title: Characterization and autoregulation of latent transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta) complexes in osteoblast-like cell lines. Production of a latent complex lacking the latent TGF beta-binding protein.
abstract: We have previously shown that bone organ cultures produce large amounts of latent transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta), which lacks latent TGF beta-binding protein (LTBP). In this study we used the known osteoblast-like cell lines UMR-106, ROS 17/2.8, and MG63 as models to further examine latent TGF beta expression in bone. We found that the osteosarcoma cell line UMR-106 secreted latent TGF beta almost exclusively as a 100-kDa complex lacking LTBP. ROS 17/2.8 cells produced both the 100-kDa complex and also a 290-kDa complex containing the fibroblastic (190 kDa) form of LTBP. MG63 cells (like human foreskin fibroblasts) expressed almost exclusively the 290-kDa complex. To investigate the regulation of latent TGF beta complexes in bone cells we assessed the effects of TGF beta 1 treatment on expression of active and latent TGF beta. TGF beta 1 induced secretion of latent but not active TGF beta in all cell types examined. In human foreskin fibroblast cells, TGF beta 1 and LTBP mRNA were expressed concomitantly. In contrast, in osteosarcoma cell lines autoinduction of TGF beta 1 mRNA was associated with either a delayed increase or no change in LTBP mRNA. In UMR-106 cells LTBP message was virtually undetectable. We postulate that the expression of different latent TGF beta forms by osteoblast-like cells may reflect their maturation states and that different latent TGF beta complexes may have different functions, for example as secretory forms or as matrix storage forms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7877.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Dallas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park-Snyder
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyazono
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Twardzik
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Mundy
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Bonewald
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008297:Male; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits / Q000276:immunology; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases