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Lozano D, Gortazar AR, Portal-Núñez S. Osteostatin, a peptide for the future treatment of musculoskeletal diseases. Biochem Pharmacol 2024; 223:116177. [PMID: 38552853 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
Abstract
Nowadays, the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases represents a major challenge in the developed world. Diseases such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and arthritis have a high incidence and prevalence as a consequence of population aging, and they are also associated with a socioeconomic burden. Many efforts have been made to find a treatment for these diseases with various levels of success, but new approaches are still needed to deal with these pathologies. In this context, one peptide derived for the C-terminal extreme of the Parathormone related Peptide (PTHrP) called Osteostatin can be useful to treat musculoskeletal diseases. This pentapeptide (TRSAW) has demonstrated both in different in vitro and in vivo models, its role as a molecule with anti-resorptive, anabolic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-antioxidant properties. Our aim with this work is to review the Osteostatin main features, the knowledge of its mechanisms of action as well as its possible use for the treatment of osteoporosis, bone regeneration and fractures and against arthritis given its anti-inflammatory properties.
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- Daniel Lozano
- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Fisiopatología Ósea, Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Instituto de Medicina Aplicada de la Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad San Pablo CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe s/n, 28925 Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Fisiopatología Ósea, Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Instituto de Medicina Aplicada de la Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad San Pablo CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe s/n, 28925 Madrid, Spain.
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Edwards CM, Kane JF, Smith JA, Grant DM, Johnson JA, Diaz MAH, Vecchi LA, Bracey KM, Omokehinde TN, Fontana JR, Karno BA, Scott HT, Vogel CJ, Lowery JW, Martin TJ, Johnson RW. PTHrP intracrine actions divergently influence breast cancer growth through p27 and LIFR. Breast Cancer Res 2024; 26:34. [PMID: 38409028 PMCID: PMC10897994 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-024-01791-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
Abstract
The role of parathyroid hormone (PTH)-related protein (PTHrP) in breast cancer remains controversial, with reports of PTHrP inhibiting or promoting primary tumor growth in preclinical studies. Here, we provide insight into these conflicting findings by assessing the role of specific biological domains of PTHrP in tumor progression through stable expression of PTHrP (-36-139aa) or truncated forms with deletion of the nuclear localization sequence (NLS) alone or in combination with the C-terminus. Although the full-length PTHrP molecule (-36-139aa) did not alter tumorigenesis, PTHrP lacking the NLS alone accelerated primary tumor growth by downregulating p27, while PTHrP lacking the NLS and C-terminus repressed tumor growth through p27 induction driven by the tumor suppressor leukemia inhibitory factor receptor (LIFR). Induction of p27 by PTHrP lacking the NLS and C-terminus persisted in bone disseminated cells, but did not prevent metastatic outgrowth, in contrast to the primary tumor site. These data suggest that the PTHrP NLS functions as a tumor suppressor, while the PTHrP C-terminus may act as an oncogenic switch to promote tumor progression through differential regulation of p27 signaling.
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- Courtney M Edwards
- Graduate Program in Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Graduate Program in Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Graduate Program in Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and Program in Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Graduate Program in Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Bone and Muscle Research Group, Marian University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Bone and Muscle Research Group, Marian University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Academic Affairs, Marian University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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- Graduate Program in Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Kane JF, Johnson RW. Re-Evaluating the Role of PTHrP in Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:2670. [PMID: 37345007 PMCID: PMC10216606 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15102670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Parathyroid-hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is a protein with a long history of association with bone metastatic cancers. The paracrine signaling of PTHrP through the parathyroid hormone receptor (PTHR1) facilitates tumor-induced bone destruction, and PTHrP is known as the primary driver of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy. In addition to paracrine signaling, PTHrP is capable of intracrine signaling independent of PTHR1 binding, which is essential for cytokine-like functions in normal physiological conditions in a variety of tissue types. Pre-clinical and clinical studies evaluating the role of PTHrP in breast cancer have yielded contradictory conclusions, in some cases indicating the protein is tumor suppressive, and in other studies, pro-growth. This review discusses the possible molecular basis for the disharmonious prognostic indications of these studies and highlights the implications of the paracrine, intracrine, and nuclear functions of the protein. This review also examines the current understanding of the functional domains of PTHrP and re-evaluates their role in the unique context of the breast cancer environment. This review will expand on the current understanding of PTHrP by attempting to reconcile the functional domains of the protein with its intracrine signaling in cancer.
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- Jeremy F. Kane
- Program in Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Program in Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Zhao Y, Su S, Li X. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein/Parathyroid Hormone Receptor 1 Signaling in Cancer and Metastasis. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15071982. [PMID: 37046642 PMCID: PMC10093484 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15071982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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PTHrP exerts its effects by binding to its receptor, PTH1R, a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), activating the downstream cAMP signaling pathway. As an autocrine, paracrine, or intracrine factor, PTHrP has been found to stimulate cancer cell proliferation, inhibit apoptosis, and promote tumor-induced osteolysis of bone. Despite these findings, attempts to develop PTHrP and PTH1R as drug targets have not produced successful results in the clinic. Nevertheless, the efficacy of blocking PTHrP and PTH1R has been shown in various types of cancer, suggesting its potential for therapeutic applications. In light of these conflicting data, we conducted a comprehensive review of the studies of PTHrP/PTH1R in cancer progression and metastasis and highlighted the strengths and limitations of targeting PTHrP or PTH1R in cancer therapy. This review also offers our perspectives for future research in this field.
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Zhuang Q, Li B, Wu X. Expressions of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) and parathyroid hormone receptor-1 (PTH1R) in the condylar cartilage of temporomandibular joint modulated by occlusal elevation. J Dent Sci 2022; 18:626-635. [PMID: 37021209 PMCID: PMC10068374 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background/purpose Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is an important regulatory factor in the growth, development and remodeling of bone or cartilage, and acts through its sole receptor, parathyroid hormone receptor-1 (PTH1R). The present study aimed to research the expression changes of PTHrP, PTH1R and other relevant factors in condylar cartilage during the progress of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJOA). Materials and methods The animal model of TMJOA was constructed by the "resin-modified method", and Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were euthanized at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks and 8 weeks after occlusal elevation. The histological changes of condylar cartilage were observed by X-ray, hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and safranine O-fast green (SO-FG) staining. The expressions of PTHrP, PTH1R, Ki67, Collagen II (Col II), Collagen X (Col X) and Caspase 3 in each group were detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Results TMJOA progression was time-dependent. In the experimental group, PTHrP expression was unimodal with a peak at 4 weeks, but PTH1R expression showed a decreasing trend. From 2 weeks to 8 weeks in the experimental group, Col X expression rather than Caspase 3 expression was negatively related to PTHrP's, which has no positive relation to Ki67 or Col II. These results demonstrated abnormal occlusal load may be an important pathogenic factor of TMJOA. Conclusion It may be one of the reasons of TMJOA progression that PTHrP can't play an effective role due to the low expression of PTH1R. PTHrP may be a direct factor regulating the hypertrophic differentiation of chondrocytes, but it does not directly regulate the proliferation and apoptosis of chondrocytes, and the realization of both regulatory effects may depend on the inhibition of hypertrophic differentiation.
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- Qianzhi Zhuang
- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China
- Department of Stomatology, Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Weifang, Shandong, PR China
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China
- Corresponding author. Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, No. 63, Xinjian nan Road, Yingze District, Taiyuan, 030000, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China
- Corresponding author. Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, No. 63, Xinjian nan Road, Yingze District, Taiyuan, 030000, Shanxi, PR China.
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Grunbaum A, Kremer R. Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) and malignancy. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2022; 120:133-177. [PMID: 35953108 DOI: 10.1016/bs.vh.2022.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
PTHrP (parathyroid hormone related protein) is an important mediator of malignancy-related tumor progression and hypercalcemia that shares considerable homology and functionality with parathyroid hormone. In this chapter, we review what has been elucidated to date regarding PTHrP's role in malignancies. Starting with a review of calcium metabolism and regulation, we then summarize the discovery and structure of PTHrP and development of sensitive immunoassays for specific measurement. Subsequently, we explore its role in tumor progression, with emphasis on the primary tumor as well as skeletal and non-osseus metastases. We then consider the clinical implications of PTHrP in cancer before concluding with a discussion of both established and potential treatments for malignancy associated hypercalcemia and bone metastases.
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- Ami Grunbaum
- Calcium Research Laboratories and Department of Medicine, McGill University and McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Calcium Research Laboratories and Department of Medicine, McGill University and McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Pieles O, Reichert TE, Morsczeck C. Protein kinase A is activated during bone morphogenetic protein 2-induced osteogenic differentiation of dental follicle stem cells via endogenous parathyroid hormone-related protein. Arch Oral Biol 2022; 138:105409. [PMID: 35338829 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2022.105409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ishikawa M, Ishii T, Morikawa T, Iijima Y, Sueishi K. The Effects of Fluvastatin on Indian Hedgehog Pathway in Endochondral Ossification. Cartilage 2021; 13:304S-314S. [PMID: 31327238 PMCID: PMC8804868 DOI: 10.1177/1947603519862318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Statins have demonstrated to be effective for treating chondrodysplasia and its effects were believed to be associated with the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3). Statins promoted the degradation of FGFR3 in studies using disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cells and model mice, however, recent studies using normal chondrocytes reported that statins did not degrade FGFR3. In order to further investigate the effects of statins in endochondral ossification, this study examined the influence of statins on Indian hedgehog (Ihh), another important component of endochondral ossification, and its related pathways. The chondrocyte cell line ATDC5 was used to investigate changes in cell proliferation, mRNA, and protein expression levels. In addition, an organ culture of a mouse metatarsal bone was performed followed by hematoxylin-eosin staining and fluorescent immunostaining. Results indicated that expression level of Ihh increased with the addition of statins, which activated the Ihh pathway and altered the localization of Ihh. Changes in cholesterol modification may have affected Ihh diffusibility; however, further experiments are necessary. A reactive increase in parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) was observed in addition to changes in the Wnt pathway through secreted-related protein 2/3 and low-density lipoprotein 5/6. This led to the promotion of cell proliferation, increase of the hypertrophic chondrocyte layer, inhibition of apoptosis, and decrease in mineralization. This study demonstrated that statins had an influence on Ihh, and that the hyperfunction of Ihh may prevent premature cell death caused by FGFR3-related chondrodysplasia through an indirect increase in the expression of PTHrP.
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental
Collage, Tokyo, Japan,Takenobu Ishii, Department of Orthodontics,
Tokyo Dental Collage, 2-9-18, Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan.
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental
Collage, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental
Collage, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental
Collage, Tokyo, Japan
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Martin TJ, Sims NA, Seeman E. Physiological and Pharmacological Roles of PTH and PTHrP in Bone Using Their Shared Receptor, PTH1R. Endocr Rev 2021; 42:383-406. [PMID: 33564837 DOI: 10.1210/endrev/bnab005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and the paracrine factor, PTH-related protein (PTHrP), have preserved in evolution sufficient identities in their amino-terminal domains to share equivalent actions upon a common G protein-coupled receptor, PTH1R, that predominantly uses the cyclic adenosine monophosphate-protein kinase A signaling pathway. Such a relationship between a hormone and local factor poses questions about how their common receptor mediates pharmacological and physiological actions of the two. Mouse genetic studies show that PTHrP is essential for endochondral bone lengthening in the fetus and is essential for bone remodeling. In contrast, the main postnatal function of PTH is hormonal control of calcium homeostasis, with no evidence that PTHrP contributes. Pharmacologically, amino-terminal PTH and PTHrP peptides (teriparatide and abaloparatide) promote bone formation when administered by intermittent (daily) injection. This anabolic effect is remodeling-based with a lesser contribution from modeling. The apparent lesser potency of PTHrP than PTH peptides as skeletal anabolic agents could be explained by lesser bioavailability to PTH1R. By contrast, prolongation of PTH1R stimulation by excessive dosing or infusion, converts the response to a predominantly resorptive one by stimulating osteoclast formation. Physiologically, locally generated PTHrP is better equipped than the circulating hormone to regulate bone remodeling, which occurs asynchronously at widely distributed sites throughout the skeleton where it is needed to replace old or damaged bone. While it remains possible that PTH, circulating within a narrow concentration range, could contribute in some way to remodeling and modeling, its main physiological role is in regulating calcium homeostasis.
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- T John Martin
- St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine at Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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Al-Khan AA, Al Balushi NR, Richardson SJ, Danks JA. Roles of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein (PTHrP) and Its Receptor (PTHR1) in Normal and Tumor Tissues: Focus on Their Roles in Osteosarcoma. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:637614. [PMID: 33796580 PMCID: PMC8008073 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.637614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary bone tumor and originates from bone forming mesenchymal cells and primarily affects children and adolescents. The 5-year survival rate for OS is 60 to 65%, with little improvement in prognosis during the last four decades. Studies have demonstrated the evolving roles of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) and its receptor (PTHR1) in bone formation, bone remodeling, regulation of calcium transport from blood to milk, regulation of maternal calcium transport to the fetus and reabsorption of calcium in kidneys. These two molecules also play critical roles in the development, progression and metastasis of several tumors such as breast cancer, lung carcinoma, chondrosarcoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma and OS. The protein expression of both PTHrP and PTHR1 have been demonstrated in OS, and their functions and proposed signaling pathways have been investigated yet their roles in OS have not been fully elucidated. This review aims to discuss the latest research with PTHrP and PTHR1 in OS tumorigenesis and possible mechanistic pathways. This review is dedicated to Professor Michael Day who died in May 2020 and was a very generous collaborator.
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- Awf A Al-Khan
- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.,Department of Pathology, Sohar Hospital, Sohar, Oman
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.,School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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Liu Y, Wang Q, Wang Q, Cui M, Jin Y, Wang R, Mao Z, Miao D, Karaplis AC, Zhang YP, Shields LBE, Shields CB, Zhang Y. Role of PTHrP nuclear localization and carboxyl terminus sequences in postnatal spinal cord development. Dev Neurobiol 2020; 81:47-62. [PMID: 33275829 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) acts under physiological conditions to regulate normal development of several tissues and organs. The role of PTHrP in spinal cord development has not been characterized. Pthrp knock in (Pthrp KI) mice were genetically modified to produce PTHrP in which there is a deficiency of the nuclear localization sequence (NLS) and C-terminus. Using this genetically modified mouse model, we have characterized its effect on spinal cord development early postnatally. The spinal cords from Pthrp KI mice displayed a significant reduction in its length, weight, and cross-sectional area compared to wild-type controls. Histologically, there was a decreased development of neurons and glial cells that caused decreased cell proliferation and increased apoptosis. The neural stem cells (NSCs) cultures also revealed decreased cell proliferation and differentiation and increased apoptosis. The proposed mechanism of delayed spinal cord development in Pthrp KI mice may be due to alteration in associated pathways in regulation of cell-division cycles and apoptosis. There was significant downregulation of Bmi-1 and upregulation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p27, p21, and p16 in Pthrp KI animals. We conclude that NLS and C-terminus peptide segments of PTHrP play an important role in inhibiting cell apoptosis and stimulation of cellular proliferation necessary for normal spinal cord development.
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- Yahong Liu
- Department of Human Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- The First Medical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory for Aging & Diseases of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory for Aging & Diseases of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory for Aging & Diseases of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Norton Neuroscience Institute, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Norton Neuroscience Institute, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory for Aging & Diseases of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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Ho PWM, Chan AS, Pavlos NJ, Sims NA, Martin TJ. Brief exposure to full length parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) causes persistent generation of cyclic AMP through an endocytosis-dependent mechanism. Biochem Pharmacol 2019; 169:113627. [PMID: 31476292 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2019.113627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)-related protein (PTHrP) (gene name Pthlh) was discovered as the factor responsible for the humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy. It shares such sequence similarity with PTH in the amino-terminal region that the two are equally able to act through a single G protein-coupled receptor, PTH1R. A number of biological activities are ascribed to domains of PTHrP beyond the amino-terminal domain. PTH functions as a circulating hormone, but PTHrP is generated locally in many tissues including bone, where it acts as a paracrine factor on osteoblasts and osteocytes. The present study compares how PTH and PTHrP influence cyclic AMP (cAMP) formation through adenylyl cyclase, the first event in cell activation through PTH1R. Brief exposure to full length PTHrP(1-141) in several osteoblastic cell culture systems was followed by sustained adenylyl cyclase activity for more than an hour after ligand washout. This effect was dose-dependent and was not found with shorter PTHrP or PTH peptides even though they were fully able to activate adenylyl cyclase with acute treatment. The persistent activation response to PTHrP(1-141) was seen also with later events in the cAMP/PKA pathway, including persistent activation of CRE-luciferase and sustained regulation of several CREB-responsive mRNAs, up to 24 h after the initial exposure. Pharmacologic blockade of endocytosis prevented the persistent activation of cAMP and gene responses. We conclude that full length PTHrP, the likely local physiological effector in bone, differs in intracellular action to PTH by undergoing endosomal translocation to induce a prolonged adenylyl cyclase activation in its target cells.
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- Patricia W M Ho
- Bone Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- Bone Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Bone Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
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- Bone Biology and Disease Unit, St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia.
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Martin TJ, Johnson RW. Multiple actions of parathyroid hormone-related protein in breast cancer bone metastasis. Br J Pharmacol 2019; 178:1923-1935. [PMID: 31087800 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The sequence similarity within the amino-terminal regions of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and PTH-related protein (PTHrP) allows the two to share actions at a common site, the PTH1 receptor. A number of biological activities have been ascribed to actions of other domains within PTHrP. PTHrP production by late stage breast cancer has been shown to contribute to bone metastasis formation through promotion of osteoclast formation and bone resorption by action through PTH1 receptors. There is evidence also for a role for PTHrP early in breast cancer that is protective against tumour progression. No signalling pathway has been identified for this effect. PTHrP has also been identified as a factor promoting the emergence of breast cancer cells from dormancy in bone. In that case, PTHrP does not function through activation of PTH1 receptors, despite having very substantial effects on transcriptional activity of the breast cancer cells. This indicates actions of PTHrP that are non-canonical, that is, mediated through domains other than the amino-terminal. It is concluded that PTHrP has several distinct paracrine, autocrine, and intracrine actions in the course of breast cancer pathophysiology. Some are mediated through action at PTH1 receptors and others are controlled by other domains within PTHrP. LINKED ARTICLES: This article is part of a themed issue on The molecular pharmacology of bone and cancer-related bone diseases. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v178.9/issuetoc.
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- T John Martin
- St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Zhang H, Gao Y, Wang Y, Yan Y, Yang Z, Miao D, Zhang D. The effects of parathyroid hormone‐related peptide on cardiac angiogenesis, apoptosis, and function in mice with myocardial infarction. J Cell Biochem 2019; 120:14745-14755. [PMID: 30994964 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.28735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Hao Zhang
- Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China
- Department of Cardiology The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University Yangzhou China
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- Department of Cardiology The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University Yangzhou China
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- Department of Cardiology Zhenjiang First People's Hospital Zhenjiang China
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- Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China
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- Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China
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- Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China
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- Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China
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Zhang Y, Chen G, Gu Z, Sun H, Karaplis A, Goltzman D, Miao D. DNA damage checkpoint pathway modulates the regulation of skeletal growth and osteoblastic bone formation by parathyroid hormone-related peptide. Int J Biol Sci 2018; 14:508-517. [PMID: 29805302 PMCID: PMC5968843 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.23318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
We previously demonstrated that parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) 1-84 knockin (Pthrp KI) mice, which lacked a PTHrP nuclear localization sequence (NLS) and C-terminus, displayed early senescence, defective osteoblastic bone formation, and skeletal growth retardation. However, the mechanism of action of the PTHrP NLS and C-terminus in regulating development of skeleton is still unclear. In this study, we examined alterations of oxidative stress and DNA damage response-related molecules in Pthrp KI skeletal tissue. We found that ROS levels, protein expression levels of γ-H2AX, a DNA damage marker, and the DNA damage response markers p-Chk2 and p53 were up-regulated, whereas gene expression levels of anti-oxidative enzymes were down-regulated significantly. We therefore further disrupted the DNA damage response pathway by deleting the Chk2 in Pthrp KI (Chk2-/-KI) mice and did comparison with WT, Chk2-/- and Pthrp KI littermates. The Pthrp KI mice with Chk2 deletion exhibited a longer lifespan, improvement in osteoblastic bone formation and skeletal growth including width of growth plates and length of long bones, trabecular and epiphyseal bone volume, BMD, osteoblast numbers, type I collagen and ALP positive bone areas, the numbers of total colony-forming unit fibroblasts (CFU-f), ALP+ CFU-f and the expression levels of osteogenic genes. In addition, the genes associated with anti-oxidative enzymes were up-regulated significantly, whereas the tumor suppressor genes related to senescence were down-regulated in Chk2-/- KI mice compared to Pthrp KI mice. Our results suggest that Chk2 deletion in Pthrp KI mice can somewhat rescue defects in osteoblastic bone formation and skeletal growth by enhancing endochondral bone formation and osteogenesis. These studies therefore indicate that the DNA damage checkpoint pathway may be a target for the nuclear action of PTHrP to regulate skeletal development and growth.
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- Ying Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,The Research Center for Aging Research, Friendship Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Plastic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Hochane M, Raison D, Coquard C, Béraud C, Danilin S, Bethry A, Massfelder T, Barthelmebs M. Parathyroid Hormone–Related Protein Contributes to Early Healing of Habu Snake Venom–Induced Glomerulonephritis in Mice. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2018; 188:863-875. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2017.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Jang Y, Gerbec ZJ, Won T, Choi B, Podsiad A, B Moore B, Malarkannan S, Laouar Y. Cutting Edge: Check Your Mice-A Point Mutation in the Ncr1 Locus Identified in CD45.1 Congenic Mice with Consequences in Mouse Susceptibility to Infection. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 200:1982-1987. [PMID: 29440507 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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B6.SJL-Ptprca Pepcb /Boy (CD45.1) mice have been used in hundreds of congenic competitive transplants, with the presumption that they differ from C57BL/6 mice only at the CD45 locus. In this study, we describe a point mutation in the natural cytotoxicity receptor 1 (Ncr1) locus fortuitously identified in the CD45.1 strain. This point mutation was mapped at the 40th nucleotide of the Ncr1 locus causing a single amino acid mutation from cysteine to arginine at position 14 from the start codon, resulting in loss of NCR1 expression. We found that these mice were more resistant to CMV due to a hyper innate IFN-γ response in the absence of NCR1. In contrast, loss of NCR1 increased susceptibility to influenza virus, a result that is consistent with the role of NCR1 in the recognition of influenza Ag, hemagglutinin. This work sheds light on potential confounding experimental interpretation when this congenic strain is used as a tool for tracking lymphocyte development.
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- Youngsoon Jang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226.,Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226.,Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226; and
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226.,Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226.,Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226; and
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109;
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Ansari N, Ho PW, Crimeen-Irwin B, Poulton IJ, Brunt AR, Forwood MR, Divieti Pajevic P, Gooi JH, Martin TJ, Sims NA. Autocrine and Paracrine Regulation of the Murine Skeleton by Osteocyte-Derived Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein. J Bone Miner Res 2018; 33:137-153. [PMID: 28914969 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) have N-terminal domains that bind a common receptor, PTHR1. N-terminal PTH (teriparatide) and now a modified N-terminal PTHrP (abaloparatide) are US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies for osteoporosis. In physiology, PTHrP does not normally circulate at significant levels, but acts locally, and osteocytes, cells residing within the bone matrix, express both PTHrP and the PTHR1. Because PTHR1 in osteocytes is required for normal bone resorption, we determined how osteocyte-derived PTHrP influences the skeleton. We observed that adult mice with low PTHrP in osteocytes (targeted with the Dmp1(10kb)-Cre) have low trabecular bone volume and osteoblast numbers, but osteoclast numbers were unaffected. In addition, bone size was normal, but cortical bone strength was impaired. Osteocyte-derived PTHrP therefore stimulates bone formation and bone matrix strength, but is not required for normal osteoclastogenesis. PTHrP knockdown and overexpression studies in cultured osteocytes indicate that osteocyte-secreted PTHrP regulates their expression of genes involved in matrix mineralization. We determined that osteocytes secrete full-length PTHrP with no evidence for secretion of lower molecular weight forms containing the N-terminus. We conclude that osteocyte-derived full-length PTHrP acts through both PTHR1 receptor-mediated and receptor-independent actions in a paracrine/autocrine manner to stimulate bone formation and to modify adult cortical bone strength. © 2017 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Niloufar Ansari
- St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Medical Science and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Medical Science and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,The University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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Absence of PTHrP nuclear localization and C-terminus sequences leads to abnormal development of T cells. Biochimie 2017; 138:13-19. [PMID: 28408247 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), a ubiquitously expressed protein, is composed of four functional domains including N-terminus, mid region, nuclear localization signal (NLS) and C-terminus. Under the direction of NLS, PTHrP can enter cell nucleus from cytoplasm and stimulate mitogenesis. Although PTHrP is considered to have important developmental roles, the role of PTHrP NLS and C-terminus in developmental process remains unknown, especially in T-cell development. Here, we used a knock-in mouse model, which expresses a truncated form of PTHrP missing the NLS (87-107) and C-terminus (108-139) of the protein, to examine the role of PTHrP NLS and C-terminus in T-cell development. Our results showed that the truncated PTHrP (1-84) led to abnormal subpopulations, impaired proliferation and increased apoptosis in the thymus, indicating that PTHrP is involved in the development of T cells, and the NLS and C-terminus part is necessary for the normal role of PTHrP in T-cell development.
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Zhou X, Dai X, Wu X, Ji J, Karaplis A, Goltzman D, Yang X, Miao D. Overexpression of Bmi1 in Lymphocytes Stimulates Skeletogenesis by Improving the Osteogenic Microenvironment. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29171. [PMID: 27373231 PMCID: PMC4931581 DOI: 10.1038/srep29171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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To investigate whether overexpression of Bmi1 in lymphocytes can stimulate skeletogenesis by improving the osteogenic microenvironment, we examined the skeletal phenotype of EμBmi1 transgenic mice with overexpression of Bmi1 in lymphocytes. The size of the skeleton, trabecular bone volume and osteoblast number, indices of proliferation and differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) were increased significantly, ROS levels were reduced and antioxidative capacity was enhanced in EμBmi1 mice compared to WT mice. In PTHrP1-84 knockin (Pthrp(KI/KI)) mice, the expression levels of Bmi1 are reduced and potentially can mediate the premature osteoporosis observed. We therefore generated a Pthrp(KI/KI) mice overexpressing Bmi1 in lymphocytes and compared them with Pthrp(KI/KI) and WT littermates. Overexpression of Bmi1 in Pthrp(KI/KI) mice resulted in a longer lifespan, increased body weight and improvement in skeletal growth and parameters of osteoblastic bone formation with reduced ROS levels and DNA damage response parameters. Our results demonstrate that overexpression of Bmi1 in lymphocytes can stimulate osteogenesis in vivo and partially rescue defects in skeletal growth and osteogenesis in Pthrp(KI/KI) mice. These studies therefore indicate that overexpression of Bmi1 in lymphocytes can stimulate skeletogenesis by inhibiting oxidative stress and improving the osteogenic microenvironment.
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- Xichao Zhou
- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, the Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, the Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, the Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, the Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, School of Nursing, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- The Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- The Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- The Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Rosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Center, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- The State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, the Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Martin TJ. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein, Its Regulation of Cartilage and Bone Development, and Role in Treating Bone Diseases. Physiol Rev 2016; 96:831-71. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00031.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Although parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) was discovered as a cancer-derived hormone, it has been revealed as an important paracrine/autocrine regulator in many tissues, where its effects are context dependent. Thus its location and action in the vasculature explained decades-long observations that injection of PTH into animals rapidly lowered blood pressure by producing vasodilatation. Its roles have been specified in development and maturity in cartilage and bone as a crucial regulator of endochondral bone formation and bone remodeling, respectively. Although it shares actions with parathyroid hormone (PTH) through the use of their common receptor, PTHR1, PTHrP has other actions mediated by regions within the molecule beyond the amino-terminal sequence that resembles PTH, including the ability to promote placental transfer of calcium from mother to fetus. A striking feature of the physiology of PTHrP is that it possesses structural features that equip it to be transported in and out of the nucleus, and makes use of a specific nuclear import mechanism to do so. Evidence from mouse genetic experiments shows that PTHrP generated locally in bone is essential for normal bone remodeling. Whereas the main physiological function of PTH is the hormonal regulation of calcium metabolism, locally generated PTHrP is the important physiological mediator of bone remodeling postnatally. Thus the use of intermittent injection of PTH as an anabolic therapy for bone appears to be a pharmacological application of the physiological function of PTHrP. There is much current interest in the possibility of developing PTHrP analogs that might enhance the therapeutic anabolic effects.
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- T. John Martin
- St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Sun W, Wu J, Huang L, Liu H, Wang R, Karaplis A, Goltzman D, Miao D. PTHrP Nuclear Localization and Carboxyl Terminus Sequences Modulate Dental and Mandibular Development in Part via the Action of p27. Endocrinology 2016; 157:1372-84. [PMID: 26859332 DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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To determine whether the action of the PTHrP nuclear localization sequence and C terminus is mediated through p27 in modulating dental and mandibular development, compound mutant mice, which are homozygous for both p27 deletion and the PTHrP1-84 knock-in mutation (p27(-/-)Pthrp(KI/KI)), were generated. Their teeth and mandibular phenotypes were compared with those of p27(-/-), Pthrp(KI/KI), and wild-type mice. At 2 weeks of age, the mandibular mineral density, alveolar bone volume, osteoblast numbers, and dental volume, dentin sialoprotein-immunopositive areas in the first molar were increased significantly in p27(-/-) mice and decreased dramatically in both Pthrp(KI/KI) and p27(-/-) Pthrp(KI/KI) mice compared with wild-type mice; however, these parameters were partly rescued in p27(-/-) Pthrp(KI/KI) mice compared with Pthrp(KI/KI) mice. These data demonstrate that the deletion of p27 in Pthrp(KI/KI) mice can partially rescue defects in dental and mandibular development. Furthermore, we found that deletion of p27 in Pthrp(KI/KI) mice partially corrected the dental and mandibular phenotype by modulating cell cyclin-regulating molecules and antioxidant enzymes. This study therefore indicates that the p27 pathway may function downstream in the action of PTHrP nuclear localization sequence to regulate dental and mandibular development.
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- Wen Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine (W.S., J.W., L.H., H.L., R.W., D.M.), The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China; and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (A.K.), Jewish General Hospital, and Calcium Research Laboratory (D.G.), McGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine (W.S., J.W., L.H., H.L., R.W., D.M.), The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China; and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (A.K.), Jewish General Hospital, and Calcium Research Laboratory (D.G.), McGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine (W.S., J.W., L.H., H.L., R.W., D.M.), The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China; and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (A.K.), Jewish General Hospital, and Calcium Research Laboratory (D.G.), McGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine (W.S., J.W., L.H., H.L., R.W., D.M.), The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China; and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (A.K.), Jewish General Hospital, and Calcium Research Laboratory (D.G.), McGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine (W.S., J.W., L.H., H.L., R.W., D.M.), The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China; and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (A.K.), Jewish General Hospital, and Calcium Research Laboratory (D.G.), McGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine (W.S., J.W., L.H., H.L., R.W., D.M.), The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China; and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (A.K.), Jewish General Hospital, and Calcium Research Laboratory (D.G.), McGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine (W.S., J.W., L.H., H.L., R.W., D.M.), The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China; and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (A.K.), Jewish General Hospital, and Calcium Research Laboratory (D.G.), McGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine (W.S., J.W., L.H., H.L., R.W., D.M.), The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China; and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (A.K.), Jewish General Hospital, and Calcium Research Laboratory (D.G.), McGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1
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Esbrit P, Herrera S, Portal-Núñez S, Nogués X, Díez-Pérez A. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Analogs as Osteoporosis Therapies. Calcif Tissue Int 2016; 98:359-69. [PMID: 26259869 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-015-0050-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The only bone anabolic agent currently available for osteoporosis treatment is parathyroid hormone (PTH)-either its N-terminal 1-34 fragment or the whole molecule of 1-84 aminoacids-whose intermittent administration stimulates new bone formation by targeting osteoblastogenesis and osteoblast survival. PTH-related protein (PTHrP) is an abundant factor in bone which shows N-terminal homology with PTH and thus exhibits high affinity for the same PTH type 1 receptor in osteoblasts. Therefore, it is not surprising that intermittently administered N-terminal PTHrP peptides induce bone anabolism in animals and humans. Furthermore, the C-terminal region of PTHrP also elicits osteogenic features in vitro in osteoblastic cells and in various animal models of osteoporosis. In this review, we discuss the current concepts about the cellular and molecular mechanisms whereby PTHrP may induce anabolic actions in bone. Pre-clinical studies and clinical data using N-terminal PTHrP analogs are also summarized, pointing to PTHrP as a promising alternative to current bone anabolic therapies.
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- Pedro Esbrit
- Laboratorio de Metabolismo Mineral y Óseo, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IIS)-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Avda. Reyes Católicos, 2, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
- Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Envejecimiento y Fragilidad (RETICEF), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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- Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Envejecimiento y Fragilidad (RETICEF), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Metabolismo Mineral y Óseo, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IIS)-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Avda. Reyes Católicos, 2, 28040, Madrid, Spain
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Envejecimiento y Fragilidad (RETICEF), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Envejecimiento y Fragilidad (RETICEF), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Envejecimiento y Fragilidad (RETICEF), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Amaya Y, Nakai T, Miura S. Evolutionary well-conserved region in the signal peptide of parathyroid hormone-related protein is critical for its dual localization through the regulation of ER translocation. J Biochem 2015; 159:393-406. [PMID: 26538570 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvv111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) has two different targeting signals: an N-terminal signal peptide for the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) targeting and an internal nuclear localization signal. The protein not only functions as a secretory protein, but is also found in the nucleus and/or nucleolus under certain conditions. PTHrP signal peptide is less hydrophobic than most signal peptides mainly due to its evolutionarily well-conserved region (QQWS). The substitution of four tandem leucine residues for this conserved region resulted in a significant inhibition of the signal peptide cleavage. At the same time, proportion of nuclear and/or nucleolar localization decreased, probably due to tethering of the protein to the ER membrane by the uncleaved mutant signal peptide. Almost complete cleavage of the signal peptide accompanied by a lack of nuclear/nucleolar localization was achieved by combining the hydrophobic h-region and an optimized sequence of the cleavage site. In addition, mutational modifications of the distribution of charged residues in and around the signal peptide affect its cleavage and/or nuclear/nucleolar localization of the protein. These results indicate that the well-conserved region in the signal peptide plays an essential role in the dual localization of PTHrP through ER targeting and/or the membrane translocation.
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- Yoshihiro Amaya
- Division of Biochemistry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274 Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8514, Japan and
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- Radioisotope Research Center, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Radioisotope Research Center, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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Zhu M, Zhang J, Dong Z, Zhang Y, Wang R, Karaplis A, Goltzman D, Miao D. The p27 Pathway Modulates the Regulation of Skeletal Growth and Osteoblastic Bone Formation by Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide. J Bone Miner Res 2015; 30:1969-79. [PMID: 25917430 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) 1-84 knock-in mice (Pthrp KI) develop skeletal growth retardation and defective osteoblastic bone formation. To further examine the mechanisms underlying this phenotype, microarray analyses of differential gene expression profiles were performed in long bone extracts from Pthrp KI mice and their wild-type (WT) littermates. We found that the expression levels of p27, p16, and p53 were significantly upregulated in Pthrp KI mice relative to WT littermates. To determine whether p27 was involved in the regulation by PTHrP of skeletal growth and development in vivo, we generated compound mutant mice, which were homozygous for both p27 deletion and the Pthrp KI mutation (p27(-/-) Pthrp KI). We then compared p27(-/-) Pthrp KI mice with p27(-/-), Pthrp KI, and WT littermates. Deletion of p27 in Pthrp KI mice resulted in a longer lifespan, increased body weight, and improvement in skeletal growth. At 2 weeks of age, skeletal parameters, including length of long bones, size of epiphyses, numbers of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)-positive chondrocytes, bone mineral density, trabecular bone volume, osteoblast numbers, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)-, type I collagen-, and osteocalcin-positive bone areas were increased in p27(-/-) mice and reduced in both Pthrp KI and p27(-/-) Pthrp KI mice compared with WT mice; however, these parameters were increased in p27(-/-) Pthrp KI mice compared with Pthrp KI mice. As well, protein expression levels of PTHR, IGF-1, and Bmi-1, and the numbers of total colony-forming unit fibroblastic (CFU-f) and ALP-positive CFU-f were similarly increased in p27(-/-) Pthrp KI mice compared with Pthrp KI mice. Our results demonstrate that deletion of p27 in Pthrp KI mice can partially rescue defects in skeletal growth and osteoblastic bone formation by enhancing endochondral bone formation and osteogenesis. These studies, therefore, indicate that the p27 pathway may function downstream in the action of PTHrP to regulate skeletal growth and development.
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- Min Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Basic Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Calcium Research Laboratory, McGill University Health Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Falzon M, Bhatia V. Role of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Signaling in Chronic Pancreatitis. Cancers (Basel) 2015; 7:1091-108. [PMID: 26095761 PMCID: PMC4491701 DOI: 10.3390/cancers7020826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Revised: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chronic pancreatitis (CP), a progressive inflammatory disease where acini are destroyed and replaced by fibrous tissue, increases the risk for pancreatic cancer. Risk factors include alcohol, smoking, and obesity. The effects of these risk factors are exacerbated in patients with mutations in genes that predispose to CP. The different environmental and genetic factors produce the same clinical phenotype; once CP develops, disease course is the same regardless of etiology. Critical questions still need to be answered to understand what modifies predisposition to develop CP in persons exposed to risk factors. We postulate that risk factors modulate endogenous pathways, with parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) signaling being one such pathway. In support, PTHrP levels are elevated in mice treated with alcohol, and in mouse models of cerulein- and pancreatic duct ligation-induced CP. Disrupting the Pthrp gene in acinar cells exerts protective effects (decreased edema, histological damage, amylase and cytokine release, and fibrosis) in these CP models. PTHrP levels are elevated in human CP. Currently, CP care lacks specific pharmacological interventions. Targeting PTHrP signaling may present a novel therapeutic strategy that inhibits pancreatic inflammation and fibrosis, especially since the risk of developing pancreatic cancer is strongly associated with duration of chronic inflammation.
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- Miriam Falzon
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
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Montgrain PR, Phun J, Vander Werff R, Quintana RA, Davani AJ, Hastings RH. Parathyroid-hormone-related protein signaling mechanisms in lung carcinoma growth inhibition. SPRINGERPLUS 2015; 4:268. [PMID: 26090315 PMCID: PMC4469590 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1017-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) inhibits proliferation of several lung cancer cell lines, but the signaling mechanism has not been established. This study tested the hypotheses that growth inhibition is mediated through the PTHrP receptor, PTH1R, and that the process is modified by ERK activation. PTHrP-positive and negative clones of H1944 lung adenocarcinoma cells underwent stable PTH1R knockdown with lentiviral shRNA or transient transfection with ERK1 and ERK2 siRNA. Alternatively, cells were treated with 8-CPT cAMP, 8-CPT 2′-O-methyl cAMP, and N-6-phenyl cAMP analogs. H1944 cells expressing ectopic PTHrP showed 20–40% decrease in proliferation compared to the PTHrP-negative cells in the presence of normal levels of PTH1R (P < 0.01). PTH1R knockdown eliminated this difference and increased cell proliferation regardless of PTHrP status. The three cAMP analogs each inhibited proliferation over 5 days by 30–40%. ERK2 knockdown inhibited proliferation of PTHrP-positive cells alone and in combination with ERK1 knockdown. The growth inhibition mediated by cAMP analogs was unaffected by ERK1 knockdown. In conclusion, ectopic expression of PTHrP 1–87 inhibits H1944 cell proliferation. PTH1R knockdown blocks this effect and stimulates proliferation, indicating that the ligand exerts anti-mitogenic effects. cAMP, the second messenger for PTH1R also inhibits proliferation and activates ERK. PTHrP growth inhibition may be opposed by concomitant ERK activation.
