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RegistrationTO BE OPEN ON FEBRUARY 1st 2019 Registration fees (PDF) Registration to be send by email at: matrix-vesicles@sciencesconf.org before May 30 2019 With the following information: First Name: Personal information to be printed in booklet: YES or NO For oral communication (invited speaker) or poster presentation: An abstract shall be attached. A conference booklet will be emailed to all the registered participants. Instructions for abstract submission (Word)
Phospholipases and matrix vesicles release Phospholipase D (PLD) catalyzes the hydrolysis of phospholipids, forming phosphatidate and a head group. The products of phospholipid hydrolysis affect cell signaling, differentiation, proliferation and maturation. In addition, phosphatidate induces membrane curvature and is suspected to facilitate exocytosis or endocytosis of vesicles. We reasoned that secretion of matrix vesicles (MVs) would increase upon activation of PLD due to alteration of plasma membranes or of actin cytoskeleton of mineralizing cells. MVs are vesicles secreted by mineralizing cells, initiating apatite formation. Here, we will report the effects of PLD on mineralization induced by chondrocytes. The presence of two PLD isoforms (PLD1 and PLD2) was ascertained by measuring their RNA level expression in primary chondrocytes. Mineralization process induced by primary chondrocytes isolated from wild type and from KO PLD mouse models were compared. As probed by cresolphtaline assay, calcium deposition decreased slightly in primary chondrocytes extracted from KO PLD1 and from KO PLD2 mouse model. These findings were correlated with a decrease in TNAP activity, as well as a decrease of RNA expression levels of runx2 and ocn for KO PLD2 mouse model. MVs extracted from primary chondrocytes of KO PLD1 mouse were compared to MVs extracted from primary chondrocytes of wild types. Taken together these findings suggest that the activity of PLD regulates finely the mineralization process and may influence secretion of functional MVs.
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