期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 20, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms20081803
关键词
MAPK; MEK1; MEK2; ERK; osteoblast; osteopenia; cleidocranial dysplasia
资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [2014R1A6A3A03055719]
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- March of Dimes
- NIH Director's Early Independence Award [1DP5OD021351]
- Qatar National Research Foundation [NPRP 7-1301-3-336]
- NIAMS of the NIH [R01AR068983, R21AR072836, R21AR073331]
- Glory Harvest Group
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2014R1A6A3A03055719] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are a family of protein kinases that function as key signal transducers of a wide spectrum of extracellular stimuli, including growth factors and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Dysregulation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) MAPK pathway is associated with human skeletal abnormalities including Noonan syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, and cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome. Here, we demonstrate that ERK activation in osteoprogenitors is required for bone formation during skeletal development and homeostasis. Deletion of Mek1 and Mek2, kinases upstream of ERK MAPK, in osteoprogenitors (Mek1(Osx)Mek2(-/-)), resulted in severe osteopenia and cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), similar to that seen in humans and mice with impaired RUNX2 function. Additionally, tamoxifen-induced deletion of Mek1 and Mek2 in osteoprogenitors in adult mice (Mek1(Osx-ERT)Mek2(-/-)) significantly reduced bone mass. Mechanistically, this corresponded to decreased activation of osteoblast master regulators, including RUNX2, ATF4, and -catenin. Finally, we identified potential regulators of osteoblast differentiation in the ERK MAPK pathway using unbiased phospho-mass spectrometry. These observations demonstrate essential roles of ERK activation in osteogenesis and bone formation.
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