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- Philippe R Montgrain
- Medicine Service, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, VA San Diego Healthcare System, UC San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Research Service, Department of Biology, VA San Diego Healthcare System, UC San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Research Service, Department of Biology, VA San Diego Healthcare System, UC San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, USA
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- Anesthesiology Service, Department of Anesthesiology, VA Medical Center (125), VA San Diego Healthcare System, UC San Diego, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161 USA
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Huang DC, Yang XF, Ochietti B, Fadhil I, Camirand A, Kremer R. Parathyroid hormone-related protein: potential therapeutic target for melanoma invasion and metastasis. Endocrinology 2014; 155:3739-49. [PMID: 25051432 DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The role of PTHrP in the highly metastatic human melanoma disease is not known. This study investigates the mechanisms of action of this secreted factor through homozygous inactivation of the Pthrp gene in A375 human melanoma cells. In vitro, Pthrp-ablated cells (knockout [KO]-A375, -/-) showed decreased motility and anchorage-independent growth, rounder morphology, and a significant reduction in invasion capacity compared with nonablated A375 cells (wild-type [WT]-A375, +/+). PTHrP peptide 1-34 and conditioned medium from WT-A375 cells partially restored the invasive phenotype in KO-A375. Pthrp ablation substantially decreased actin polymerization, matrix metallopeptidase 9 expression and focal adhesion kinase phosphorylation. In vivo, green fluorescent protein-transduced ablated and nonablated A375 cells were injected intracardially or sc into nude mice to study proliferation and multiorgan metastasis. Dissemination of injected Pthrp-ablated cells to lung and liver was reduced by 85% and 50%, respectively, compared with nonablated controls (120 hours after injection). The number of metastatic lesions and the percentage of animals with metastasis were markedly lower in mice injected with Pthrp-ablated A375, and 45% of these animals survived a 7-week period compared with 15% of mice injected with nonablated WT-A375. When mice injected with WT-A375 were treated with our blocking anti-PTHrP monoclonal antibody raised against the first 33 amino acids of human PTHrP, tumor size was decreased by more than 80% over 4 weeks and survival was significantly improved over 8 months. This study provides direct evidence of the major role for PTHrP in melanoma invasion and metastasis and suggests that agents that suppress PTHrP may be beneficial against melanoma progression.
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- Dao Chao Huang
- Department of Medicine, Calcium Research Laboratory, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3A 1A1
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Knockdown of PTHR1 in osteosarcoma cells decreases invasion and growth and increases tumor differentiation in vivo. Oncogene 2014; 34:2922-33. [PMID: 25043296 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2014] [Revised: 06/01/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common cancer of bone. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) regulates calcium homeostasis and bone development, while the paracrine/autocrine PTH-related protein (PTHrP) has central roles in endochondral bone formation and bone remodeling. Using a murine OS model, we found that OS cells express PTHrP and the common PTH/PTHrP receptor (PTHR1). To investigate the role of PTHR1 signaling in OS cell behavior, we used shRNA to reduce PTHR1 expression. This only mildly inhibited proliferation in vitro, but markedly reduced invasion through collagen and reduced expression of RANK ligand (RANKL). Administration of PTH(1-34) did not stimulate OS proliferation in vivo but, strikingly, PTHR1 knockdown resulted in a profound growth inhibition and increased differentiation/mineralization of the tumors. Treatment with neutralizing antibody to PTHrP did not recapitulate the knockdown of PTHR1. Consistent with this lack of activity, PTHrP was predominantly intracellular in OS cells. Knockdown of PTHR1 resulted in increased expression of late osteoblast differentiation genes and upregulation of Wnt antagonists. RANKL production was reduced in knockdown tumors, providing for reduced homotypic signaling through the receptor, RANK. Loss of PTHR1 resulted in the coordinated loss of gene signatures associated with the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2). Using Ezh2 inhibitors, we demonstrate that the increased expression of osteoblast maturation markers is in part mediated by the loss of PRC2 activity. Collectively these results demonstrate that PTHR1 signaling is important in maintaining OS proliferation and undifferentiated state. This is in part mediated by intracellular PTHrP and through regulation of the OS epigenome.
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García-Martín A, Ardura JA, Maycas M, Lozano D, López-Herradón A, Portal-Núñez S, García-Ocaña A, Esbrit P. Functional roles of the nuclear localization signal of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) in osteoblastic cells. Mol Endocrinol 2014; 28:925-34. [PMID: 24725082 PMCID: PMC5414844 DOI: 10.1210/me.2013-1225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PTHrP is an important regulator of bone remodelling, apparently by acting through several sequence domains. We here aimed to further delineate the functional roles of the nuclear localization signal (NLS) comprising the 88-107 amino acid sequence of PTHrP in osteoblasts. PTHrP mutants from a human PTHrP (-36/+139) cDNA (wild type) cloned into pcDNA3.1 plasmid with deletion (Δ) of the signal peptide (SP), NLS, T(107), or T107A replacing T(107) by A(107) were generated and stably transfected into osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. In these cells, intracellular trafficking, cell proliferation and viability, as well as cell differentiation were evaluated. In these transfected cells, PTHrP was detected in the cytoplasm and also in the nucleus, except in the NLS mutant. Meanwhile, the PTH type 1 receptor (PTH1R) accumulates in the cytoplasm except for the ΔSP mutant in which the receptor remains at the cell membrane. PTHrP-wild type cells showed enhanced growth and viability, as well as an increased matrix mineralization, alkaline phosphatase activity, and osteocalcin gene expression; and these features were inhibited or abolished in ΔNLS or ΔT(107) mutants. Of note, these effects of PTHrP overexpression on cell growth and function were similarly decreased in the ΔSP mutant after PTH1R small interfering RNA transfection or by a PTH1R antagonist. The present in vitro findings suggest a mixed model for PTHrP actions on osteoblastic growth and function whereby this protein needs to be secreted and internalized via the PTH1R (autocrine/paracrine pathway) before NLS-dependent shuttling to the nucleus (intracrine pathway).
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- A García-Martín
- Laboratorio de Metabolismo Mineral y Óseo (A.G-M., J.A.A., M.M., D.L., A.L-H., S.P-N., P.E.), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IIS)-Fundación Jiménez Díaz and Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Envejecimiento y Fragilidad (RETICEF), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, 28040, Spain; and Department of Medicine (A.G-O.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Danks JA, Freeman AN, Martin TJ. Historical Perspective and Evolutionary Origins of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein. Clin Rev Bone Miner Metab 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s12018-014-9163-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Gli1 inhibition suppressed cell growth and cell cycle progression and induced apoptosis as well as autophagy depending on ERK1/2 activity in human chondrosarcoma cells. Cell Death Dis 2014; 5:e979. [PMID: 24384722 PMCID: PMC4040663 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The transcription factor glioma-associated oncogene 1 (Gli1) has been recognized as a very important nuclear executor at the distal end of the Hedgehog (Hh) signal pathway, which has crucial roles in regulating many developmental processes, such as pattern formation, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. Overexpression of patched 1 protein and Gli1 or constitutively active Indian Hedgehog (IHh)-parathyroid hormone-related protein signal pathway may lead to musculoskeletal tumorigenesis. However, for chondrosarcoma few studies have paid close attention to the IHh-Gli1 signal transduction cascade and more work needs to be carried out to fully elucidate Gli1 protein functions. Here we show that the IHh signal pathway was activated in chondrosarcoma, and knocking down the expression of Gli1 attenuated the disturbed IHh signal pathway, which not only suppressed cell proliferation and promoted G2/M cell cycle arrest but also enhanced cell apoptosis by downregulating Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl expression. Furthermore, Gli1 downregulation, not cyclopamine, induced autophagy by regulating mTOR phosphorylation, and inhibition of autophagy prevented Gli1 small interfering RNA-mediated cell death. We also demonstrated that extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 activity may mediate these antiproliferative events induced by Gli1 inhibition. These results indicate that Gli1 inhibition could ultimately provide a promising new approach for chondrosarcoma treatment.
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SUWA HIROHIKO, HIRANO MASATO, KAWARADA KOUJI, NAGAYAMA MOTOHIKO, EHARA MICHIKO, MURAKI TOMONARI, SHISA HAYASE, SUGIYAMA AIKO, SUGIMOTO MASAHIRO, HIAI HIROSHI, KITANO MOTOO, TANUMA JUNICHI. Pthlh, a promising cancer modifier gene in rat tongue carcinogenesis. Oncol Rep 2014; 31:3-12. [PMID: 24253735 PMCID: PMC3868494 DOI: 10.3892/or.2013.2859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Susceptibly to the induction of rat tongue cancer (TC) by oral 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO) exposure is a polygenic trait. Among several quantitative trait loci identified by crosses between TC-susceptible Dark Agouti (DA) rats and TC-resistant Wistar-Furth (WF) rats, we focused on tongue cancer susceptibility locus (Tcas3) of chromosome 4. We examined tongue carcinogenesis in the reciprocal congenic strains DA.WF-Tcas3 and WF.DA-Tcas3 and in their parental strains. The Tcas3DA allele, and not the Tcas3WF allele, significantly favored tumor latency, incidence and TC number/size. In genomic DNA of TCs induced in (DA x WF) F1 rats, the resistant Tcas3WF allele was frequently and selectively lost, particularly in larger tumors. Thus, we searched the possible candidate genes in the Tcas3 region using microarray analysis of TCs in F1 rats and revealed significant upregulation of 2 cancer-related genes, parathyroid hormone-like hormone (Pthlh) and Kras2. The relevance of the WF allele of Pthlh as a cancer modifier was indicated by 3 single nucleotide polymorphisms specific to this strain. In contrast, no consistent strain-specific variations were found in Kras2. Moreover, the plasma Ca2+ level was consistently higher in DA rats when compared to the level in WF rats bearing TCs; moreover, the Pthlh-mRNA expression level was >30-fold higher in TCs when compared to this level in the normal tongue mucosa. Immunostaining experiments showed strong PTHrP protein expression in TCs of DA rats, and the signal was intensified in larger TCs. Kras2 was also upregulated in TCs, but to a lesser degree than PTHrP. Thus, Pthlh is a promising candidate modifier gene in the development and progression of rat TCs.
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- HIROHIKO SUWA
- Department of Oral Pathology, Division of Oral Pathogenesis and Disease Control, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Division of Oral Pathogenesis and Disease Control, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Division of Oral Pathogenesis and Disease Control, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Division of Oral Pathogenesis and Disease Control, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Division of Oral Pathogenesis and Disease Control, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Division of Oral Pathogenesis and Disease Control, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Saitama Cancer Center Research Institute, Ina, Saitama, Japan
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- Malignancy Control Research Laboratory, Medical Innovation Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Malignancy Control Research Laboratory, Medical Innovation Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Malignancy Control Research Laboratory, Medical Innovation Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Saitama Cooperative Hospital, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Division of Oral Pathogenesis and Disease Control, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan
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Lezcano V, Gentili C, de Boland AR. Role of PTHrP in human intestinal Caco-2 cell response to oxidative stress. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2013; 1833:2834-2843. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cheung V, Bouralexis S, Gillespie MT. PTHrP Overexpression Increases Sensitivity of Breast Cancer Cells to Apo2L/TRAIL. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66343. [PMID: 23822995 PMCID: PMC3688876 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is a key component in breast development and breast tumour biology. PTHrP has been discovered as a causative agent of hypercalcaemia of malignancy and is also one of the main factors implicated in breast cancer mediated osteolysis. Clinical studies have determined that PTHrP expression by primary breast cancers was an independent predictor of improved prognosis. Furthermore, PTHrP has been demonstrated to cause tumour cell death both in vitro and in vivo. Apo2L/TRAIL is a promising new anti-cancer agent, due to its ability to selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells whilst sparing most normal cells. However, some cancer cells are resistant to Apo2L/TRAIL-induced apoptosis thus limiting its therapeutic efficacy. The effects of PTHrP on cell death signalling pathways initiated by Apo2L/TRAIL were investigated in breast cancer cells. Expression of PTHrP in Apo2L/TRAIL resistant cell line MCF-7 sensitised these cells to Apo2L/TRAIL-induced apoptosis. The actions of PTHrP resulted from intracellular effects, since exogenous treatment of PTHrP had no effect on Apo2L/TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Apo2L/TRAIL-induced apoptosis in PTHrP expressing cells occurred through the activation of caspase-10 resulting in caspase-9 activation and induction of apoptosis through the effector caspases, caspase-6 and -7. PTHrP increased cell surface expression of Apo2L/TRAIL death receptors, TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2. Antagonistic antibodies against the death receptors demonstrated that Apo2L/TRAIL mediated its apoptotic signals through activation of the TRAIL-R2 in PTHrP expressing breast cancer cells. These studies reveal a novel role for PTHrP with Apo2L/TRAIL that maybe important for future diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
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- Vanessa Cheung
- Bone, Joint and Cancer Unit, Prince Henry’s Institute, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
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- Bone, Joint and Cancer Unit, Prince Henry’s Institute, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
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- Bone, Joint and Cancer Unit, Prince Henry’s Institute, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
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de Melo IS, Jimenez-Nuñez MD, Iglesias C, Campos-Caro A, Moreno-Sanchez D, Ruiz FA, Bolívar J. NOA36 protein contains a highly conserved nucleolar localization signal capable of directing functional proteins to the nucleolus, in mammalian cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59065. [PMID: 23516598 PMCID: PMC3596294 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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NOA36/ZNF330 is an evolutionarily well-preserved protein present in the nucleolus and mitochondria of mammalian cells. We have previously reported that the pro-apoptotic activity of this protein is mediated by a characteristic cysteine-rich domain. We now demonstrate that the nucleolar localization of NOA36 is due to a highly-conserved nucleolar localization signal (NoLS) present in residues 1-33. This NoLS is a sequence containing three clusters of two or three basic amino acids. We fused the amino terminal of NOA36 to eGFP in order to characterize this putative NoLS. We show that a cluster of three lysine residues at positions 3 to 5 within this sequence is critical for the nucleolar localization. We also demonstrate that the sequence as found in human is capable of directing eGFP to the nucleolus in several mammal, fish and insect cells. Moreover, this NoLS is capable of specifically directing the cytosolic yeast enzyme polyphosphatase to the target of the nucleolus of HeLa cells, wherein its enzymatic activity was detected. This NoLS could therefore serve as a very useful tool as a nucleolar marker and for directing particular proteins to the nucleolus in distant animal species.
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- Ivan S. de Melo
- Departamento de Biomedicina, Biotecnología y Salud Pública - Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
- Departamento de Biomedicina, Biotecnología y Salud Pública - Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Biomedicina, Biotecnología y Salud Pública - Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
- Departamento de Biomedicina, Biotecnología y Salud Pública - Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
- Departamento de Biomedicina, Biotecnología y Salud Pública - Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
- Departamento de Biomedicina, Biotecnología y Salud Pública - Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Biomedicina, Biotecnología y Salud Pública - Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
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Hochane M, Raison D, Coquard C, Imhoff O, Massfelder T, Moulin B, Helwig JJ, Barthelmebs M. Parathyroid hormone-related protein is a mitogenic and a survival factor of mesangial cells from male mice: role of intracrine and paracrine pathways. Endocrinology 2013; 154:853-64. [PMID: 23284101 DOI: 10.1210/en.2012-1802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Glomerulonephritis is characterized by the proliferation and apoptosis of mesangial cells (MC). The parathyroid-hormone related protein (PTHrP) is a locally active cytokine that affects these phenomena in many cell types, through either paracrine or intracrine pathways. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of both PTHrP pathways on MC proliferation and apoptosis. In vitro studies were based on MC from male transgenic mice allowing PTHrP-gene excision by a CreLoxP system. MC were also transfected with different PTHrP constructs: wild type PTHrP, PTHrP devoid of its signal peptide, or of its nuclear localization sequence. The results showed that PTHrP deletion in MC reduced their proliferation even in the presence of serum and increased their apoptosis when serum-deprived. PTH1R activation by PTHrP(1-36) or PTH(1-34) had no effect on proliferation but improved MC survival. Transfection of MC with PTHrP devoid of its signal peptide significantly increased their proliferation and minimally reduced their apoptosis. Overexpression of PTHrP devoid of its nuclear localization sequence protected cells from apoptosis without changing their proliferation. Wild type PTHrP transfection conferred both mitogenic and survival effects, which seem independent of midregion and C-terminal PTHrP fragments. PTHrP-induced MC proliferation was associated with p27(Kip1) down-regulation and c-Myc/E2F1 up-regulation. PTHrP increased MC survival through the activation of cAMP/protein kinase A and PI3-K/Akt pathways. These results reveal that PTHrP is a cytokine of multiple roles in MC, acting as a mitogenic factor only through an intracrine pathway, and reducing apoptosis mainly through the paracrine pathway. Thus, PTHrP appears as a probable actor in MC injuries.
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- Mazène Hochane
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U682, Equipe Cancer du Rein et Physiopathologie Rénale, Faculté de Médecine, 11 rue Humann, F-67085 Strasbourg, France.
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Ohshima K, Takeda S, Hirose M, Akiyama Y, Iguchi K, Hoshino M, Yamaguchi K, Mochizuki T. Structure-function relationship of the nuclear localization signal sequence of parathyroid hormone-related protein. Biomed Res 2012; 33:191-9. [PMID: 22790219 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.33.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) contains a nuclear localization signal (NLS) sequence within 87-107. NLS sequences are generally capable of penetrating cellular membranes due to a richness of basic amino acid residues, and thus have been used as cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) to translocate biologically active peptides/proteins into cells. The NLS sequence of PTHrP is not exception to this finding; however, PTHrP(87-107) contains 2 acidic glutamate residues at 99 and 101 within the basic amino acid stretch, which is not commonly observed in other CPPs such as HIV-1 Tat(48-60). In this study, we indicated structure-function relationship of the PTHrP NLS to understand the effect of acidic glutamate residues on cell permeability and intracellular localization. We chemically synthesized PTHrP(87-107) and its N-terminally truncated analogues. Their intracellular localization pattern was analyzed by microscopy, radioimmunoassay, and fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Although all analogues were translocated into cells, internalization by the cytoplasm and/or nucleus was length-dependent; specifically, PTHrP(97-107), PTHrP(95-107), and PTHrP(93-107) were more frequently localized in the cytoplasm. We assume that reduction in the net positive charge within PTHrP NLS analogues resulted in increased cytoplasm- translocation activity. We propose that PTHrP(97-107) is a useful carrier peptide for delivery and expression of cargo molecules in the cytoplasm.
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- Keiichic Ohshima
- Medical Genetics Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan.
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Yan YL, Bhattacharya P, He XJ, Ponugoti B, Marquardt B, Layman J, Grunloh M, Postlethwait JH, Rubin DA. Duplicated zebrafish co-orthologs of parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP, Pthlh) play different roles in craniofacial skeletogenesis. J Endocrinol 2012; 214:421-35. [PMID: 22761277 PMCID: PMC3718479 DOI: 10.1530/joe-12-0110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In mammals, parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP, alias PTH-like hormone (Pthlh)) acts as a paracrine hormone that regulates the patterning of cartilage, bone, teeth, pancreas, and thymus. Beyond mammals, however, little is known about the molecular genetic mechanisms by which Pthlh regulates early development. To evaluate conserved pathways of craniofacial skeletogenesis, we isolated two Pthlh co-orthologs from the zebrafish (Danio rerio) and investigated their structural, phylogenetic, and syntenic relationships, expression, and function. Results showed that pthlh duplicates originated in the teleost genome duplication. Zebrafish pthlha and pthlhb were maternally expressed and showed overlapping and distinct zygotic expression patterns during skeletal development that mirrored mammalian expression domains. To explore the regulation of duplicated pthlh genes, we studied their expression patterns in mutants and found that both sox9a and sox9b are upstream of pthlha in arch and fin bud cartilages, but only sox9b is upstream of pthlha in the pancreas. Morpholino antisense knockdown showed that pthlha regulates both sox9a and sox9b in the pharyngeal arches but not in the brain or otic vesicles and that pthlhb does not regulate either sox9 gene, which is likely related to its highly degraded nuclear localization signal. Knockdown of pthlha but not pthlhb caused runx2b overexpression in craniofacial cartilages and premature bone mineralization. We conclude that in normal cartilage development, sox9 upregulates pthlh, which downregulates runx2, and that the duplicated nature of all three of these genes in zebrafish creates a network of regulation by different co-orthologs in different tissues.
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- Yi-Lin Yan
- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
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Delloye-Bourgeois C, Goldschneider D, Paradisi A, Therizols G, Belin S, Hacot S, Rosa-Calatrava M, Scoazec JY, Diaz JJ, Bernet A, Mehlen P. Nucleolar localization of a netrin-1 isoform enhances tumor cell proliferation. Sci Signal 2012; 5:ra57. [PMID: 22871610 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2002456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Netrin-1 displays proto-oncogenic activity in several cancers, which is thought to be due to the ability of this secreted cue to stimulate survival when bound to its receptors. We showed that in contrast to full-length, secreted netrin-1, some cancer cells produced a truncated intranuclear form of netrin-1 (ΔN-netrin-1) through an alternative internal promoter. Because of a nucleolar localization signal located in its carboxyl terminus, ΔN-netrin-1 was targeted to the nucleolus, where it interacted with nucleolar proteins, affected nucleolar ultrastructure, and interacted with the promoters of ribosomal genes. Moreover, ΔN-netrin-1 stimulated cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. Thus, some cancer cells produce not only a full-length, secreted form of netrin-1 that promotes cell survival but also a truncated netrin-1 that stimulates cell proliferation, potentially by enhancing ribosome biogenesis.
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- Céline Delloye-Bourgeois
- Apoptosis, Cancer and Development Laboratory-Equipe labellisée La Ligue, LabEx DEVweCAN, Centre de Cancérologie de Lyon, INSERM U1052-CNRS UMR5286, Université de Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008 Lyon, France
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Gu Z, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Jin S, Chen Q, Goltzman D, Karaplis A, Miao D. Absence of PTHrP nuclear localization and carboxyl terminus sequences leads to abnormal brain development and function. PLoS One 2012; 7:e41542. [PMID: 22844494 PMCID: PMC3402381 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 06/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We assessed whether the nuclear localization sequences (NLS) and C terminus of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) play critical roles in brain development and function. We used histology, immunohistochemistry, histomorphometry, Western blots and electrophysiological recordings to compare the proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells, neuronal hippocampal synaptic transmission, and brain phenotypes including shape and structures, in Pthrp knock-in mice, which express PTHrP (1–84), a truncated form of the protein that is missing the NLS and the C-terminal region of the protein, and their wild-type littermates. Results showed that Pthrp knock-in mice display abnormal brain shape and structures; decreased neural cell proliferative capacity and increased apoptosis associated with up-regulation of cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors p16, p21, p27 and p53 and down-regulation of the Bmi-1 oncogene; delayed neural cell differentiation; and impaired hippocampal synaptic transmission and plasticity. These findings provide in vivo experimental evidence that the NLS and C-terminus of PTHrP are essential not only for the regulation of neural cell proliferation and differentiation, but also for the maintenance of normal neuronal synaptic transmission and plasticity.
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- Zhen Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, The Research Center for Bone and Stem Cells, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Park SI, McCauley LK. Nuclear localization of parathyroid hormone-related peptide confers resistance to anoikis in prostate cancer cells. Endocr Relat Cancer 2012; 19:243-54. [PMID: 22291434 PMCID: PMC3593272 DOI: 10.1530/erc-11-0278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Prostate cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related death in men, largely attributable to distant metastases, most frequently to bones. Despite intensive investigations, molecular mechanisms underlying metastasis are not completely understood. Among prostate cancer-derived factors, parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP), first discovered as an etiologic factor for malignancy-induced hypercalcemia, regulates many cellular functions critical to tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis. In this study, the role of PTHrP in tumor cell survival from detachment-induced apoptosis (i.e. anoikis) was investigated. Reduction of PTHLH (encoding PTHrP) gene expression in human prostate cancer cells (PC-3) increased the percentage of apoptotic cells when cultured in suspension. Conversely, overexpression of PTHrP protected prostate cancer cells (Ace-1 and LNCaP, both typically expressing low or undetectable basal PTHrP) from anoikis. Overexpression of nuclear localization signal (NLS)-defective PTHrP failed to protect cells from anoikis, suggesting that PTHrP-dependent protection from anoikis is an intracrine event. A PCR-based apoptosis-related gene array showed that detachment increased expression of the TNF gene (encoding the proapoptotic protein tumor necrosis factor-α) fourfold greater in PTHrP-knockdown PC-3 cells than in control PC-3 cells. In parallel, TNF gene expression was significantly reduced in PTHrP-overexpressing LNCaP cells, but not in NLS-defective PTHrP overexpressing LNCaP cells, when compared with control LNCaP cells. Subsequently, in a prostate cancer skeletal metastasis mouse model, PTHrP-knockdown PC-3 cells resulted in significantly fewer metastatic lesions compared to control PC-3 cells, suggesting that PTHrP mediated antianoikis events in the bloodstream. In conclusion, nuclear localization of PTHrP confers prostate cancer cell resistance to anoikis, potentially contributing to prostate cancer metastasis.
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- Serk In Park
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 1011 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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McCauley LK, Martin TJ. Twenty-five years of PTHrP progress: from cancer hormone to multifunctional cytokine. J Bone Miner Res 2012; 27:1231-9. [PMID: 22549910 PMCID: PMC4871126 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Revised: 03/04/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Twenty-five years ago a "new" protein was identified from cancers that caused hypercalcemia. It was credited for its ability to mimic parathyroid hormone (PTH), and hence was termed parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP). Today it is recognized for its widespread distribution, its endocrine, paracrine, and intracrine modes of action driving numerous physiologic and pathologic conditions, and its central role in organogenesis. The multiple biological activities within a complex molecule with paracrine modulation of adjacent target cells present boundless possibilities. The protein structure of PTHrP has been traced, dissected, and deleted comprehensively and conditionally, yet numerous questions lurk in its past that will carry into the future. Issues of the variable segments of the protein, including the enigmatic nuclear localization sequence, are only recently being clarified. Aspects of PTHrP production and action in the menacing condition of cancer are emerging as dichotomies that may represent intended temporal actions of PTHrP. Relative to PTH, the hormone regulating calcium homeostasis, PTHrP "controls the show" locally at the PTH/PTHrP receptor throughout the body. Great strides have been made in our understanding of PTHrP actions, yet years of exciting investigation and discovery are imminent. © 2012 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Laurie K McCauley
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
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Ghoussaini M, Fletcher O, Michailidou K, Turnbull C, Schmidt MK, Dicks E, Dennis J, Wang Q, Humphreys MK, Luccarini C, Baynes C, Conroy D, Maranian M, Ahmed S, Driver K, Johnson N, Orr N, dos Santos Silva I, Waisfisz Q, Meijers-Heijboer H, Uitterlinden AG, Rivadeneira F, Hall P, Czene K, Irwanto A, Liu J, Nevanlinna H, Aittomäki K, Blomqvist C, Meindl A, Schmutzler RK, Müller-Myhsok B, Lichtner P, Chang-Claude J, Hein R, Nickels S, Flesch-Janys D, Tsimiklis H, Makalic E, Schmidt D, Bui M, Hopper JL, Apicella C, Park DJ, Southey M, Hunter DJ, Chanock SJ, Broeks A, Verhoef S, Hogervorst FBL, Fasching PA, Lux MP, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB, Sawyer E, Tomlinson I, Kerin M, Marme F, Schneeweiss A, Sohn C, Burwinkel B, Guénel P, Truong T, Cordina-Duverger E, Menegaux F, Bojesen SE, Nordestgaard BG, Nielsen SF, Flyger H, Milne RL, Alonso MR, González-Neira A, Benítez J, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Bernstein L, Dur CC, Brenner H, Müller H, Arndt V, Stegmaier C, Justenhoven C, Brauch H, Brüning T, Wang-Gohrke S, Eilber U, Dörk T, Schürmann P, Bremer M, Hillemanns P, Bogdanova NV, Antonenkova NN, Rogov YI, Karstens JH, Bermisheva M, Prokofieva D, Khusnutdinova E, Lindblom A, Margolin S, Mannermaa A, Kataja V, Kosma VM, Hartikainen JM, Lambrechts D, Yesilyurt BT, Floris G, Leunen K, Manoukian S, Bonanni B, Fortuzzi S, Peterlongo P, Couch FJ, Wang X, Stevens K, Lee A, Giles GG, Baglietto L, Severi G, McLean C, Alnaes GG, Kristensen V, Børrensen-Dale AL, John EM, Miron A, Winqvist R, Pylkäs K, Jukkola-Vuorinen A, Kauppila S, Andrulis IL, Glendon G, Mulligan AM, Devilee P, van Asperen CJ, Tollenaar RAEM, Seynaeve C, Figueroa JD, Garcia-Closas M, Brinton L, Lissowska J, Hooning MJ, Hollestelle A, Oldenburg RA, van den Ouweland AMW, Cox A, Reed MWR, Shah M, Jakubowska A, Lubinski J, Jaworska K, Durda K, Jones M, Schoemaker M, Ashworth A, Swerdlow A, Beesley J, Chen X, Muir KR, Lophatananon A, Rattanamongkongul S, Chaiwerawattana A, Kang D, Yoo KY, Noh DY, Shen CY, Yu JC, Wu PE, Hsiung CN, Perkins A, Swann R, Velentzis L, Eccles DM, Tapper WJ, Gerty SM, Graham NJ, Ponder BAJ, Chenevix-Trench G, Pharoah PDP, Lathrop M, Dunning AM, Rahman N, Peto J, Easton DF. Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new breast cancer susceptibility loci. Nat Genet 2012; 44:312-8. [PMID: 22267197 PMCID: PMC3653403 DOI: 10.1038/ng.1049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. To date, 22 common breast cancer susceptibility loci have been identified accounting for ∼8% of the heritability of the disease. We attempted to replicate 72 promising associations from two independent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in ∼70,000 cases and ∼68,000 controls from 41 case-control studies and 9 breast cancer GWAS. We identified three new breast cancer risk loci at 12p11 (rs10771399; P = 2.7 × 10(-35)), 12q24 (rs1292011; P = 4.3 × 10(-19)) and 21q21 (rs2823093; P = 1.1 × 10(-12)). rs10771399 was associated with similar relative risks for both estrogen receptor (ER)-negative and ER-positive breast cancer, whereas the other two loci were associated only with ER-positive disease. Two of the loci lie in regions that contain strong plausible candidate genes: PTHLH (12p11) has a crucial role in mammary gland development and the establishment of bone metastasis in breast cancer, and NRIP1 (21q21) encodes an ER cofactor and has a role in the regulation of breast cancer cell growth.
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- Maya Ghoussaini
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, UK
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Shu ST, Dirksen WP, Lanigan LG, Martin CK, Thudi NK, Werbeck JL, Fernandez SA, Hildreth BE, Rosol TJ. Effects of parathyroid hormone-related protein and macrophage inflammatory protein-1α in Jurkat T-cells on tumor formation in vivo and expression of apoptosis regulatory genes in vitro. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 53:688-98. [PMID: 21942940 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2011.626883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) and macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, but their effects on T-cells have not been well studied. Here we analyzed the functions of PTHrP and MIP-1α on T-cell growth and death both in vitro and in vivo by overexpressing either factor in human Jurkat T-cells. PTHrP or MIP-1α did not affect Jurkat cell growth in vitro, but PTHrP increased their sensitivity to apoptosis. Importantly, PTHrP and MIP-1α decreased both tumor incidence and growth in vivo. To investigate possible mechanisms, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) arrays and real-time reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assays were performed. Both PTHrP and MIP-1α increased the expression of several factors including signal transducer and activator of transcription 4, tumor necrosis factor α, receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand and death-associated protein kinase 1, and decreased the expression of inhibitor of DNA binding 1, interferon γ and CD40 ligand in Jurkat cells. In addition, MIP-1α also increased the expression of transcription factor AP-2α and PTHrP increased expression of the vitamin D3 receptor. These data demonstrate that PTHrP and MIP-1α exert a profound antitumor effect presumably by increasing the sensitivity to apoptotic signals through modulation of transcription and apoptosis factors in T-cells.
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- Sherry T Shu
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
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Montgrain PR, Deftos LJ, Arenberg D, Tipps A, Quintana R, Carskadon S, Hastings RH. Prognostic implications of parathyroid hormone-related protein in males and females with non--small-cell lung cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 2011; 12:197-205. [PMID: 21663864 DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2011.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2010] [Revised: 09/13/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Non-small-cell lung carcinoma immunoreactivity for parathyroid hormone-related protein has been associated with increased survival in female patients but not in male patients. The current investigation attempted to substantiate this finding in 2 new patient groups. METHODS Patients were divided into groups with and without immunoreactivity for a carboxyl-terminal parathyroid hormone-related protein epitope assessed in deparaffinized sections by a blinded observer. One group included 85 female patients with stage I lung cancer, and the second group had 48 female and 66 male patients with stage I-IV lung cancer. Survival times were compared by the log-rank test between groups separated by tumor parathyroid hormone-related protein status. RESULTS Parathyroid hormone-related protein was present in 70%-80% of the patients, independent of sex, stage, and smoking history. In the females with stage I lung cancer, parathyroid hormone-related protein increased median survival from 25 to 60 months (P < .05). In the second group, parathyroid hormone-related protein expression increased 48-month disease-free survival of female lung cancer patients from 44% to 63% (P < .05), but had no effect in male patients. Parathyroid hormone-related protein remained a significant, independent predictor when evaluated together with other covariates by Cox multivariate regression. CONCLUSION This study verifies that parathyroid hormone-related protein is a sex-dependent survival factor for non-small-cell lung carcinoma, that it correlates with disease-free survival, and that the association with survival holds for women with early-stage disease as well as more advanced cancer. Thus, the protein could find use as a prognostic indicator and could be a target for therapy.
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- Philippe R Montgrain
- Research, Anesthesiology and Medicine Services, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
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Roth DM, Moseley GW, Pouton CW, Jans DA. Mechanism of microtubule-facilitated "fast track" nuclear import. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:14335-51. [PMID: 21339293 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.210302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Although the microtubule (MT) cytoskeleton has been shown to facilitate nuclear import of specific cancer-regulatory proteins including p53, retinoblastoma protein, and parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), the MT association sequences (MTASs) responsible and the nature of the interplay between MT-dependent and conventional importin (IMP)-dependent nuclear translocation are unknown. Here we used site-directed mutagenesis, live cell imaging, and direct IMP and MT binding assays to map the MTAS of PTHrP for the first time, finding that it is within a short modular region (residues 82-108) that overlaps with the IMPβ1-recognized nuclear localization signal (residues 66-108) of PTHrP. Importantly, fluorescence recovery after photobleaching experiments indicated that disruption of the MT network or mutation of the MTAS of PTHrP decreases the rate of nuclear import by 2-fold. Moreover, MTAS functions depend on mutual exclusivity of binding of PTHrP to MTs and IMPβ1 such that, following MT-dependent trafficking toward the nucleus, perinuclear PTHrP can be displaced from MTs by IMPβ1 prior to import into the nucleus. This is the first molecular definition of an MTAS that facilitates protein nuclear import as well as the first delineation of the mechanism whereby cargo is transferred directly from the cytoskeleton to the cellular nuclear import apparatus. The results have broad significance with respect to fundamental processes regulating cell physiology/transformation.
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- Daniela Martino Roth
- Nuclear Signalling Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Nucleolar localization and identification of nuclear/nucleolar localization signals of the calmodulin-binding protein nucleomorphin during growth and mitosis in Dictyostelium. Histochem Cell Biol 2011; 135:239-49. [PMID: 21327858 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-011-0785-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/29/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The calmodulin-binding protein nucleomorphin isoform NumA1 is a nuclear number regulator in Dictyostelium that localizes to intra-nuclear patches adjacent to the nuclear envelope and to a lesser extent the nucleoplasm. Earlier studies have shown similar patches to be nucleoli but only three nucleolar proteins have been identified in Dictyostelium. Here, actinomycin-D treatment caused the loss of NumA1 localization, while calcium and calmodulin antagonists had no effect. In keeping with a nucleolar function, NumA1 moved out of the presumptive nucleoli during mitosis redistributing to areas within the nucleus, the spindle fibers, and centrosomal region before re-accumulating in the presumptive nucleoli at telophase. Together, these data verify NumA1 as a true nucleolar protein. Prior to this study, the dynamics of specific nucleolar proteins had not been determined during mitosis in Dictyostelium. FITC-conjugated peptides equivalent to presumptive nuclear localization signals within NumA1 localized to nucleoli indicating that they also act as nucleolar localization signals. To our knowledge, these represent the first precisely defined nucleolar localization signals as well as the first nuclear/nucleolar localization signals identified in Dictyostelium. Together, these results reveal that NumA1 is a true nucleolar protein and the only nucleolar calmodulin-binding protein identified in Dictyostelium. The possible use of nuclear/nucleolar localization signal-mediated drug targeting to nucleoli is discussed.
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Wang D, Taboas JM, Tuan RS. PTHrP overexpression partially inhibits a mechanical strain-induced arthritic phenotype in chondrocytes. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2011; 19:213-21. [PMID: 21087676 PMCID: PMC3031753 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2010.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Revised: 11/03/2010] [Accepted: 11/06/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cell-based tissue engineering strategies are currently in clinical use and continue to be developed at a rapid pace for the repair of cartilage defects. Regardless of the repair methodology, chondrocytes within newly regenerated cartilage remain susceptible to the abnormal inflammatory and mechanical environments that underlie osteoarthritic disease, likely compromising the implant's integration, function, and longevity. The present study investigates the use of parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) overexpression for chondroprotection. DESIGN Bovine articular chondrocytes were transfected with human PTHrP (hPTHrP) constructs (1-141 or 1-173) and subjected to injurious cyclic tensile strain (CTS; 0.5 Hz and 16% elongation) for 48 h. mRNA expression of matrix remodeling, inflammatory signaling, hypertrophic, and apoptotic genes were examined with real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) production were measured using the Griess assay and enzyme immunoassay (EIA), respectively. RESULTS CTS-induced an arthritic phenotype in articular chondrocytes as indicated by increased gene expression of collagenases and aggrecanases and increased production of NO and PGE₂. Additionally, CTS increased collagen type X (Col10a1) mRNA expression, whereas overexpression of either hPTHrP isoform inhibited CTS-induced Col10a1 gene expression. However, hPTHrP 1-141 augmented CTS-induced NO and PGE₂ production, and neither hPTHrP isoform had any significant effect on apoptotic genes. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that chondrocytes overexpressing PTHrP resist mechanical strain-induced hypertrophic-like changes. Therapeutic PTHrP gene transfer may be considered for chondroprotection applications in newly regenerated cartilage.
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- Dean Wang
- Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, National Institute of Arthritis, and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, Howard Hughes Medical Institute–National Institutes of Health Research Scholars Program, Bethesda, MD 20814
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- Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, National Institute of Arthritis, and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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- Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, National Institute of Arthritis, and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219,Correspondence: Dr. Rocky S. Tuan, Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 450 Technology Drive, Room 221, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Tel: 412-648-2603, Fax: 412-624-5544,
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Parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrP) in tumor progression. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2011; 720:145-60. [PMID: 21901625 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0254-1_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is widely expressed in fetal and adult tissues and is a key regulator for cellular calcium transport and smooth muscle cell contractility, as well as a crucial control factor in cell proliferation, development and differentiation. PTHrP stimulates or inhibits apoptosis in an autocrine/paracrine and intracrine fashion, and is particularly important for hair follicle and bone development, mammary epithelial development and tooth eruption. PTHrP's dysregulated expression has traditionally been associated with oncogenic pathologies as the major causative agent of malignancy-associated hypercalcemia, but recent evidence revealed a driving role in skeletal metastasis progression. Here, we demonstrate that PTHrP is also closely involved in breast cancer initiation, growth and metastasis through mechanisms separate from its bone turnover action, and we suggest that PTHrP as a facilitator of oncogenes would be a novel target for therapeutic purposes.
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