title: [Transcription factors in osteoclast differentiation].
abstract: Osteoclasts are specialized, multinucleated macrophages that resorb bone. Genetic experiments in mice revealed that the three families of transcription factors, nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), activator protein-1 (AP-1), and nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) are each essential for osteoclast differentiation. Macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand(RANKL), and other osteoclastogenic ligands activate the NF-kappaB components p50 or p52, the AP-1 component c-Fos, and NFATc1 in osteoclast precursors. Consequently, diverse groups of genes are transcribed, including those encoding tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), calcitonin receptor, cathepsin K and interferon-beta. Surprisingly, recent studies have begun to uncover a linear relationship among these transcription factors, including the c-Fos-NFATc1 transcriptional activation cascade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Keio University.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Irie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D036386:Ephrin-A5 / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000502:physiology; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D036386:Ephrin-A5; D016328:NF-kappa B; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors