Leucine-rich amelogenin peptide induces osteogenesis in mouse embryonic stem cells.
Leucine-rich amelogenin peptide (LRAP), an alternatively spliced amelogenin protein, possesses a signaling property shown to induce osteogenic differentiation. In the current study, we detected LRAP expression during osteogenesis of wild-type (WT) embryonic stem (ES) cells and observed the absence of LRAP expression in amelogenin-null (KO) ES cells. We explored the signaling effect of LRAP on wild-type ES cells, and the ability of LRAP to rescue the impaired osteogenesis phenotype observed in KO ES cells. Our data indicate that LRAP treatment of WT and KO ES cells induces a significant increase in mineral matrix formation, and significant increases in bone sialoprotein and osterix gene expression. In addition, the amelogenin KO phenotype is partially rescued by the addition of exogenous LRAP. These data suggest a unique function of LRAP during ES cell differentiation along osteogenic lineage.
Warotayanont
Rungnapa
R
University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, 2250 Alcazar Street, CSA Room 103, Los Angeles, CA 90033-1004, USA.
Zhu
Danhong
D
Snead
Malcolm L
ML
Zhou
Yan
Y
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000378:metabolism; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010641:Phenotype; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013997:Time Factors
D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; C067432:leucine-rich amelogenin peptide; D015675:Osteocalcin