SLC1A5 provides glutamine and asparagine necessary for bone development in mice
- Duke University School of Medicine, United States
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States
- Duke University Medical Center, United States
Abstract
Osteoblast differentiation is sequentially characterized by high rates of proliferation followed by increased protein and matrix synthesis, processes that require substantial amino acid acquisition and production. How osteoblasts obtain or maintain intracellular amino acid production is poorly understood. Here we identify SLC1A5 as a critical amino acid transporter during bone development. Using a genetic and metabolomic approach, we show SLC1A5 acts cell autonomously to regulate protein synthesis and osteoblast differentiation. SLC1A5 provides both glutamine and asparagine which are essential for osteoblast differentiation. Mechanistically, glutamine and to a lesser extent asparagine support amino acid biosynthesis. Thus, osteoblasts depend on Slc1a5 to provide glutamine and asparagine, which are subsequently used to produce non-essential amino acids and support osteoblast differentiation and bone development.
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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (AR076325)
- Courtney M Karner
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (AR071967)
- Courtney M Karner
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Animal experimentation: This study was performed in accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All animal procedures were approved (APN 2020-102999) by the Animal Studies Committees at Duke University and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
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© 2021, Sharma et al.
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SLC1A5 provides glutamine and asparagine necessary for bone development in mice
eLife 10:e71595.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.71595
