Articular cartilage corefucosylation regulates tissue resilience in osteoarthritis

Autor: Kentaro Homan, Tomohiro Onodera, Hisatoshi Hanamatsu, Jun-ichi Furukawa, Daisuke Momma, Masatake Matsuoka, Norimasa Iwasaki
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: eLife, Vol 12 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-084X
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.92275
Popis: This study aimed to investigate the glycan structural changes that occur before histological degeneration in osteoarthritis (OA) and to determine the mechanism by which these glycan conformational changes affect cartilage degeneration. An OA model was established in rabbits using mannosidase injection, which reduced high-mannose type N-glycans and led to cartilage degeneration. Further analysis of glycome in human OA cartilage identified specific corefucosylated N-glycan expression patterns. Inhibition of N-glycan corefucosylation in mice resulted in unrecoverable cartilage degeneration, while cartilage-specific blocking of corefucosylation led to accelerated development of aging-associated and instability-induced OA models. We conclude that α1,6 fucosyltransferase is required postnatally to prevent preosteoarthritic deterioration of articular cartilage. These findings provide a novel definition of early OA and identify glyco-phenotypes of OA cartilage, which may distinguish individuals at higher risk of progression.
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