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Zheng AJL, Thermou A, Daskalogianni C, Malbert-Colas L, Karakostis K, Le Sénéchal R, Trang Dinh V, Tovar Fernandez MC, Apcher S, Chen S, Blondel M, Fahraeus R. The nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) controls translation initiation in cis by recruiting nucleolin to the encoding mRNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:10110-10122. [PMID: 36107769 PMCID: PMC9508830 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Protein aggregates and abnormal proteins are toxic and associated with neurodegenerative diseases. There are several mechanisms to help cells get rid of aggregates but little is known on how cells prevent aggregate-prone proteins from being synthesised. The EBNA1 of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) evades the immune system by suppressing its own mRNA translation initiation in order to minimize the production of antigenic peptides for the major histocompatibility (MHC) class I pathway. Here we show that the emerging peptide of the disordered glycine–alanine repeat (GAr) within EBNA1 dislodges the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) from the ribosome. This results in the recruitment of nucleolin to the GAr-encoding mRNA and suppression of mRNA translation initiation in cis. Suppressing NAC alpha (NACA) expression prevents nucleolin from binding to the GAr mRNA and overcomes GAr-mediated translation inhibition. Taken together, these observations suggest that EBNA1 exploits a nascent protein quality control pathway to regulate its own rate of synthesis that is based on sensing the nascent GAr peptide by NAC followed by the recruitment of nucleolin to the GAr-encoding RNA sequence.
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- Alice J L Zheng
- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
- ICCVS, University of Gdańsk , Science, ul. Wita Stwosza 63 , 80-308 Gdańsk , Poland
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
- ICCVS, University of Gdańsk , Science, ul. Wita Stwosza 63 , 80-308 Gdańsk , Poland
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
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- Inserm UMR 1078, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) Bretagne, CHRU Brest , 29200 , Brest , France
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- Inserm UMR 1078, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) Bretagne, CHRU Brest , 29200 , Brest , France
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
- ICCVS, University of Gdańsk , Science, ul. Wita Stwosza 63 , 80-308 Gdańsk , Poland
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- Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris Sud, Unité 1015 département d’immunologie , 114, rue Edouard Vaillant , 94805 Villejuif , France
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- Department of Medical Biosciences, Building 6M, Umeå University , 901 85 Umeå , Sweden
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- Inserm UMR 1078, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) Bretagne, CHRU Brest , 29200 , Brest , France
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- Inserm UMRS 1131, Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, Université de Paris, Hôpital St. Louis , F-75010 Paris , France
- Department of Medical Biosciences, Building 6M, Umeå University , 901 85 Umeå , Sweden
- RECAMO, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute , Zluty kopec 7 , 65653 Brno , Czech Republic
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St-Arnaud R, Pellicelli M, Ismail M, Arabian A, Jafarov T, Zhou CJ. NACA and LRP6 Are Part of a Common Genetic Pathway Necessary for Full Anabolic Response to Intermittent PTH. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23020940. [PMID: 35055125 PMCID: PMC8780913 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
PTH induces phosphorylation of the transcriptional coregulator NACA on serine 99 through Gαs and PKA. This leads to nuclear translocation of NACA and expression of the target gene Lrp6, encoding a coreceptor of the PTH receptor (PTH1R) necessary for full anabolic response to intermittent PTH (iPTH) treatment. We hypothesized that maintaining enough functional PTH1R/LRP6 coreceptor complexes at the plasma membrane through NACA-dependent Lrp6 transcription is important to ensure maximal response to iPTH. To test this model, we generated compound heterozygous mice in which one allele each of Naca and Lrp6 is inactivated in osteoblasts and osteocytes, using a knock-in strain with a Naca99 Ser-to-Ala mutation and an Lrp6 floxed strain (test genotype: Naca99S/A; Lrp6+/fl;OCN-Cre). Four-month-old females were injected with vehicle or 100 μg/kg PTH(1-34) once daily, 5 days a week for 4 weeks. Control mice showed significant increases in vertebral trabecular bone mass and biomechanical properties that were abolished in compound heterozygotes. Lrp6 expression was reduced in compound heterozygotes vs. controls. The iPTH treatment increased Alpl and Col1a1 mRNA levels in the control but not in the test group. These results confirm that NACA and LRP6 form part of a common genetic pathway that is necessary for the full anabolic effect of iPTH.
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- René St-Arnaud
- Research Centre, Shriners Hospital for Children—Canada, Montreal, QC H4A 0A9, Canada; (M.P.); (M.I.); (A.A.); (T.J.)
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 1A4, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C7, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-514-282-7155; Fax: +1-514-842-5581
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- Research Centre, Shriners Hospital for Children—Canada, Montreal, QC H4A 0A9, Canada; (M.P.); (M.I.); (A.A.); (T.J.)
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- Research Centre, Shriners Hospital for Children—Canada, Montreal, QC H4A 0A9, Canada; (M.P.); (M.I.); (A.A.); (T.J.)
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- Research Centre, Shriners Hospital for Children—Canada, Montreal, QC H4A 0A9, Canada; (M.P.); (M.I.); (A.A.); (T.J.)
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- Research Centre, Shriners Hospital for Children—Canada, Montreal, QC H4A 0A9, Canada; (M.P.); (M.I.); (A.A.); (T.J.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA;
- Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Shriners Hospitals for Children—Northern California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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Horace RW, Roberts M, Lu B, Driban JB, McAlindon T, Eaton CB. The association between vitamin K and medial tibial-femoral knee osteoarthritis progression: Data from the osteoarthritis initiative. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE OPEN 2021; 3:100172. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2021.100172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Yasuda K, Matsubara T, Shirakawa T, Kawamoto T, Kokabu S. Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 18 suppresses the transcriptional activity of NFATc1 via regulation of c-fos. Bone Rep 2021; 15:101114. [PMID: 34401407 PMCID: PMC8353383 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2021.101114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The transcription factor NFATc1 and its binding partner AP-1 (a complex containing c-fos and c-Jun) play a central role in osteoclast differentiation. NFATc1 and AP-1 promote the expression of target genes such as Acp5, Ctsk and also auto-regulate NFATc1 expression as well. We previously reported that protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 18 (PPP1r18) is a negative regulator of osteoclast bone resorption by inhibiting cell attachment to bone matrix. We also reported that PPP1r18 potentially regulates NFATc1 expression during osteoclast differentiation. To further explore this, in this study we have examined the effect of PPP1r18 on NFATc1 expression and activity by overexpressing PPP1r18 during the early stage of osteoclast differentiation. We found that PPP1r18 suppressed NFATc1 expression through inhibition of the transcriptional activity of NFATc1. Since PPP1r18 does not regulate NFATc1 directly, we next explored the involvement of AP-1. Our data showed that c-fos phosphorylation and nuclear localization were reduced by PPP1r18 overexpression. Further experiments showed that overexpression of c-fos together with PPP1r18 rescued NFATc1 expression and transcriptional activity. Moreover, c-fos activity inhibition by PPP1r18 was canceled by mutation of the phosphatase binding site of PPP1r18. Taken together, PPP1r18-regulated phosphatase activity targets c-fos phosphorylation and suppresses subsequent NFATc1 expression and activity. PPP1r18 suppresses osteoclast differentiation. PPP1r18 suppresses c-fos phosphorylation and nuclear localization. PPP1r18 suppresses NFAT via c-fos.
