Phosphate-Dependent Regulation of MGP in Osteoblasts: Role of ERK1/2 and Fra-1
- 1 November 2009
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
- Vol. 24 (11), 1856-1868
- https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.090508
Abstract
Inorganic phosphate (Pi) and the matrix Gla protein (MGP) are key regulators of bone formation. We have recently shown that Pi upregulates MGP in growth plate chondrocytes, which may represent a negative feedback loop for the control of mineralization. Osteoblasts from Fra-1-deleted mice express low levels of MGP, whereas the expression of MGP is elevated in Fra-1 transgenic osteoblasts, suggesting a role for Fra-1 in MGP expression and bone formation. In this study, we aimed at deciphering the relationships between Pi and MGP in osteoblasts to determine the molecular mechanisms involved in the Pi-dependent regulation of MGP. In MC3T3-E1 cells and primary calvaria-derived osteoblasts, Pi increased MGP and Fra-1 expression at both the mRNA and protein levels. We also found that Pi enhanced the phosphorylation of ERK1/2. U0126 (MEK1/2 inhibitor) suppressed Pi-stimulated MGP and Fra-1 expression, indicating that ERK1/2 is required for Pi-dependent regulation of MGP and Fra-1. In addition, using in vitro DNA binding and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, we showed that Fra-1 interacts with the MGP promoter in response to Pi in MC3T3-E1 cells. Finally, we found that in fra-1 knockdown MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts, the level of MGP expression is no more significantly upregulated by Pi. We further showed that primary osteoblasts from Fra-1-deficient mice failed to exhibit a Pi-dependent stimulation of MGP expression. These data show, for the first time, that Pi regulates MGP expression in osteoblasts through the ERK1/2-Fra-1 pathway.Keywords
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