Effects of Lmo7 on chondrogenic differentiation, proliferation and migration of ATDC5 cells in vitro

doi:10.12439/kqhm.1005-4979.2025.01.002

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Objective: To investigate the effects of LIM domain 7 (Lmo7) on chondrogenic differentiation, proliferation and migration of ATDC5 cells in vitro.Methods: Incubate ATDC5 cells in vitro, cell immunofluorescence was used to determine the location of Lmo7 in ATDC5 cells. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to detect the genetic expression of Lmo7 during chondrogenic differentiation. ATDC5 cells was transfected with small interfering RNA (siRNA) to inhibit the genetic expression level of Lmo7, markers of chondrogenic differentiation were detected by RT-qPCR after chondrogenic induction. The effect of Lmo7 knockdown on proliferation was observed by CCK8 assay. Wound-healing assay was used to determine the effect of Lmo7 knockdown on migration.Results: Lmo7 is located in the nucleus and cytoplasm of ATDC5 cells. After chondrogenic induction in vitro, Lmo7 upregulated significantly together with chondrogenic marker. After knockdown of Lmo7 by siRNA, chondrogenic marker SRY-related high mobility group-box gene 9 (Sox9), type Ⅱ collagen (Col2) upregulated significantly. CCK8 assay showed that the proliferation of knockdown group was higher than that of control group. In wound-healing assay, the healing efficiency of knockdown group was lower than that of control group.Conclusion: Lmo7 is upregulated during chondrogenic differentiation in ATDC5 cells. Knockdown of Lmo7 leads to promotion of chondrogenic differentiation of ATDC5 cells. Inhibiting the expression level of Lmo7 promoted proliferation but inhibited migration of ATDC5 cells.

Key words: Lmo7, ATDC5 cells, differentiation, proliferation, migration

摘要：

目的： 探究Lmo7（LIM domain 7）基因对ATDC5细胞体外成软骨分化及增殖、迁移的影响。方法： 体外培养ATDC5细胞，通过免疫荧光染色观察Lmo7在细胞中的分布。对细胞进行成软骨诱导，通过实时定量聚合酶链反应（real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction，RT-qPCR）观察分化过程中Lmo7表达水平的变化。转染小干扰RNA（small interfering RNA，siRNA）以干扰Lmo7基因在ATDC5细胞的表达水平，通过RT-qPCR检测成软骨分化标志物的基因表达变化，CCK8法和划痕实验分别检测Lmo7敲低对ATDC5细胞增殖、迁移能力的影响。结果：Lmo7分布于细胞核及细胞质内。在体外诱导ATDC5细胞成软骨分化后，成软骨分化标志物表达上调，Lmo7的表达也随之上调。使用siRNA敲降Lmo7后，成软骨分化标志物SRY相关高迁移率族盒蛋白9（SRY-related high mobility group-box gene 9，Sox9）、Ⅱ型胶原蛋白（typeⅡcollagen，Col2）表达显著上升。CCK8实验显示敲降组的增殖水平高于对照组。在划痕实验中，敲降组的划痕愈合率低于对照组。结论：Lmo7基因在ATDC5细胞成软骨分化期间上调，干扰Lmo7基因表达可以促进ATDC5细胞的成软骨分化和增殖能力，并可抑制ATDC5细胞的迁移能力。

关键词: Lmo7, ATDC5细胞, 分化, 增殖, 迁移

CLC Number:

R782

TAO Ran, WANG Zuolin. Effects of Lmo7 on chondrogenic differentiation, proliferation and migration of ATDC5 cells in vitro[J]. 《Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery》, 2025, 35(1): 7-13.

陶然, 王佐林. Lmo7对ATDC5细胞体外成软骨分化及增殖、迁移影响的实验研究[J]. 《口腔颌面外科杂志》, 2025, 35(1): 7-13.

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Table 1 Primer sequences

基因名称	正向序列	反向序列
GAPDH	AGGTCGGTGTGAACGGATTTG	TGTAGACCATGTAGTTGAGGTCA
Lmo7	TTGAGACTCTTTTAGGGCAAGC	CGATGTCACTTTCGCAACCTT
Sox9	TGAAGAACGGACAAGCGGAG	CTTGCACGTCGGTTTTGGG
Col2	GTCAATAATGGGAAGGCGGGAGG	CGAGGGCAACAGCAGGTTCACATAC

Figure 1 Immunofluorescence staining of Lmo7 in ATDC5 cells

Figure 2 Expression level of Lmo7 and chondrogenic related genes during ATDC5 chondrogenic differentiation

Figure 3 Knockdown efficiency of Lmo7

Figure 4 The expression of chondrogenic differentiation markers changed after siRNA transfection

Figure 5 Effect of inhibiting Lmo7 expression on ATDC5 proliferation

Figure 6 Effect of inhibiting Lmo7 expression level on ATDC5 cells migration

Figure 7 Alcian blue staining of Si-Control and Si-Lmo7 groups on the 7th day of cartilage differentiation induction

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