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Key Words
- Ctsk, cathepsin K
- Dc-stamp, dendrocyte expressed seven transmembrane protein
- GapDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
- M-CSF, macrophage colony stimulating factor
- NFATc1
- NFATc1, nuclear factor of activated T cells 1
- Osteoclast
- PP1, protein phosphatase 1
- PPP1r18
- PPP1r18, protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 18
- RANK, receptor activator nuclear factor kappa B
- RANKL, receptor activator nuclear factor kappa B ligand
- Src, Rous sarcoma oncogene
- TRAP, tartrate resistant acid phosphatase
- c-Fos
- c-Jun, Jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit
- c-fos, Fos proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit
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- Kazuma Yasuda
- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Department of Health Improvement, Kyushu Dental University, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 803-8580, Japan
- Division of Orofacial Functions and Orthodontics, Department of Health Improvement, Kyushu Dental University, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 803-8580, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Department of Health Improvement, Kyushu Dental University, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 803-8580, Japan
- Corresponding authors.
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Department of Health Improvement, Kyushu Dental University, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 803-8580, Japan
- Division of Orofacial Functions and Orthodontics, Department of Health Improvement, Kyushu Dental University, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 803-8580, Japan
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- Division of Orofacial Functions and Orthodontics, Department of Health Improvement, Kyushu Dental University, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 803-8580, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Department of Health Improvement, Kyushu Dental University, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 803-8580, Japan
- Corresponding authors.
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Ubiquitin specific peptidase Usp53 regulates osteoblast versus adipocyte lineage commitment. Sci Rep 2021; 11:8418. [PMID: 33875709 PMCID: PMC8055676 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87608-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
We have previously shown that parathyroid hormone (PTH) induces the phosphorylation of the DNA-binding protein Nascent polypeptide associated complex And Coregulator alpha (NACA), leading to nuclear translocation of NACA and activation of target genes. Using ChIP-Seq against NACA in parallel with RNA-sequencing, we report the identification of Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 53 (Usp53) as a target gene of PTH-activated NACA in osteoblasts. A binding site for NACA within the ChIP fragment from the Usp53 promoter was confirmed by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. Activity of the Usp53 promoter (− 2325/+ 238 bp) was regulated by the JUN-CREB complex and this activation relied on activated PKA and the presence of NACA. Usp53 knockdown in ST2 stromal cells stimulated expression of the osteoblastic markers Bglap2 (Osteocalcin) and Alpl (Alkaline phosphatase) and inhibited expression of the adipogenic markers Pparg and Cebpa. A similar effect was measured when knocking down Naca. During osteoblastogenesis, the impact of Usp53 knockdown on PTH responses varied depending on the maturation stage of the cells. In vivo implantation of Usp53-knockdown bone marrow stromal cells in immunocompromised mice showed an increase in osteoblast number and a decrease in adipocyte counts. Our data suggest that Usp53 modulates the fate of mesenchymal cells by impacting lineage selection.
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Bonatto Paese CL, Brooks EC, Aarnio-Peterson M, Brugmann SA. Ciliopathic micrognathia is caused by aberrant skeletal differentiation and remodeling. Development 2021; 148:148/4/dev194175. [PMID: 33589509 DOI: 10.1242/dev.194175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ciliopathies represent a growing class of diseases caused by defects in microtubule-based organelles called primary cilia. Approximately 30% of ciliopathies are characterized by craniofacial phenotypes such as craniosynostosis, cleft lip/palate and micrognathia. Patients with ciliopathic micrognathia experience a particular set of difficulties, including impaired feeding and breathing, and have extremely limited treatment options. To understand the cellular and molecular basis for ciliopathic micrognathia, we used the talpid2 (ta2 ), a bona fide avian model for the human ciliopathy oral-facial-digital syndrome subtype 14. Histological analyses revealed that the onset of ciliopathic micrognathia in ta2 embryos occurred at the earliest stages of mandibular development. Neural crest-derived skeletal progenitor cells were particularly sensitive to a ciliopathic insult, undergoing unchecked passage through the cell cycle and subsequent increased proliferation. Furthermore, whereas neural crest-derived skeletal differentiation was initiated, osteoblast maturation failed to progress to completion. Additional molecular analyses revealed that an imbalance in the ratio of bone deposition and resorption also contributed to ciliopathic micrognathia in ta2 embryos. Thus, our results suggest that ciliopathic micrognathia is a consequence of multiple aberrant cellular processes necessary for skeletal development, and provide potential avenues for future therapeutic treatments.
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- Christian Louis Bonatto Paese
- Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.,Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.,Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.,Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA .,Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.,Shriners Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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Kanai T, Sawa Y, Sato Y. Cancellation of the Calcification in Cultured Osteoblasts by CLEC-2. J HARD TISSUE BIOL 2021. [DOI: 10.2485/jhtb.30.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Takenori Kanai
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Department of Oral Function & Anatomy, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University
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Hariri H, Pellicelli M, St-Arnaud R. Nfil3, a target of the NACA transcriptional coregulator, affects osteoblast and osteocyte gene expression differentially. Bone 2020; 141:115624. [PMID: 32877713 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Intermittent administration of PTH(1-34) has a profound osteoanabolic effect on the skeleton. At the cellular level, osteoblasts and osteocytes are two crucial cell types that respond to PTH stimulation in bone. The transcriptional cofactor Nascent polypeptide Associated Complex and coregulator alpha (NACA) is a downstream target of the PTH-Gαs-PKA axis in osteoblasts. NACA functions as a transcriptional cofactor affecting bZIP factor-mediated transcription of target promoters in osteoblasts, such as Osteocalcin (Bglap2). Here, we used RNA-Seq and ChIP-Seq against NACA in PTH-treated MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells to identify novel targets of the PTH-activated NACA. Our approach identified Nuclear factor interleukin-3-regulated (Nfil3) as a target promoter of this pathway. Knockdown of Naca reduced the response of Nfil3 to PTH(1-34) stimulation. In silico analysis of the Nfil3 promoter revealed potential binding sites for NACA (located within the ChIP fragment) and CREB. We show that following PTH stimulation, phosphorylated-CREB binds the proximal promoter of Nfil3 in osteoblasts. The activity of the Nfil3 promoter (-818/+182 bp) is regulated by CREB and this activation relies on the presence of NACA. In addition, we show that knockdown of Nfil3 enhances the expression of osteoblastic differentiation markers in MC3T3-E1 cells while it represses osteocytic marker gene expression in IDG-SW3 cells. These results show that the PTH-induced NACA axis regulates Nfil3 expression and suggest that NFIL3 acts as a transcriptional repressor in osteoblasts while it exhibits differential activity as an activator in osteocytes.
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- Hadla Hariri
- Research Centre, Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4A 0A9, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C7, Canada
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- Research Centre, Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4A 0A9, Canada
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- Research Centre, Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4A 0A9, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C7, Canada; Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1, Canada.
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Shao Y, Wichern E, Childress PJ, Adaway M, Misra J, Klunk A, Burr DB, Wek RC, Mosley AL, Liu Y, Robling AG, Brustovetsky N, Hamilton J, Jacobs K, Vashishth D, Stayrook KR, Allen MR, Wallace JM, Bidwell JP. Loss of Nmp4 optimizes osteogenic metabolism and secretion to enhance bone quality. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2019; 316:E749-E772. [PMID: 30645175 PMCID: PMC6580174 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00343.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
A goal of osteoporosis therapy is to restore lost bone with structurally sound tissue. Mice lacking the transcription factor nuclear matrix protein 4 (Nmp4, Zfp384, Ciz, ZNF384) respond to several classes of osteoporosis drugs with enhanced bone formation compared with wild-type (WT) animals. Nmp4-/- mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (MSPCs) exhibit an accelerated and enhanced mineralization during osteoblast differentiation. To address the mechanisms underlying this hyperanabolic phenotype, we carried out RNA-sequencing and molecular and cellular analyses of WT and Nmp4-/- MSPCs during osteogenesis to define pathways and mechanisms associated with elevated matrix production. We determined that Nmp4 has a broad impact on the transcriptome during osteogenic differentiation, contributing to the expression of over 5,000 genes. Phenotypic anchoring of transcriptional data was performed for the hypothesis-testing arm through analysis of cell metabolism, protein synthesis and secretion, and bone material properties. Mechanistic studies confirmed that Nmp4-/- MSPCs exhibited an enhanced capacity for glycolytic conversion: a key step in bone anabolism. Nmp4-/- cells showed elevated collagen translation and secretion. The expression of matrix genes that contribute to bone material-level mechanical properties was elevated in Nmp4-/- cells, an observation that was supported by biomechanical testing of bone samples from Nmp4-/- and WT mice. We conclude that loss of Nmp4 increases the magnitude of glycolysis upon the metabolic switch, which fuels the conversion of the osteoblast into a super-secretor of matrix resulting in more bone with improvements in intrinsic quality.
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- Yu Shao
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
- Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
- Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
- Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy, New York
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
- Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
- Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
- Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University , Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
- Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, Indiana
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Khatami N, Khoshfetrat AB, Khaksar M, Zamani ARN, Rahbarghazi R. Collagen‐alginate‐nano‐silica microspheres improved the osteogenic potential of human osteoblast‐like MG‐63 cells. J Cell Biochem 2019; 120:15069-15082. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.28768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Neda Khatami
- Chemical Engineering Faculty Sahand University of Technology Tabriz Iran
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- Stem Cell Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran
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- Stem Cell Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran
- Department of Applied Cell Sciences, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran
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Addison WN, Pellicelli M, St-Arnaud R. Dephosphorylation of the transcriptional cofactor NACA by the PP1A phosphatase enhances cJUN transcriptional activity and osteoblast differentiation. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:8184-8196. [PMID: 30948508 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The transcriptional cofactor nascent polypeptide-associated complex and co-regulator α (NACA) regulates osteoblast maturation and activity. NACA functions, at least in part, by binding to Jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit (cJUN) and potentiating the transactivation of AP-1 targets such as osteocalcin (Bglap) and matrix metallopeptidase 9 (Mmp9). NACA activity is modulated by phosphorylation carried out by several kinases, but a phosphatase regulating NACA's activity remains to be identified. Here, we used affinity purification with MS in HEK293T cells to isolate NACA complexes and identified protein phosphatase 1 catalytic subunit α (PP1A) as a NACA-associated Ser/Thr phosphatase. NACA interacted with multiple components of the PP1A holoenzyme complex: the PPP1CA catalytic subunit and the regulatory subunits PPP1R9B, PPP1R12A and PPP1R18. MS analysis revealed that NACA co-expression with PPP1CA causes dephosphorylation of NACA at Thr-89, Ser-151, and Thr-174. NACA Ser/Thr-to-alanine variants displayed increased nuclear localization, and NACA dephosphorylation was associated with specific recruitment of novel NACA interactants, such as basic transcription factor 3 (BTF3) and its homolog BTF3L4. NACA and PP1A cooperatively potentiated cJUN transcriptional activity of the AP-1-responsive MMP9-luciferase reporter, which was abolished when Thr-89, Ser-151, or Thr-174 were substituted with phosphomimetic aspartate residues. We confirmed the NACA-PP1A interaction in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells and observed that NACA phosphorylation status at PP1A-sensitive sites is important for the regulation of AP-1 pathway genes and for osteogenic differentiation and matrix mineralization. These results suggest that PP1A dephosphorylates NACA at specific residues, impacting cJUN transcriptional activity and osteoblast differentiation and function.
