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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) plays a critical role in the differentiation of precursor cells and has been approved for clinical application to induce new bone formation. To date, unexpectedly high doses of recombinant BMP-2 have been required to induce bone healing in humans. Thus, enhancing cellular responsiveness to BMP-2 potentially has critically important clinical implications. BMP responsiveness may be modulated in part by cross-talk with other signaling pathways, including mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK) is a MAPK that has been reported to be required for late-stage differentiation of preosteoblasts and BMP-2-induced differentiation of preosteoblasts and pleuripotent cells. In this study we determined that MC3T3-E1-clone 24?cells (MC-24) can be induced by BMP-2 to differentiate into mineralizing osteoblast cultures. Using this inducible system, we employed both JNK loss-of-function and gain-of-function reagents to make three key observations: (1) JNK is required for phosphorylation of Smad1 by BMP-2 and subsequent activation of Smad1 signaling and osteoblast differentiation, (2) JNK1, but not JNK2, is required for BMP-2-induced formation of mineralized nodules, and (3) JNK1 activation decreases binding of inhibitory Smad6 to the type I BMP receptor (BMPR-I) and reciprocally increases binding of Smad1, both observations that would increase responsiveness to BMP-2. Understanding this and other pathways that lead to increased cellular responsiveness to BMPs could greatly aid more cost-effective and safe clinical delivery of these important molecules.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1523-4681
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1122-32
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Calcification, Physiologic, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Osteoblasts, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Smad1 Protein, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Smad6 Protein, pubmed-meshheading:21542012-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Activation of c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase 1 increases cellular responsiveness to BMP-2 and decreases binding of inhibitory Smad6 to the type 1 BMP receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine, Decatur, GA, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't