title: FGF-8 stimulates the expression of NR4A orphan nuclear receptors in osteoblasts.
abstract: Nurr1, NGFI-B, and Nor1 form the NR4A subfamily of orphan nuclear receptors. The NR4A receptors are immediate early genes that can be rapidly induced in response to a variety of stimuli in many cell types, for example, in osteoblasts. Nurr1 regulates the differentiation of osteoblasts and the expression of several osteoblastic genes. Fibroblast growth factor 8b (FGF-8b) regulates osteoblastic differentiation. We show here that treatment of preosteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells or mouse bone marrow mesenchymal cells with FGF-8b induces the expression of NR4A receptors rapidly and in a dose-dependent manner. This induction involves mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI-3K), and protein kinase C (PKC) pathways. FGF-8b stimulates the proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells. This effect is enhanced by overexpression of Nurr1 and NGFI-B whereas it is abolished by a dominant negative Nurr1 variant. In conclusion, FGF-8b induces the expression of NR4A orphan nuclear receptors that are involved in mediating the growth promoting effect of FGF-8b in osteoblasts.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedicine/Physiology, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 63, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lammi
authors.forename: Piia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aarnisalo
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051524:Fibroblast Growth Factor 8 / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D057105:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1; D057126:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000378:metabolism*; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013997:Time Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C539821:NR4A1 protein, human; C539882:NR4A2 protein, human; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C539818:Nr4a1 protein, mouse; C539883:Nr4a2 protein, mouse; C490411:Nr4a3 protein, mouse; D057105:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1; D057126:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051524:Fibroblast Growth Factor 8; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases