Nephronectin expression is regulated by SMAD signaling in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells.
Nephronectin expression is regulated by SMAD signaling in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells.
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10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.07.106
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发表时间:
2012-08
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Masayuki Tsukasaki;A. Yamada;K. Yoshimura;Agasa Miyazono;Matsuo Yamamoto;M. Takami;Y. Miyamoto;N. Morimura;R. Kamijo
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Masayuki Tsukasaki;A. Yamada;K. Yoshimura;Agasa Miyazono;Matsuo Yamamoto;M. Takami;Y. Miyamoto;N. Morimura;R. Kamijo
Nephronectin (Npnt) is an extracellular matrix protein known to be a ligand for the integrin α8β1. We previously demonstrated that Npnt expression was suppressed by TGF-β through ERK1/2 and JNK in osteoblasts. In this study, we found that inhibition of a TGF-β type I receptor (TGF-β R1, Alk5) by a specific inhibitor {2-[3-(6-Methylpyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-1,5-naphthyridine} strongly induced Npnt expression in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells. The Alk5 inhibitor-induced increase of Npnt expression occurred in both time- and dose-dependent manners, while that expression was also induced by introduction of an siRNA for Smad2, a central intracellular mediator of TGF-β signaling. These results suggest that the expression of Npnt is regulated by the Alk5-SMAD signaling pathway in osteoblasts.