Nf-kappab Regulates Lef1 Gene Expression in Chondrocytes.
From: Department of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications
- Publish Date: Jun 2007
- ISSN: 0006-291X
- Volume: 357
- Issue: 3
- Pages: 589-95
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Yun Kangsun, Choi Yoo Duk, Nam Jong Hee, et al. Nf-kappab Regulates Lef1 Gene Expression in Chondrocytes.. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. Jun 2007;357:589-95
Abstract
The relation of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling to osteoarthritis progression has been revealed with little information on the underlying molecular mechanism. In this study we found overexpression of Lef1 in cartilage tissue of osteoarthritic patients and elucidated molecular mechanism of NF-kappaB-mediated Lef1 gene regulation in chondrocytes. Treatment of IL-1beta augmented Lef1 upregulation and nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB in chondrocytes. Under IL-1beta signaling, treatment of NF-kappaB nuclear translocation inhibitor SN-50 reduced Lef1 expression. A conserved NF-kappaB-binding site between mouse and human was selected through bioinformatic analysis and mapped at the 14 kb upstream of Lef1 transcription initiation site. NF-kappaB binding to the site was confirmed by chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. Lef1 expression was synergistically upregulated by interactions of NF-kappaB with Lef1/beta-catenin in chondrocytes. Our results suggest a pivotal role of NF-kappaB in Lef1 expression in arthritic chondrocytes or cartilage degeneration.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Animals, Newborn, Base Sequence, Cartilage, Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Chondrocytes, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Gene Expression, Humans, Immunoblotting, Immunohistochemistry, Interleukin-1beta, Lymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1, Mice, Mice, Inbred ICR, NF-kappa B, Osteoarthritis, Protein Binding, RNA, Messenger, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, Transfection, beta Catenin
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