期刊
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
卷 18, 期 2, 页码 213-221出版社
AMER SOC BONE & MINERAL RES
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2003.18.2.213
关键词
Runx2/Cbfa-1; osteoblast; differentiation; bone marrow stromal cell
资金
- NIA NIH HHS [AG04875] Funding Source: Medline
Runx2/Cbfa1 has been identified as a master gene controlling osteoblast differentiation. However, its role in inducing the osteoblast phenotype has been characterized primarily in rodent systems. Thus, we examined Runx2/Cbfa1 messenger RNA, protein, and activity levels during osteoblastic differentiation of human bone marrow stromal (BMSC) cells. Semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis demonstrated that the expression of alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin mRNAs increased in a time-dependent manner with the development of the osteoblast phenotype by these cells (hMS2-15). Type II Runx2/Cbfa1 messenger RNA was found to be constitutively expressed in hMS2-15 cells and not altered during differentiation; there was no detectable expression of the type I Runx2/Cbfa1 transcript. Interestingly, despite the absence of any change in Runx2/Cbfa1 messenger RNA levels during osteoblastic differentiation of these cells, the activity of Runx2/Cbfa1, as assessed by binding to the osteoblast-specific cis-acting element 2 (OSE2), increased markedly at all time-points examined, with the highest activity level seen at day 7. Similar results were observed in primary cultures of less differentiated human marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Immunoprecipitation and Western blot analysis revealed that whereas there was no increase in Runx2/Cbfa1 protein levels with differentiation in hMS2-15 cells, there was an increase in Runx2/Cbfa1 phosphorylation. Thus, in contrast to rodent systems where osteoblast differentiation is associated with increased synthesis of Runx2/Cbfa1, we find that in human BMSC, osteoblastic differentiation is associated primarily with increases in Runx2/Cbfa1 activity, without a change in messenger RNA or protein levels. Our findings also show that the increase in Runx2/Cbfa1 activity occurs through a posttranslational mechanism involving phosphorylation of key residues.
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