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  3. mTORC1 induces plasma membrane depolarization and promotes preosteoblast senescence by regulating the sodium channel Scn1a

mTORC1 induces plasma membrane depolarization and promotes preosteoblast senescence by regulating the sodium channel Scn1a

  • Bone Res. 2022 Mar 8;10(1):25. doi: 10.1038/s41413-022-00204-1.
Ajuan Chen  # 1,  Jian Jin  # 2,  Shasha Cheng 3,  Zezheng Liu 1,  Cheng Yang 1,  Qingjing Chen 1,  Wenquan Liang 1,  Kai Li 1,  Dawei Kang 1,  Zhicong Ouyang 1,  Chenfeng Yao 1,  Xiaochun Bai 1 4,  Qingchu Li 1,  Dadi Jin 5,  Bin Huang 6
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Academy of Orthopedics, Guangdong Province, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degeneration Diseases, Department of Spine Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 2 Department of Spine Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 3 Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 4 Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • 5 Academy of Orthopedics, Guangdong Province, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degeneration Diseases, Department of Spine Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. nyorthop@163.com.
  • 6 Academy of Orthopedics, Guangdong Province, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degeneration Diseases, Department of Spine Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. binxue483@163.com.
  • # Contributed equally.
PMID: 35256591 DOI: 10.1038/s41413-022-00204-1
Abstract

Senescence impairs preosteoblast expansion and differentiation into functional osteoblasts, blunts their responses to bone formation-stimulating factors and stimulates their secretion of osteoclast-activating factors. Due to these adverse effects, preosteoblast senescence is a crucial target for the treatment of age-related bone loss; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We found that mTORC1 accelerated preosteoblast senescence in vitro and in a mouse model. Mechanistically, mTORC1 induced a change in the membrane potential from polarization to depolarization, thus promoting cell senescence by increasing CA2+ influx and activating downstream NFAT/ATF3/p53 signaling. We further identified the Sodium Channel Scn1a as a mediator of membrane depolarization in senescent preosteoblasts. Scn1a expression was found to be positively regulated by mTORC1 upstream of C/EBPα, whereas its permeability to Na+ was found to be gated by protein kinase A (PKA)-induced phosphorylation. Prosenescent stresses increased the permeability of Scn1a to Na+ by suppressing PKA activity and induced depolarization in preosteoblasts. Together, our findings identify a novel pathway involving mTORC1, Scn1a expression and gating, plasma membrane depolarization, increased CA2+ influx and NFAT/ATF3/p53 signaling in the regulation of preosteoblast senescence. Pharmaceutical studies of the related pathways and agents might lead to novel potential treatments for age-related bone loss.

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