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- Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Takenawa T, Kanai T, Kitamura T, Yoshimura Y, Sawa Y, Iida J. Expression and Dynamics of Podoplanin in Cultured Osteoblasts with Mechanostress and Mineralization Stimulus. Acta Histochem Cytochem 2018; 51:41-52. [PMID: 29622849 PMCID: PMC5880802 DOI: 10.1267/ahc.17031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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This study investigates the significance of the expression and dynamics of podoplanin in mechanostress and mineralization in cultured murine osteoblasts. Podoplanin increased in osteoblasts subjected to straining in non-mineralization medium, suggesting that the mechanostress alone is a podoplanin induction factor. In osteoblasts subjected to vertical elongation straining in the mineralization medium, the mRNA amounts of podoplanin, osteopontin, and osteocalcin were significantly larger than those in cells not subjected to straining, suggesting that mechanostress is the cause of a synergistic effect in the expression of these proteins. In osteoblasts in the mineralization medium, significant increases in osteocalcin mRNA occurred earlier in cells subjected to straining than in the cells not subjected to straining, suggesting that the mechanostress is a critical factor to enhance the expression of osteocalcin. Western blot and ELISA analysis showed increased podoplanin production in osteoblasts with longer durations of straining. There was significantly less mineralization product in osteoblasts with antibodies for podoplanin, osteopontin, and osteocalcin. There was also less osteopontin and osteocalcin produced in osteoblasts with anti-podoplanin. These findings suggest that mechanostress induces the production of podoplanin in osteoblasts and that podoplanin may play a role in mineralization in cooperation with bone-associated proteins.
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- Tomohiro Takenawa
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Department of Molecular Cell Pharmacology, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Deparment of Oral Function & Anatomy, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University
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Pellicelli M, Hariri H, Miller JA, St-Arnaud R. Lrp6 is a target of the PTH-activated αNAC transcriptional coregulator. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2018; 1861:61-71. [PMID: 29413898 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In the nucleus of differentiated osteoblasts, the alpha chain of nascent polypeptide associated complex (αNAC) interacts with cJUN transcription factors to regulate the expression of target genes, including Osteocalcin (Bglap2). PTH induces the phosphorylation of αNAC on serine 99 through a Gαs-PKA dependent pathway. This leads to activation of αNAC and expression of Bglap2. To identify additional target genes regulated by PTH-activated αNAC, we performed ChIP-Seq against αNAC in PTH-treated MC3T3-E1 cells. This identified Low density lipoprotein receptor-Related Protein 6 (Lrp6) as a potential αNAC target. LRP6 acts as a co-receptor for the PTH receptor to allow optimal activation of PTH signaling. PTH increased Lrp6 mRNA levels in primary osteoblasts. Conventional quantitative ChIP confirmed the ChIP-Seq results. To assess whether αNAC plays a critical role in PTH-stimulated Lrp6 expression, we knocked-down Naca expression in MC3T3-E1 cells. Reduction of αNAC levels decreased basal expression of Lrp6 by 30% and blocked the stimulation of Lrp6 expression by PTH. We cloned the proximal mouse Lrp6 promoter (-2523/+120 bp) upstream of the luciferase reporter. Deletion and point mutations analysis in electrophoretic mobility shift assays and transient transfections identified a functional αNAC binding site centered around -343 bp. ChIP and ChIP-reChIP against JUND and αNAC showed that they cohabit on the proximal Lrp6 promoter. Luciferase assays confirmed that PTH-activated αNAC potentiated JUND-mediated Lrp6 transcription and Jund knockdown abolished this response. This study identified a novel αNAC target gene induced downstream of PTH signaling and represents the first characterization of the regulation of Lrp6 transcription in osteoblasts.
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- Martin Pellicelli
- Research Centre, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada, H4A 0A9, Canada
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- Research Centre, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada, H4A 0A9, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, H3A 1A1, Canada
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- Research Centre, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada, H4A 0A9, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, H3A 1A1, Canada
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- Research Centre, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada, H4A 0A9, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, H3A 1A1, Canada; Department of Surgery, McGill University, H3A 1A1, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University, H3A 1A1, Canada; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec H3H 2R9, Canada.
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Martinez Sanchez AH, Feyerabend F, Laipple D, Willumeit-Römer R, Weinberg A, Luthringer BJ. Chondrogenic differentiation of ATDC5-cells under the influence of Mg and Mg alloy degradation. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2017; 72:378-388. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.11.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yamani L, Li B, Larose L. Nck1 deficiency improves pancreatic β cell survival to diabetes-relevant stresses by modulating PERK activation and signaling. Cell Signal 2015; 27:2555-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2015.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hekmatnejad B, Akhouayri O, Jafarov T, St-Arnaud R. SUMOylated αNAC potentiates transcriptional repression by FIAT. J Cell Biochem 2014; 115:866-73. [PMID: 24375853 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The transcriptional coregulator αNAC (Nascent polypeptide associated complex And Coregulator alpha) and the transcriptional repressor FIAT (Factor Inhibiting ATF4-mediated Transcription) interact but the biological relevance of this interaction remains unclear. The activity of αNAC is extensively modulated by post-translational modifications (PTMs). We identified a novel αNAC PTM through covalent attachment of the Small Ubiquitin-like MOdifier (SUMO1). Recombinant αNAC was a SUMO1 target in in vitro SUMOylation assays and we confirmed that αNAC is conjugated to SUMO1 in cultured osteoblasts and in calvarial tissue. The amino acid sequence of αNAC contains one copy of the composite "phospho-sumoyl switch" motif that couples sequential phosphorylation and SUMOylation. We found that αNAC is selectively SUMOylated at lysine residue 127 within the motif and that SUMOylation is enhanced when a phosphomimetic mutation is introduced at the nearby serine residue 132. SUMOylation did not alter the DNA-binding capacity of αNAC. The S132D, hyper-SUMOylated αNAC mutant specifically interacted with histone deacetylase-2 (HDAC2) and enhanced the inhibitory activity of FIAT on ATF4-mediated transcription from the Osteocalcin gene promoter. This effect required binding of SUMOylated αNAC to the target promoter. We propose that maximal transcriptional repression by FIAT requires its interaction with SUMOylated, HDAC2-interacting αNAC.
