期刊
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 97, 期 5, 页码 969-983出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20702
关键词
Wnt; Runx2; matrix mineralization; collagens
资金
- NIAMS NIH HHS [R01 AR049069, R01 AR050074, R01 AR039588, T32 AR050938, T32 AR 050938] Funding Source: Medline
Left is a transcriptional regulator of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling cascade. Wnts directly augment bone formation and osteoblast differentiation from mesenchymal stern cells by receptor-mediated pathways involving Lrp5 and Frizzled. We previously reported that Lef1 represses Runx2-dependent activation of the late osteoblast differentiation gene, osteocalcin. Left is expressed in preosteoblasts but is undetectable in fully differentiated osteoblasts. To determine if downregulation of Left is necessary for osteoblast maturation, we constitutively overexpressed Lef1 in MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts. Lef1-overexpressing cells produced alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and osteocalcin later, and at lower levels than control cells. Moreover, the extracellular matrices of Lef1-overexpressing cell cultures never mineralized. To further examine the role of Lef1 in osteoblasts, we suppressed Lef1 expression in MC3T3-E1 cells by RNA interference. Transient expression of a Lef1 shRNA efficiently reduced murine Lef1 levels and transcriptional activity. Stable suppression of Lef1 in MC3T3 preosteoblasts did not affect proliferation or Runx2 levels; however, ALP production and matrix mineralization were accelerated by 3-4 clays. Gene chip analyses identified 14 genes that are differentially regulated in Lef1-suppressed cells. These data Outline a role for Lef1 in delaying osteoblast maturation and suggest that Left controls the expression of multiple genes in osteoblasts.
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