Abstract
Background: Human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) play an important role in endodontic regeneration. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common RNA modification, and noncoding RNAs have also been demonstrated to have regulatory roles in the expression of m6A regulatory proteins. However, the study on m6A modification in hDPSCs has not yet been conducted. Methods: Single base site PCR (MazF) was used to detect the m6A modification site of lncSNHG7 before and after mineralization of hDPSCs to screen the target m6A modification protein, and bioinformatics analysis was used to analyze the related pathways rich in lncSNHG7. After knockdown and overexpression of lncSNHG7 and METTL3, the osteogenic/odontogenic ability was detected. After METTL3 knockdown, the m6A modification level and its expression of lncSNHG7 were detected by MazF, and their binding was confirmed. Finally, the effects of lncSNHG7 and METTL3 on the Wnt/β-catenin pathway were detected. Results: MazF experiments revealed that lncSNHG7 had a m6A modification before and after mineralization of hDPSCs, and the occurrence site was 2081. METTL3 was most significantly upregulated after mineralization of hDPSCs. Knockdown/ overexpression of lncSNHG7 and METTL3 inhibited/promoted the osteogenic/odontogenic differentiation of hDPSCs. The m6A modification and expression of lncSNHG7 were both regulated by METTL3. Subsequently, lncSNHG7 and METTL3 were found to regulate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Conclusion: These results revealed that METTL3 can activate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by regulating the m6A modification and expression of lncSNHG7 in hDPSCs to enhance the osteogenic/odontogenic differentiation of hDPSCs. Our study provides new insight into stem cell-based tissue engineering.
Funder
General Program of National Natural Scientific Foundation of China
Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province of China
Science Research Cultivation Program of Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University
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