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- Bahareh Hekmatnejad
- Research Unit, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1A6; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1B1
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Brie IC, Soritau O, Dirzu N, Berce C, Vulpoi A, Popa C, Todea M, Simon S, Perde-Schrepler M, Virag P, Barbos O, Chereches G, Berce P, Cernea V. Comparative in vitro study regarding the biocompatibility of titanium-base composites infiltrated with hydroxyapatite or silicatitanate. J Biol Eng 2014; 8:14. [PMID: 24987458 PMCID: PMC4077223 DOI: 10.1186/1754-1611-8-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The development of novel biomaterials able to control cell activities and direct their fate is warranted for engineering functional bone tissues. Adding bioactive materials can improve new bone formation and better osseointegration. Three types of titanium (Ti) implants were tested for in vitro biocompatibility in this comparative study: Ti6Al7Nb implants with 25% total porosity used as controls, implants infiltrated using a sol-gel method with hydroxyapatite (Ti HA) and silicatitanate (Ti SiO2). The behavior of human osteoblasts was observed in terms of adhesion, cell growth and differentiation. RESULTS The two coating methods have provided different morphological and chemical properties (SEM and EDX analysis). Cell attachment in the first hour was slower on the Ti HA scaffolds when compared to Ti SiO2 and porous uncoated Ti implants. The Alamar blue test and the assessment of total protein content uncovered a peak of metabolic activity at day 8-9 with an advantage for Ti SiO2 implants. Osteoblast differentiation and de novo mineralization, evaluated by osteopontin (OP) expression (ELISA and immnocytochemistry), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, calcium deposition (alizarin red), collagen synthesis (SIRCOL test and immnocytochemical staining) and osteocalcin (OC) expression, highlighted the higher osteoconductive ability of Ti HA implants. Higher soluble collagen levels were found for cells cultured in simple osteogenic differentiation medium on control Ti and Ti SiO2 implants. Osteocalcin (OC), a marker of terminal osteoblastic differentiation, was most strongly expressed in osteoblasts cultivated on Ti SiO2 implants. CONCLUSIONS The behavior of osteoblasts depends on the type of implant and culture conditions. Ti SiO2 scaffolds sustain osteoblast adhesion and promote differentiation with increased collagen and non-collagenic proteins (OP and OC) production. Ti HA implants have a lower ability to induce cell adhesion and proliferation but an increased capacity to induce early mineralization. Addition of growth factors BMP-2 and TGFβ1 in differentiation medium did not improve the mineralization process. Both types of infiltrates have their advantages and limitations, which can be exploited depending on local conditions of bone lesions that have to be repaired. These limitations can also be offset through methods of functionalization with biomolecules involved in osteogenesis.
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- Ioana-Carmen Brie
- The Institute of Oncology "Prof. Dr. I. Chiricuta" Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ; University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- The Institute of Oncology "Prof. Dr. I. Chiricuta" Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Physics & Institute of Interdisciplinary Research in Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Physics & Institute of Interdisciplinary Research in Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Physics & Institute of Interdisciplinary Research in Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babes Bolyai University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- The Institute of Oncology "Prof. Dr. I. Chiricuta" Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- The Institute of Oncology "Prof. Dr. I. Chiricuta" Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- The Institute of Oncology "Prof. Dr. I. Chiricuta" Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- The Institute of Oncology "Prof. Dr. I. Chiricuta" Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- The Institute of Oncology "Prof. Dr. I. Chiricuta" Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ; University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Zeng W, Zhang J, Qi M, Peng C, Su J, Chen X, Yuan Z. αNAC inhibition of the FADD-JNK axis plays anti-apoptotic role in multiple cancer cells. Cell Death Dis 2014; 5:e1282. [PMID: 24901053 PMCID: PMC4611707 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2014.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Revised: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Nascent polypeptide-associated complex α (αNAC) is reportedly overexpressed in several types of cancers and regulates cell apoptosis under hypoxic conditions in HeLa cells. The aim of our study was to investigate the apoptotic function of αNAC in cancer progression. First, we observed the cellular effects of αNAC depletion. Mouse αNAC was used to restore the protein level and verify the effect. An Annexin V assay, a caspase activity reporter assay, an apoptotic molecular marker, and a colony formation assay were used as markers to investigate the mechanisms of cell death caused by αNAC depletion. The Cancer 10-pathway reporter assay was used to screen downstream pathways. PCR site-directed deletion based on the functional domains of αNAC was used to construct deletion mutants. Those functional domain deletion mutants were used to recover the apoptotic phenotype caused by αNAC depletion. Finally, the role of αNAC in TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) treatment was investigated in vitro. We found that depletion of αNAC in multiple types of cancer cells induce typical apoptotic cell death. This anti-apoptotic function is mediated by the FADD/c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway. Intact αNAC is required for the direct binding of FADD as well as its anti-apoptosis function. Either αNAC depletion or the deletion of the ubiquitin-associated domain of αNAC sensitizes L929 cancer cells to mTRAIL treatment. Our study revealed a αNAC anti-apoptotic function in multiple types of cancer cells and suggested its potential in cancer therapy.
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- W Zeng
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- 1] Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China [2] Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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The PTH-Gαs-protein kinase A cascade controls αNAC localization to regulate bone mass. Mol Cell Biol 2014; 34:1622-33. [PMID: 24550008 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01434-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The binding of PTH to its receptor induces Gα(s)-dependent cyclic AMP (cAMP) accumulation to turn on effector kinases, including protein kinase A (PKA). The phenotype of mice with osteoblasts specifically deficient for Gα(s) is mimicked by a mutation leading to cytoplasmic retention of the transcriptional coregulator αNAC, suggesting that Gαs and αNAC form part of a common genetic pathway. We show that treatment of osteoblasts with PTH(1-34) or the PKA-selective activator N(6)-benzoyladenosine cAMP (6Bnz-cAMP) leads to translocation of αNAC to the nucleus. αNAC was phosphorylated by PKA at serine 99 in vitro. Phospho-S99-αNAC accumulated in osteoblasts exposed to PTH(1-34) or 6Bnz-cAMP but not in treated cells expressing dominant-negative PKA. Nuclear accumulation was abrogated by an S99A mutation but enhanced by a phosphomimetic residue (S99D). Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analysis showed that PTH(1-34) or 6Bnz-cAMP treatment leads to accumulation of αNAC at the Osteocalcin (Ocn) promoter. Altered gene dosages for Gα(s) and αNAC in compound heterozygous mice result in reduced bone mass, increased numbers of osteocytes, and enhanced expression of Sost. Our results show that αNAC is a substrate of PKA following PTH signaling. This enhances αNAC translocation to the nucleus and leads to its accumulation at target promoters to regulate transcription and affect bone mass.
