title: Regulation of alkaline phosphatase promoter activity by forkhead transcription factor FKHR.
abstract: Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a basic marker of osteoblast maturation and osteogenesis. However, the mechanisms of the ALP gene regulation in osteoblasts remain elusive. In this study, we examined the expression of forkhead transcription factor FKHR, a regulator of hepatic glucose metabolic and proapoptotic genes, in osteogenic cells and the effect of FKHR on transcription of the ALP gene. RT-PCR and immunoblot analyses revealed the expression of FKHR in osteogenic MC3T3-E1, SaOS2, and UMR 106 cells. Reporter assays demonstrated that the overexpression of FKHR stimulated ALP promoter activity through the forkhead response element in its promoter. These results suggest that ALP is a target gene regulated by FKHR and that FKHR contributes to osteoblast maturation and osteogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8857, Japan. akif@tara.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mitsutoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatta
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Daitoku
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Deyama
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Kuniaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukamizu
mesh_terms: D064413:3-Phosphoinositide-Dependent Protein Kinases; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D000071161:Forkhead Box Protein O1; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D051379:Mice; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020218:Response Elements / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D000071161:Forkhead Box Protein O1; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; C467200:Foxo1 protein, mouse; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D064413:3-Phosphoinositide-Dependent Protein Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase