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Zhenxia Li1, Jin Hao2, Xin Duan3, Nan Wu4, Zongke Zhou3, Fan Yang5, Juan Li1, Zhihe Zhao1, Shishu Huang3.
Abstract
Bone remodeling occurs at the bone surface throughout adult life and associates bony quantity and quality. This process is a balance between the osteoblastic bone formation and osteoclastic bone resorption, which cross-talks together. Semaphorin 3A is a membrane-associated secreted protein and regarded as a diffusible axonal chemorepellent, which has been identified in the involvement of bone resorption and formation synchronously. However, the role of Semaphorin 3A in bone homeostasis and diseases remains elusive, in particular the association to osteoblasts and osteoclasts. In this review article, we summarize recent progress of Semaphorin 3A in the bone mass, homeostasis, and diseases and discuss the novel application of nerve-based bone regeneration. This will facilitate the understanding of Semaphorin 3A in skeletal biology and shed new light on the modulation and potential treatment in the bone disorders.Entities:
Keywords: Semaphorin 3A; nerve innervation; osteoprotection; remodeling; skeleton
Year: 2017 PMID: 28293171 PMCID: PMC5328970 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00040
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Front Cell Neurosci ISSN: 1662-5102 Impact factor: 5.505
Figure 1The subunits of semaphorin family. The semaphorin family has been categorized into eight classes. The class 1 and 2 are present in the invertebrate, whereas class 3–7 are present in vertebrates. The class V are encoded by viruses.
Figure 2Holoeceptors for semaphorins. Plexin A has an N-terminal sema domain followed by three PSI domains plus six Ig domain shared by plexins and transcription factors (IPT) domains in extracelluar. The intracellular domain comprises two split cytoplasmic GTPase-activating protein (GAP) domains and a GTPase binding domain. The neuropilin1 has a large extracellular domain, a single transmembrane domain, and a short cytoplasmic tail. The extracellular domain comprises two N-terminal CUB motifs (domain a1 and a2), two coagulation factor V/VIII homology domains (domain b1 and b2) and a membrane-proximal MAM domain (domain c).
Figure 3Sema3A signaling in bone remodeling. Sema3A increases bone mass by the stimulation of osteoblast differentiation and inhibition of osteoclast differentiation. Same3A regulates osteoblasts through Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Sema3A inhibits osteoclast differentiation through the arresting of PLCγ activation and calcium oscillation. Additionally, the inhibition of RhoA suppresses the migration of osteoclast precursors that are bone marrow-derived monocyte/macrophage precursor cells (BMMs).
Figure 4Sema3A regulates bone remodeling through sensory innervation. Neuron-specific Sema3A deficient mice, like Sema3a−/− mice, have low bone mass. Osteoblast-specific Sema3A deficient mice have normal bone formation and bone mass, although the expression of Sema3A decreases in bone. Additionally, neurons in the bones are regarded to play a major role in the expression of Sema3A.