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Hekmatnejad B, Mandic V, Yu VWC, Akhouayri O, Arabian A, St-Arnaud R. Altered gene dosage confirms the genetic interaction between FIAT and αNAC. Gene 2014; 538:328-33. [PMID: 24440290 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 01/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Factor inhibiting ATF4-mediated transcription (FIAT) interacts with Nascent polypeptide associated complex and coregulator alpha (αNAC). In cultured osteoblastic cells, this interaction contributes to maximal FIAT-mediated inhibition of Osteocalcin (Ocn) gene transcription. We set out to demonstrate the physiological relevance of this interaction by altering gene dosage in compound Fiat and Naca (encoding αNAC) heterozygous mice. Compound Naca(+/-); Fiat(+/-) heterozygous animals were viable, developed normally, and exhibited no significant difference in body weight compared with control littermate genotypes. Animals with a single Fiat allele had reduced Fiat mRNA expression without changes in the expression of related family members. Expression of the osteocyte differentiation marker Dmp1 was elevated in compound heterozygotes. Static histomorphometry parameters were assessed at 8weeks of age using microcomputed tomography (μCT). Trabecular measurements were not different between genotypes. Cortical thickness and area were not affected by gene dosage, but we measured a significant increase in cortical porosity in compound heterozygous mice, without changes in biomechanical parameters. The bone phenotype of compound Naca(+/-); Fiat(+/-) heterozygotes confirms that FIAT and αNAC are part of a common genetic pathway and support a role for the FIAT/αNAC interaction in normal bone physiology.
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- Bahareh Hekmatnejad
- Research Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A6, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5, Canada
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- Research Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A6, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5, Canada
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- Research Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A6, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5, Canada
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- Research Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A6, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5, Canada
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- Research Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A6, Canada
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- Research Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A6, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5, Canada; Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5, Canada.
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Hekmatnejad B, Gauthier C, St-Arnaud R. Control of Fiat (factor inhibiting ATF4-mediated transcription) expression by Sp family transcription factors in osteoblasts. J Cell Biochem 2013; 114:1863-70. [PMID: 23463631 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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FIAT (factor inhibiting ATF4-mediated transcription) represses Osteocalcin gene transcription and inhibits osteoblast activity by heterodimerizing with ATF4 to prevent it from binding DNA. It thus appears important to identify and characterize the molecular mechanisms that control Fiat gene expression in osteoblasts. In silico sequence analysis identified a canonical GC-box within a 1,400 bp region of the proximal Fiat gene promoter. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) with MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells nuclear extracts indicated that the transcription factors Sp1 and Sp3, but not Sp7/OSTERIX, bound this proximal GC-box. Chromatin immunoprecipitation confirmed interaction of the two transcription factors with the Fiat promoter GC-element in living osteoblasts. Transient transfection studies showed that Sp1 dose-dependently activated the expression of a Fiat-luciferase reporter construct while both the long or short isoforms of Sp3 dose-dependently inhibited transcription from the Fiat reporter construct. Transfection of an Sp7/OSTERIX expression vector did not affect expression of the Fiat-luciferase reporter. Co-transfection of increasing amounts of the Sp3 expression vector in the context of maximal Sp1-dependent Fiat-luciferase activation led to dose-dependent repression of the expression of the reporter. Using RNA knockdown, we measured a reduction in steady-state Fiat expression when Sp1 was inhibited, and a reciprocal increase upon Sp3 knockdown. In parallel, treatment of osteoblasts with WP631, which prevents Sp1/DNA interactions, strongly inhibited the expression of Fiat and reduced the occupancy of the Fiat promoter proximal GC-box by Sp1. Taken together, our results suggest an interplay between Sp1 and Sp3 as a mechanism involved in the control of Fiat gene expression in osteoblasts.
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- Bahareh Hekmatnejad
- Genetics Unit, Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A6
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El-Hoss J, Arabian A, Dedhar S, St-Arnaud R. Inactivation of the integrin-linked kinase (ILK) in osteoblasts increases mineralization. Gene 2013; 533:246-52. [PMID: 24095779 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.09.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Revised: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In osteoblasts, Integrin-Linked Kinase (ILK)-dependent phosphorylation of the cJUN transcriptional coactivator, αNAC, induces the nuclear accumulation of the coactivator and potentiates cJUN-dependent transcription. Mutation of the ILK phosphoacceptor site within the αNAC protein leads to cytoplasmic retention of the coactivator and cell-autonomous increases in osteoblastic activity. In order to gain further insight into the ILK-αNAC signaling cascade, we inactivated ILK using RNA knockdown in osteoblastic cells and engineered mice with specific ablation of ILK in osteoblasts. ILK knockdown in MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cells reduced phosphorylation of its downstream target glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β), which led to cytoplasmic retention of αNAC and increased mineralization with augmented expression of the osteoblastic differentiation markers, pro-α1(I) collagen (col1A1), Bone Sialoprotein (Bsp) and Osteocalcin (Ocn). Cultured ILK-deficient primary osteoblasts also showed increased cytoplasmic αNAC levels, and augmented mineralization with higher Runx2, Col1a1 and Bsp expression. Histomorphometric analysis of bones from mutant mice with ILK-deficient osteoblasts (Col1-Cre;Ilk(-/fl)) revealed transient changes, with increased bone volume in newborn animals that was corrected by two weeks of age. Our data suggest that the ILK-αNAC cascade acts to reduce the pace of osteoblast maturation. We propose that in vivo, functional redundancy is able to compensate for the loss of ILK activity, leading to the absence of an obvious phenotype when osteoblast-specific Ilk-deficient mice reach puberty.
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- Jad El-Hoss
- Research Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A6, Canada; Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5, Canada
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Jafarov T, Alexander JWM, St-Arnaud R. αNAC interacts with histone deacetylase corepressors to control Myogenin and Osteocalcin gene expression. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2012; 1819:1208-16. [PMID: 23092676 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2012] [Revised: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In the nucleus of differentiated osteoblasts, the DNA-binding αNAC protein acts as a transcriptional coactivator of the Osteocalcin gene. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-microarray assays (ChIP-chip) showed that αNAC binds the Osteocalcin promoter but also identified the Myogenin promoter as an αNAC target. Here, we confirm these array data using quantitative ChIP and further detected that αNAC binds to these promoters in myoblasts. Since these genes are differentially regulated during osteoblastogenesis or myogenesis, these results suggest cell- and promoter-context specific functions for αNAC. We hypothesized that αNAC dynamically recruits corepressors to inhibit Myogenin expression in cells committing to the osteoblastic lineage or to inhibit Osteocalcin transcription in differentiating myoblasts. Using co-immunoprecipitation assays, we detected complexes between αNAC and the corepressors HDAC1 and HDAC3, in myoblasts and osteoblasts. Sequential ChIP confirmed HDAC1 recruitment by αNAC at the Osteocalcin and Myogenin promoters. Interaction with the corepressors was detectable in pre-osteoblasts and in myoblasts but disappeared as the cells differentiate. Treatment with an HDAC inhibitor caused de-repression of Osteocalcin expression in myoblasts. Overexpression of αNAC in myoblasts inhibits expression of Myogenin and differentiation. However, overexpression of an N-terminus truncated αNAC mutant allowed myoblasts to express Myogenin and differentiate, and this mutant did not interact with HDAC1 or HDAC3. This study identified an additional DNA-binding target and novel protein-protein interactions for αNAC. We propose that αNAC plays a role in regulating gene transcription during mesenchymal cell differentiation by differentially recruiting corepressors at target promoters.
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Ducett JK, Peterson FC, Hoover LA, Prunuske AJ, Volkman BF, Craig EA. Unfolding of the C-terminal domain of the J-protein Zuo1 releases autoinhibition and activates Pdr1-dependent transcription. J Mol Biol 2012; 425:19-31. [PMID: 23036859 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The C-terminal 69 residues of the J-protein Zuo1 are sufficient to activate Pdr1, a transcription factor involved in both pleiotropic drug resistance and growth control. Little is understood about the pathway of activation by this primarily ribosome associated Hsp40 co-chaperone. Here, we report that only the C-terminal 13 residues of Zuo1 are required for activation of Pdr1, with hydrophobic residues being critical for activity. Two-hybrid interaction experiments suggest that the interaction between this 13-residue Zuo1 peptide and Pdr1 is direct, analogous to the activation of Pdr1 by xenobiotics. However, simply dissociation of Zuo1 from the ribosome is not sufficient for induction of Pdr1 transcriptional activity, as the C-terminal 86 residues of Zuo1 fold into an autoinhibitory left-handed four-helix bundle. Hydrophobic residues critical for interaction with Pdr1 are sequestered within the structure of this C-terminal domain (CTD), necessitating unfolding for activation. Thus, although expression of the CTD does not result in activation, alterations that destabilize the structure cause induction of pleiotropic drug resistance. These destabilizing alterations also result in dissociation of the full-length protein from the ribosome. Thus, our results are consistent with an activation pathway in which unfolding of Zuo1's C-terminal helical bundle domain results in ribosome dissociation followed by activation of Pdr1 via a direct interaction.
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- Jeanette K Ducett
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Prideaux M, Loveridge N, Pitsillides AA, Farquharson C. Extracellular matrix mineralization promotes E11/gp38 glycoprotein expression and drives osteocytic differentiation. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36786. [PMID: 22586496 PMCID: PMC3346717 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Osteocytes are terminally differentiated osteoblasts which reside in a mineralized extracellular matrix (ECM). The factors that regulate this differentiation process are unknown. We have investigated whether ECM mineralization could promote osteocyte formation. To do this we have utilised MLO-A5 pre-osteocyte-like cells and western blotting and comparative RT-PCR to examine whether the expression of osteocyte-selective markers is elevated concurrently with the onset of ECM mineralization. Secondly, if mineralization of the ECM is indeed a driver of osteocyte formation, we reasoned that impairment of ECM mineralization would result in a reversible inhibition of osteocyte formation. Supplementation of MLO-A5 cell cultures with ascorbic acid and phosphate promoted progressive ECM mineralization as well as temporally associated increases in expression of the osteocyte-selective markers, E11/gp38 glycoprotein and sclerostin. Consistent with a primary role for ECM mineralization in osteocyte formation, we also found that inhibition of ECM mineralization, by omitting phosphate or adding sodium pyrophosphate, a recognized inhibitor of hydroxyapatite formation, resulted in a 15-fold decrease in mineral deposition that was closely accompanied by lower expression of E11 and other osteocyte markers such as Dmp1, Cd44 and Sost whilst expression of osteoblast markers Ocn and Col1a increased. To rule out the possibility that such restriction of ECM mineralization may produce an irreversible modification in osteoblast behaviour to limit E11 expression and osteocytogenesis, we also measured the capacity of MLO-A5 cells to re-enter the osteocyte differentiation programme. We found that the mineralisation process was re-initiated and closely allied to increased expression of E11 protein after re-administration of phosphate or omission of sodium pyrophosphate, indicating an ECM mineralization-induced restoration in osteocyte formation. These results emphasise the importance of cell-ECM interactions in regulating osteoblast behaviour and, more importantly, suggest that ECM mineralization exerts pivotal control during terminal osteoblast differentiation and acquisition of the osteocyte phenotype.
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- Matthew Prideaux
- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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St-Arnaud R, Hekmatnejad B. Combinatorial control of ATF4-dependent gene transcription in osteoblasts. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2012; 1237:11-8. [PMID: 22082360 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06197.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Osteoblast-specific gene transcription requires interaction between bone cell-specific transcription factors and more widely expressed transcriptional regulators. This is particularly evident for the basic domain-leucine zipper factor activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), whose activity can be enhanced or inhibited through interaction with other leucine zipper proteins, intermediate filament proteins, components of the basic transcriptional machinery, nuclear matrix attachment molecules, or ubiquitously expressed transcription factors. We discuss the results supporting the relevance of these interactions and present the first evidence of a functional interaction between ATF4, FIAT (factor-inhibiting ATF4-mediated transcription), and αNAC (nascent polypeptide-associated complex and coactivator alpha), three proteins that have been previously shown to associate using various protein-protein interaction assays.
