Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2052650 | FEBS Letters | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Osteoblasts and adipocytes are believed to share a common progenitor. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) plays a key role in the switching of these two cell lineages. Here, we demonstrated the differentiation of ES cells into an osteoblastic lineage using siRNA against PPARγ without the addition of any osteogenic factors. We found that PPARγ-siRNA downregulated the expression of aP2 mRNA and lipid accumulation, whereas it upregulated the expression of osteocalcin and calcium deposition. These results suggested that ES cells were directed into an osteoblastic lineage. Therefore, transient suppression using PPARγ-siRNA may be a novel tool to induce differentiation of ES cells into osteoblasts.
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Authors
Akihiro Yamashita, Tatsuyuki Takada, Ken-ichi Nemoto, Gaku Yamamoto, Ryuzo Torii,