Developmental Expression and Tissue Distribution of Phex Protein: Effect of the Hyp Mutation and Relationship to Bone Markers
- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
- Vol. 15 (8), 1440-1450
- https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.2000.15.8.1440
Abstract
Mutations in PHEX, a phosphate-regulating gene with homology to endopeptidases on the X chromosome, are responsible for X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH). The murine Hyp homologue has the phenotypic features of XLH and harbors a large deletion in the 3' region of the Phex gene. We characterized the developmental expression and tissue distribution of Phex protein, using a monoclonal antibody against human PHEX, examined the effect of the Hyp mutation on Phex expression, and compared neprilysin (NEP), osteocalcin, and parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH/PTHrP) receptor gene expression in bone of normal and Hyp mice. Phex encodes a 100- to 105-kDa glycoprotein, which is present in bones and teeth of normal mice but not Hyp animals. These results were confirmed by in situ hybridization (ISH) and ribonuclease protection assay. Phex protein expression in femur and calvaria decreases with age, suggesting a correlation between Phex expression and bone formation. Immunohistochemical studies detected Phex protein in osteoblasts, osteocytes, and odontoblasts, but not in osteoblast precursors. In contrast to Phex, the abundance of NEP messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein is not significantly altered in Hyp bone. Similarly, osteocalcin and PTH/PTHrP receptor gene expression are not compromised in bone of Hyp mice. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that loss of Phex function affects the mineralizing activity of osteoblasts rather than their differentiation.Keywords
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