently, fish have emerged as a suitable model and a promising alternative to the classical mammalian systems to study vertebrate development, in particular skeletogenesis. To complement in vivo developmental studies and identify signalling pathways involved in development processes, fish cell lines have been developed, in particular bone-derived cells. This work intends to review what is presently known about fish bone-derived cell lines, focusing on their relevance for bone biology studies.
- Mir-20a regulates in vitro mineralization and BMP signaling pathway by targeting BMP-2 transcript in fishPublication . Tiago, Daniel; Marques, C. L.; Roberto, Vania Palma; Cancela, Leonor; Laizé, VincentMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of vertebrate development but their role during skeletogenesis remains unknown. In this regard, we investigated the mineralogenic activity of miR-20a, a miRNA associated with osteogenesis, in fish bone-derived cells. Expression of miR-20a was up-regulated during differentiation and its overexpression inhibited mineralization, suggesting a role in fish tissue calcification. In this regard, a conserved miR-20a binding site was identified in bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) 30UTR and its functionality was evidenced through luciferase assays, and further confirmed by western-blot and qPCR. Type II BMP receptor (BMPR2) is also targeted by miR-20a in mammalian systems and evidence was collected for the presence of a binding site in fish sequences. We propose that miR-20a is a regulator of BMP pathway through specific action on BMP-2 and possibly BMPR2. Overexpression of miR-20a was also shown to up-regulate matrix Gla protein (MGP) transcript, a physiological inhibitor of calcification previously found to form a complex with BMP-2. We propose that MGP may play a role in the anti-mineralogenic effect promoted by miR-20a by decreasing availability of BMP-2. This study gives new insights into miRNA-mediated regulation of BMP-2, and sheds light into the potential role of miR-20a as a regulator of skeletogenesis.