Transcription factor C/EBPbeta isoform ratio regulates osteoclastogenesis through MafB.
Disequilibrium between bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts is central to many bone diseases. Here, we show that dysregulated expression of translationally controlled isoforms of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) differentially affect bone mass. Alternative translation initiation that is controlled by the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway generates long transactivating (LAP(*), LAP) and a short repressive (LIP) isoforms from a single C/EBPbeta transcript. Rapamycin, an inhibitor of mTOR signalling increases the ratio of LAP over LIP and inhibits osteoclastogenesis in wild type (WT) but not in C/EBPbeta null (c/ebpbeta(-/-)) or in LIP knock-in (L/L) osteoclast precursors. C/EBPbeta mutant mouse strains exhibit increased bone resorption and attenuated expression of MafB, a negative regulator of osteoclastogenesis. Ectopic expression of LAP and LIP in monocytes differentially affect the MafB promoter activity, MafB gene expression and dramatically affect osteoclastogenesis. These data show that mTOR regulates osteoclast formation by modulating the C/EBPbeta isoform ratio, which in turn affects osteoclastogenesis by regulating MafB expression.
Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Jeske J
JJ
Smink
Valérie
V
Bégay
Ton
T
Schoenmaker
Esta
E
Sterneck
Teun J
TJ
de Vries
Achim
A
Leutz
D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D055879:Gene Knock-In Techniques; D051258:MafB Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D008954:Models, Biological; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009929:Organ Size; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000378:metabolism; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta; D051258:MafB Transcription Factor; C490406:Mafb protein, mouse; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011494:Protein Kinases; C546843:mTOR protein, mouse; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases