title: Stimulation of a Gs-like G protein in the osteoclast inhibits bone resorption but enhances tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase secretion.
abstract: Previous studies have demonstrated that G-protein agonists induce quiescence (Q effect) or retraction (R effect) in isolated osteoclasts. We now report the functional effects of such agonists on osteoclastic bone resorption and enzyme release. Exposure of osteoclasts to tetrafluoro-aluminate anions (AlF4-), a universal G protein stimulator, resulted in a marked concentration-dependent inhibition of bone resorption. This was associated with a dramatic increase in the secretion of the osteoclast-specific enzyme, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP). Cholera toxin, a Gs stimulator and a selective Q effect agonist, similarly abolished bone resorption and enhanced TRAP secretion. In contrast, pertussis toxin, a Gi inhibitor and a selective R effect agonist, inhibited bone resorption significantly, but slightly reduced enzyme release. The results suggest an involvement of a Gs-like G protein in TRAP secretion from the osteoclast, possibly through a cyclic AMP-dependent mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Bone Research Unit, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Moonga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pazianas
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaidi
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000535:Aluminum / Q000494:pharmacology; D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D000818:Animals; D000838:Anions; D001862:Bone Resorption; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005459:Fluorides; D005461:Fluorine / Q000494:pharmacology; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D051381:Rats; D013644:Tartrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D000838:Anions; D013644:Tartrates; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; C050992:tetrafluoroaluminate; D005461:Fluorine; D002116:Calcitonin; D002772:Cholera Toxin; D000535:Aluminum; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D005459:Fluorides; C029768:tartaric acid