Lin28 Affects the Proliferation and Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells by Directly Inhibiting Let-7b Maturation

Overview

Journal BDJ Open

Specialty Dentistry

Date 2024 Mar 5

PMID 38443392

Authors

Liu Yan

Jing Sun

Yushan Wang

Xinxin Liu

Jiayi Hu

Mengxin Sun

Xi Suo

Rongquan Duan

Changyong Yuan

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Abstract

Objective: Activation of Lin28 gene under certain conditions promotes tissue damage repair. However, it remains unknown whether conditional expression of Lin28 facilitates the recovery of damaged pulp tissue. In the study, we focus on exploring the effects and possible regulatory mechanisms of Lin28 on the proliferation and differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs).

Materials And Methods: We adopted techniques such as the ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation assay, RNA-protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) analysis, and luciferase assays to study the regulation of hDPSCs by Lin28. Furthermore, gain-of-function and loss-of-function analyses were also used in explored factors regulating hDPSCs activation.

Results: The results show that Lin28 inhibited osteogenic differentiation by directly targets pre-let-7b. Through bioinformatics sequencing and dual luciferase experiments we learned that let-7b directly targets the IGF2BP2 3'UTR. Silencing of IGF2BP2 showed a similar biological effect as overexpression of let-7b. Overexpression of IGF2BP2 counteracted the differentiation-promoting effects produced by let-7b overexpression.

Discussion/conclusions: In conclusion, the RNA-binding protein Lin28 regulates osteogenic differentiation of hDPSCs by inhibiting let-7 miRNA maturation. And mature let-7b directly regulated the expression of IGF2BP2 by targeting the 3'UTR region of IGF2BP2 mRNA thus further inhibiting the differentiation of hDPSCs.

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