Osteoclasts adapt to physioxia perturbation through DNA demethylation

Keizo Nishikawa, Shigeto Seno, Toshitada Yoshihara, Ayako Narazaki, Yuki Sugiura, Reito Shimizu, Junichi Kikuta, Reiko Sakaguchi, Norio Suzuki, Norihiko Takeda, Hiroaki Semba, Masamichi Yamamoto, Daisuke Okuzaki, Daisuke Motooka, Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Makoto Suematsu, Haruhiko Koseki, Hideo Matsuda, Masayuki Yamamoto, Seiji TobitaYasuo Mori, Masaru Ishii

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Abstract

Oxygen plays an important role in diverse biological processes. However, since quantitation of the partial pressure of cellular oxygen in vivo is challenging, the extent of oxygen perturbation in situ and its cellular response remains underexplored. Using two-photon phosphorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, we determine the physiological range of oxygen tension in osteoclasts of live mice. We find that oxygen tension ranges from 17.4 to 36.4 mmHg, under hypoxic and normoxic conditions, respectively. Physiological normoxia thus corresponds to 5% and hypoxia to 2% oxygen in osteoclasts. Hypoxia in this range severely limits osteoclastogenesis, independent of energy metabolism and hypoxia-inducible factor activity. We observe that hypoxia decreases ten-eleven translocation (TET) activity. Tet2/3 cooperatively induces Prdm1 expression via oxygen-dependent DNA demethylation, which in turn activates NFATc1 required for osteoclastogenesis. Taken together, our results reveal that TET enzymes, acting as functional oxygen sensors, regulate osteoclastogenesis within the physiological range of oxygen tension, thus opening new avenues for research on in vivo response to oxygen perturbation.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere53035
JournalEMBO Reports
Volume22
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Dec 6

Keywords

  • bone metabolism
  • epigenetic regulation
  • intravital imaging
  • osteoclast
  • oxygen

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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