title: Tyrosine kinase-type receptor ErbB4 in chondrocytes: interaction with connective tissue growth factor and distribution in cartilage.
abstract: In order to identify receptor molecules that participate in the growth and differentiation of chondrocytes, we cloned a number of cDNA fragments from HCS-2/8 chondrocytic cells, by using tyrosine kinase-specific primers for amplification. The mRNA expression of one such receptor, ErbB4, was increased by connective tissue growth factor/hypertrophic chondrocyte-specific gene product (CTGF/Hcs24), which promotes all stages of the endochondral ossification in vitro. ErbB4 expression was observed through all stages of chondrocytic differentiation in vitro, corresponding to the wide distribution of CTGF/Hcs24 target cells. Furthermore, positive signals for erbB4 mRNA were detectable throughout most populations of chondrocytes, in growth and articular cartilage in vivo. These results demonstrate for the first time that ErbB4 is expressed in chondrocytes and may play some roles in chondrocytic growth and differentiation along with CTGF/Hcs24.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nawachi
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Gen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yosimichi
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanyama
authors.forename: Takuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuboki
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yatani
authors.forename: Tomoichiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaai
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takigawa
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D066247:Receptor, ErbB-4; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: C526317:CCN2 protein, human; C526318:CCN2 protein, mouse; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor; C587689:ERBB4 protein, human; D066246:ErbB Receptors; C587690:Erbb4 protein, mouse; D066247:Receptor, ErbB-4