title: Perlecan/Hspg2 deficiency alters the pericellular space of the lacunocanalicular system surrounding osteocytic processes in cortical bone.
abstract: Osteocytes project long, slender processes throughout the mineralized matrix of bone, where they connect and communicate with effector cells. The interconnected cellular projections form the functional lacunocanalicular system, allowing fluid to pass for cell-to-cell communication and nutrient and waste exchange. Prevention of mineralization in the pericellular space of the lacunocanalicular pericellular space is crucial for uninhibited interstitial fluid movement. Factors contributing to the ability of the pericellular space of the lacunocanalicular system to remain open and unmineralized are unclear. Immunofluorescence and immunogold localization by transmission electron microscopy demonstrated perlecan/Hspg2 signal localized to the osteocyte lacunocanalicular system of cortical bone, and this proteoglycan was found in the pericellular space of the lacunocanalicular system. In this study we examined osteocyte lacunocanalicular morphology in mice deficient in the large heparan sulfate proteoglycan perlecan/Hspg2 in this tissue. Ultrastructural measurements with electron microscopy of perlecan/Hspg2-deficient mice demonstrated diminished osteocyte canalicular pericellular area, resulting from a reduction in the total canalicular area. Additionally, perlecan/Hspg2-deficient mice showed decreased canalicular density and a reduced number of transverse tethering elements per canaliculus. These data indicated that perlecan/Hspg2 contributed to the integrity of the osteocyte lacunocanalicular system by maintaining the size of the pericellular space, an essential task to promote uninhibited interstitial fluid movement in this mechanosensitive environment. This work thus identified a new barrier function for perlecan/Hspg2 in murine cortical bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Modla
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Grindel
authors.forename: Kirk J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Czymmek
authors.forename: Catherine B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Kirn-Safran
authors.forename: Liyun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Randall L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Mary C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Farach-Carson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D019812:Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D042541:Intracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010011:Osteocytes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D021381:Protein Transport; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019812:Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C071927:perlecan
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