TGF-beta suppresses POEM expression through ERK1/2 and JNK in osteoblasts

FEBS Lett. 2007 Nov 13;581(27):5321-6. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.10.021. Epub 2007 Oct 23.

Abstract

POEM, also called nephronectin, is an extracellular matrix protein that is considered to play a critical role as an adhesion molecule in the development and functioning of various tissues, such as kidneys and bones. In the present study, we examined the molecular mechanism of POEM gene expression, and found that transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) strongly inhibited POEM expression in the mouse osteoblastic cell line, MC3T3-E1. TGF-beta-induced decrease of POEM expression occurred in both time- and dose-dependent manners through the activation of TGF-beta receptor I and extracellular signal-regulated kinase/c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathways.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3T3 Cells
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2
  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / pharmacology
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Down-Regulation / drug effects
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins / genetics*
  • JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • MAP Kinase Signaling System / drug effects*
  • Mice
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / metabolism
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / metabolism
  • Models, Biological
  • Osteoblasts / drug effects*
  • Osteoblasts / metabolism*
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I
  • Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / pharmacology
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta / pharmacology
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Bmp2 protein, mouse
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2
  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta1
  • nephronectin
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3
  • Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I