title: PTEN regulates RANKL- and osteopontin-stimulated signal transduction during osteoclast differentiation and cell motility.
abstract: PTEN (also known as MMAC-1 or TEP-1) is a frequently mutated tumor suppressor gene in human cancer. PTEN functions have been identified in the regulation of cell survival, growth, adhesion, migration, and invasiveness. Here, we characterize the diverse signaling networks modulated by PTEN in osteoclast precursors stimulated by RANKL and osteopontin (OPN). RANKL dose-dependently stimulated transient activation of Akt before activation of PTEN, consistent with a role for PTEN in decreasing Akt activity. PTEN overexpression blocked RANKL-activated Akt stimulated survival and osteopontin-stimulated cell migration while a dominant-negative PTEN increased the actions of RANKL and OPN. PTEN overexpression suppressed RANKL-mediated osteoclast differentiation and OPN-stimulated cell migration. The PTEN dominant-negative constitutively induced osteoclast differentiation and cell migration. Our data demonstrate multiple roles for PTEN in RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation and OPN-stimulated cell migration in RAW 264.7 osteoclast precursors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Cell and Molecular Biology Unit, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugatani
authors.forename: Ulises
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Keith A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hruska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D053495:Osteopontin; D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000502:physiology*; D053245:RANK Ligand; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053245:RANK Ligand; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; C506895:SPP1 protein, human; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; C506896:Spp1 protein, mouse; C505686:TNFRSF11A protein, human; C505688:TNFSF11 protein, human; C505687:Tnfrsf11a protein, mouse; C505689:Tnfsf11 protein, mouse; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D053495:Osteopontin; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase