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    Notch receptors maintain skeletal homeostasis. NOTCH1 and 2 have been studied for their effects on bone remodeling. Although NOTCH3 plays a significant role in vascular physiology, knowledge about its function in other cellular environments, including bone, is limited. The present study was conducted to establish the function of NOTCH3 in skeletal cells using models of Notch3 misexpression. Microcomputed tomography demonstrated that Notch3 null mice did not have appreciable bone phenotypes. To study the effects of the NOTCH3 activation in the osteoblast lineage, BGLAP-Cre or Dmp1-Cre transgenics were crossed with RosaNotch3 mice, where the NOTCH3 intracellular domain is expressed following the removal of a loxP-flanked STOP cassette. Microcomputed tomography demonstrated that BGLAP-Cre;RosaNotch3 and Dmp1-Cre;RosaNotch3 mice of both sexes exhibited an increase in trabecular bone and in connectivity, with a decrease in cortical bone and increased cortical porosity. Histological analysis revealed a decrease in osteoclast number and bone resorption in trabecular bone and an increase in osteoclast number and void or pore area in cortical bone of RosaNotch3 mice. Bone formation was either decreased or could not be determined in Cre;RosaNotch3 mice. NOTCH3 activation in osteoblasts inhibited Alpl (alkaline phosphatase) and Bglap (osteocalcin) and induced Tnfsf11 (RANKL) and Tnfrsf11b (osteoprotegerin) mRNA, possibly explaining the trabecular bone phenotype. However, NOTCH3 induced Tnfsf11 and suppressed Tnfrsf11b in osteocytes, possibly explaining the cortical porosity. In conclusion, basal NOTCH3 is dispensable for skeletal homeostasis, whereas activation of NOTCH3 in osteoblasts/osteocytes inhibits osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in cancellous bone but increases intracortical remodeling and causes cortical porosity. Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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    Ernesto Canalis, Stefano Zanotti, Lauren Schilling, Tabitha Eller, Jungeun Yu. Activation of Notch3 in osteoblasts/osteocytes causes compartment-specific changes in bone remodeling. The Journal of biological chemistry. 2021 Jan-Jun;296:100583

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