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Analysis of "old" proteins unmasks dynamic gradient of cartilage turnover in human limbs.

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Hsueh, M-F; Önnerfjord, P; Bolognesi, MP; Easley, ME; Kraus, VB
Published in: Science advances
October 2019

Unlike highly regenerative animals, such as axolotls, humans are believed to be unable to counteract cumulative damage, such as repetitive joint use and injury that lead to the breakdown of cartilage and the development of osteoarthritis. Turnover of insoluble collagen has been suggested to be very limited in human adult cartilage. The goal of this study was to explore protein turnover in articular cartilage from human lower limb joints. Analyzing molecular clocks in the form of nonenzymatically deamidated proteins, we unmasked a position-dependent gradient (distal high, proximal low) of protein turnover, indicative of a gradient of tissue anabolism reflecting innate tissue repair capacity in human lower limb cartilages that is associated with expression of limb-regenerative microRNAs. This association shows a potential link to a capacity, albeit limited, for regeneration that might be exploited to enhance joint repair and establish a basis for human limb regeneration.

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Science advances

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2375-2548

ISSN

2375-2548

Publication Date

October 2019

Volume

5

Issue

10

Start / End Page

eaax3203

Related Subject Headings

  • Regeneration
  • Proteome
  • Osteoarthritis
  • MicroRNAs
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Humans
  • Half-Life
  • Fibronectins
  • Extremities
  • Databases, Factual
 

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Hsueh, M.-F., Önnerfjord, P., Bolognesi, M. P., Easley, M. E., & Kraus, V. B. (2019). Analysis of "old" proteins unmasks dynamic gradient of cartilage turnover in human limbs. Science Advances, 5(10), eaax3203. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax3203
Hsueh, Ming-Feng, Patrik Önnerfjord, Michael P. Bolognesi, Mark E. Easley, and Virginia B. Kraus. “Analysis of "old" proteins unmasks dynamic gradient of cartilage turnover in human limbs.Science Advances 5, no. 10 (October 2019): eaax3203. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax3203.
Hsueh M-F, Önnerfjord P, Bolognesi MP, Easley ME, Kraus VB. Analysis of "old" proteins unmasks dynamic gradient of cartilage turnover in human limbs. Science advances. 2019 Oct;5(10):eaax3203.
Hsueh, Ming-Feng, et al. “Analysis of "old" proteins unmasks dynamic gradient of cartilage turnover in human limbs.Science Advances, vol. 5, no. 10, Oct. 2019, p. eaax3203. Epmc, doi:10.1126/sciadv.aax3203.
Hsueh M-F, Önnerfjord P, Bolognesi MP, Easley ME, Kraus VB. Analysis of "old" proteins unmasks dynamic gradient of cartilage turnover in human limbs. Science advances. 2019 Oct;5(10):eaax3203.

Published In

Science advances

DOI

EISSN

2375-2548

ISSN

2375-2548

Publication Date

October 2019

Volume

5

Issue

10

Start / End Page

eaax3203

Related Subject Headings

  • Regeneration
  • Proteome
  • Osteoarthritis
  • MicroRNAs
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Humans
  • Half-Life
  • Fibronectins
  • Extremities
  • Databases, Factual