Transcriptional regulation of BMP2 expression by the PTH-CREB signaling pathway in osteoblasts.

Intermittent application of parathyroid hormone (PTH) has well established anabolic effects on bone mass in rodents and humans. Although transcriptional mechanisms responsible for these effects are not fully understood, it is recognized that transcriptional factor cAMP response element binding prote...

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Main Authors: Zhang, R, Edwards, J, Ko, S, Dong, S, Liu, H, Oyajobi, B, Papasian, C, Deng, H, Zhao, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
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author Zhang, R
Edwards, J
Ko, S
Dong, S
Liu, H
Oyajobi, B
Papasian, C
Deng, H
Zhao, M
author_facet Zhang, R
Edwards, J
Ko, S
Dong, S
Liu, H
Oyajobi, B
Papasian, C
Deng, H
Zhao, M
author_sort Zhang, R
collection OXFORD
description Intermittent application of parathyroid hormone (PTH) has well established anabolic effects on bone mass in rodents and humans. Although transcriptional mechanisms responsible for these effects are not fully understood, it is recognized that transcriptional factor cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) mediates PTH signaling in osteoblasts, and that there is a communication between the PTH-CREB pathway and the BMP2 signaling pathway, which is important for osteoblast differentiation and bone formations. These findings, in conjunction with putative cAMP response elements (CREs) in the BMP2 promoter, led us to hypothesize that the PTH-CREB pathway could be a positive regulator of BMP2 transcription in osteoblasts. To test this hypothesis, we first demonstrated that PTH signaling activated CREB by phosphorylation in osteoblasts, and that both PTH and CREB were capable of promoting osteoblastic differentiation of primary mouse osteoblast cells and multiple rodent osteoblast cell lines. Importantly, we found that the PTH-CREB signaling pathway functioned as an effective activator of BMP2 expression, as pharmacologic and genetic modulation of PTH-CREB activity significantly affected BMP2 expression levels in these cells. Lastly, through multiple promoter assays, including promoter reporter deletion, mutation, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), we identified a specific CRE in the BMP2 promoter which is responsible for CREB transactivation of the BMP2 gene in osteoblasts. Together, these results demonstrate that the anabolic function of PTH signaling in bone is mediated, at least in part, by CREB transactivation of BMP2 expression in osteoblasts.
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spelling oxford-uuid:154959bb-9563-420d-b889-2e21ad06d4a82022-03-26T10:24:40ZTranscriptional regulation of BMP2 expression by the PTH-CREB signaling pathway in osteoblasts.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:154959bb-9563-420d-b889-2e21ad06d4a8EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordPublic Library of Science2011Zhang, REdwards, JKo, SDong, SLiu, HOyajobi, BPapasian, CDeng, HZhao, MIntermittent application of parathyroid hormone (PTH) has well established anabolic effects on bone mass in rodents and humans. Although transcriptional mechanisms responsible for these effects are not fully understood, it is recognized that transcriptional factor cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) mediates PTH signaling in osteoblasts, and that there is a communication between the PTH-CREB pathway and the BMP2 signaling pathway, which is important for osteoblast differentiation and bone formations. These findings, in conjunction with putative cAMP response elements (CREs) in the BMP2 promoter, led us to hypothesize that the PTH-CREB pathway could be a positive regulator of BMP2 transcription in osteoblasts. To test this hypothesis, we first demonstrated that PTH signaling activated CREB by phosphorylation in osteoblasts, and that both PTH and CREB were capable of promoting osteoblastic differentiation of primary mouse osteoblast cells and multiple rodent osteoblast cell lines. Importantly, we found that the PTH-CREB signaling pathway functioned as an effective activator of BMP2 expression, as pharmacologic and genetic modulation of PTH-CREB activity significantly affected BMP2 expression levels in these cells. Lastly, through multiple promoter assays, including promoter reporter deletion, mutation, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), we identified a specific CRE in the BMP2 promoter which is responsible for CREB transactivation of the BMP2 gene in osteoblasts. Together, these results demonstrate that the anabolic function of PTH signaling in bone is mediated, at least in part, by CREB transactivation of BMP2 expression in osteoblasts.
spellingShingle Zhang, R
Edwards, J
Ko, S
Dong, S
Liu, H
Oyajobi, B
Papasian, C
Deng, H
Zhao, M
Transcriptional regulation of BMP2 expression by the PTH-CREB signaling pathway in osteoblasts.
title Transcriptional regulation of BMP2 expression by the PTH-CREB signaling pathway in osteoblasts.
title_full Transcriptional regulation of BMP2 expression by the PTH-CREB signaling pathway in osteoblasts.
title_fullStr Transcriptional regulation of BMP2 expression by the PTH-CREB signaling pathway in osteoblasts.
title_full_unstemmed Transcriptional regulation of BMP2 expression by the PTH-CREB signaling pathway in osteoblasts.
title_short Transcriptional regulation of BMP2 expression by the PTH-CREB signaling pathway in osteoblasts.
title_sort transcriptional regulation of bmp2 expression by the pth creb signaling pathway in osteoblasts
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