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Activation of the ERK pathway in osteoblastic cells, role of gremlin and BMP-2

✍ Scribed by Stefano Zanotti; Anna Smerdel-Ramoya; Lisa Stadmeyer; Ernesto Canalis

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
188 KB
Volume
104
Category
Article
ISSN
0730-2312

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Abstract

Gremlin is a glycoprotein that binds and antagonizes the actions of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) ‐2, ‐4, and ‐7. Gremlin appears to activate the extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) pathway in endothelial and tumor cells, and as a consequence to have direct cellular effects. To determine whether gremlin has direct effects in osteoblasts, independent of its BMP binding activity, we examined its effects in ST‐2 murine stromal cell lines and in primary cultures of murine calvarial osteoblasts. Gremlin did not activate Signaling mothers against decapentaplegic (Smad), and suppressed the BMP‐2 induced Smad 1/5/8 phosphorylation and the transactivation of the BMP/Smad reporter construct 12xSBE‐Oc‐pGL3, confirming its BMPs antagonizing activity. Neither gremlin nor BMP‐2 induced ERK 1/2 activation in ST‐2 cells or calvarial osteoblasts. Moreover, slight changes in culture conditions induced the phosphorylation of ERK independent from BMP or gremlin exposure. In conclusion, gremlin inhibits BMP‐2 signaling and activity, and does not have independent actions on ERK signaling in osteoblasts. Consequently, gremlin activity in osteoblasts can be attributed only to its BMP antagonizing effects. J. Cell. Biochem. 104: 1421–1426, 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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