Regulation of osteoclast apoptosis by ubiquitylation of proapoptotic BH3-only Bcl-2 family member Bim
Regulation of osteoclast apoptosis by ubiquitylation of proapoptotic BH3-only Bcl-2 family member Bim
复制标题
DOI:
10.1093/emboj/cdg635
复制
发表时间:
2003-12-15
期刊:
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Tanaka, S
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Akiyama, T;Bouillet, P;Tanaka, S
Osteoclasts (OCs) undergo rapid apoptosis without trophic factors, such as macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF). Their apoptosis was associated with a rapid and sustained increase in the pro-apoptotic BH3-only Bcl-2 family member Bim. This was caused by the reduced ubiquitylation and proteasomal degradation of Bim that is mediated by c-Cbl. Although the number of OCs was increased in the skeletal tissues of bim-/- mice, the mice exhibited mild osteosclerosis due to reduced bone resorption. OCs differentiated from bone marrow cells of bim-/- animals showed a marked prolongation of survival in the absence of M-CSF, compared with bim+/+ OCs, but the bone-resorbing activity of bim-/- OCs was significantly reduced. Overexpression of a degradation-resistant lysine-free Bim mutant in bim-/- cells abrogated the anti-apoptotic effect of M-CSF, while wild-type Bim did not. These results demonstrate that ubiquitylation-dependent regulation of Bim levels is critical for controlling apoptosis and activation of OCs.