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- René St-Arnaud
- Genetics Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, Canada.
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Lo T, Tsai CF, Shih YRV, Wang YT, Lu SC, Sung TY, Hsu WL, Chen YJ, Lee OK. Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells during Osteogenic Differentiation. J Proteome Res 2011; 11:586-98. [DOI: 10.1021/pr200868p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Ting Lo
- Department of Medical Research and Education and ‡Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine and ∥Stem Cell Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Chemistry and Genomics Research Center, ¶Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, and #Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry and ○Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Education and ‡Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine and ∥Stem Cell Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Chemistry and Genomics Research Center, ¶Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, and #Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry and ○Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Education and ‡Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine and ∥Stem Cell Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Chemistry and Genomics Research Center, ¶Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, and #Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry and ○Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Education and ‡Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine and ∥Stem Cell Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Chemistry and Genomics Research Center, ¶Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, and #Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry and ○Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Education and ‡Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine and ∥Stem Cell Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Chemistry and Genomics Research Center, ¶Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, and #Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry and ○Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Education and ‡Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine and ∥Stem Cell Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Chemistry and Genomics Research Center, ¶Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, and #Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry and ○Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Education and ‡Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine and ∥Stem Cell Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Chemistry and Genomics Research Center, ¶Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, and #Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry and ○Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Education and ‡Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine and ∥Stem Cell Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Chemistry and Genomics Research Center, ¶Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, and #Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry and ○Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Education and ‡Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine and ∥Stem Cell Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Chemistry and Genomics Research Center, ¶Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Institute of Chemistry, and #Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry and ○Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Leong S, McKay MJ, Christopherson RI, Baxter RC. Biomarkers of breast cancer apoptosis induced by chemotherapy and TRAIL. J Proteome Res 2011; 11:1240-50. [PMID: 22133146 DOI: 10.1021/pr200935y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Treatment of breast cancer is complex and challenging due to the heterogeneity of the disease. To avoid significant toxicity and adverse side-effects of chemotherapy in patients who respond poorly, biomarkers predicting therapeutic response are essential. This study has utilized a proteomic approach integrating 2D-DIGE, LC-MS/MS, and bioinformatics to analyze the proteome of breast cancer (ZR-75-1 and MDA-MB-231) and breast epithelial (MCF-10A) cell lines induced to undergo apoptosis using a combination of doxorubicin and TRAIL administered in sequence (Dox-TRAIL). Apoptosis induction was confirmed using a caspase-3 activity assay. Comparative proteomic analysis between whole cell lysates of Dox-TRAIL and control samples revealed 56 differentially expressed spots (≥2-fold change and p < 0.05) common to at least two cell lines. Of these, 19 proteins were identified yielding 11 unique protein identities: CFL1, EIF5A, HNRNPK, KRT8, KRT18, LMNA, MYH9, NACA, RPLP0, RPLP2, and RAD23B. A subset of the identified proteins was validated by selected reaction monitoring (SRM) and Western blotting. Pathway analysis revealed that the differentially abundant proteins were associated with cell death, cellular organization, integrin-linked kinase signaling, and actin cytoskeleton signaling pathways. The 2D-DIGE analysis has yielded candidate biomarkers of response to treatment in breast cancer cell models. Their clinical utility will depend on validation using patient breast biopsies pre- and post-treatment with anticancer drugs.
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- Sharon Leong
- Kolling Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney , Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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Dossa T, Arabian A, Windle JJ, Dedhar S, Teitelbaum SL, Ross FP, Roodman GD, St-Arnaud R. Osteoclast-specific inactivation of the integrin-linked kinase (ILK) inhibits bone resorption. J Cell Biochem 2010; 110:960-7. [PMID: 20564195 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bone resorption requires the adhesion of osteoclasts to extracellular matrix (ECM) components, a process mediated by the alpha(v)beta(3) integrin. Following engagement with the ECM, integrin receptors signal via multiple downstream effectors, including the integrin-linked kinase (ILK). In order to characterize the physiological role of ILK in bone resorption, we generated mice with an osteoclast-specific Ilk gene ablation by mating mice with a floxed Ilk allele with TRAP-Cre transgenic mice. The TRAP-Cre mice specifically excised floxed alleles in osteoclasts, as revealed by crossing them with the ROSA26R reporter strain. Osteoclast-specific Ilk mutant mice appeared phenotypically normal, but histomorphometric analysis of the proximal tibia revealed an increase in bone volume and trabecular thickness. Osteoclast-specific Ilk ablation was associated with an increase in osteoclastogenesis both in vitro and in vivo. However, the mutant osteoclasts displayed a decrease in resorption activity as assessed by reduced pit formation on dentin slices in vitro and decreased serum concentrations of the C-terminal telopeptide of collagen in vivo. Interestingly, compound heterozygous mice in which one allele of Ilk and one allele of the beta(3) integrin gene were inactivated (ILK(+/-); beta(3) (+/-)) also had increased trabecular thickness, confirming that beta(3) integrin and Ilk form part of the same genetic cascade. Our results show that ILK is important for the function, but not the differentiation, of osteoclasts.
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- Tanya Dossa
- Genetics Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A6
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Liu Y, Hu Y, Li X, Niu L, Teng M. The crystal structure of the human nascent polypeptide-associated complex domain reveals a nucleic acid-binding region on the NACA subunit . Biochemistry 2010; 49:2890-6. [PMID: 20214399 DOI: 10.1021/bi902050p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In archaea and eukaryotes, the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) is one of the cytosolic chaperones that contact the nascent polypeptide chains as they emerge from the ribosome and assist in post-translational processes. The eukaryotic NAC is a heterodimer, and its two subunits form a stable complex through a dimerizing domain called the NAC domain. In addition to acting as a protein translation chaperone, the NAC subunits also function individually in transcriptional regulation. Here we report the crystal structure of the human NAC domain, which reveals the manner of human NAC dimerization. On the basis of the structure, we identified a region in the NAC domain of the human NAC alpha-subunit as a new nucleic acid-binding region, which is blocked from binding nucleic acids in the heterodimeric complex by a helix region in the beta-subunit.
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- Yiwei Liu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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