The RNA-Binding Protein HuR Regulates Splicing Programs in Osteocytes
Fan, Z.; Marahleh, A.; Kitaura, H.; Ren, J.; Mousa, A.; Ohori, F.; Niizuma, K.; Rashad, S.; Kanetaka, H.
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Post-transcriptional gene regulation is central to maintaining cellular homeostasis, among its mechanism alternative splicing (AS) fine-tunes cellular adaptation to stress. In this study we employed an approach combining RNA splicing analysis to define RNA binding protein (RBP) motif enrichment around alternatively spliced exons in primary osteocytes cultured in high glucose conditions (HG). We identified the RBP human antigen R (HuR) as a top candidate regulator of AS. Loss of HuR reshaped the transcriptome through widespread changes in gene expression and splicing, converging on two major pathways: stress response and translational control. Functional validation of splicing revealed that HuR depletion heightened oxidative stress sensitivity and compromised cell viability under HG by stabilizing and upregulating TXNIP, a thioredoxin inhibitor. HuR knockdown also impaired mitochondrial mass and function and disrupted key translational signals, despite preserving global protein output. These findings establish HuR as a central post-transcriptional regulator of osteocyte survival and metabolic adaptation under high glucose stress, with potential implications for hyperglycemic bone fragility.
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