title: Transcriptional regulation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase II (cGK-II) in chondrocytes.
abstract: The C-type natriuretic peptide/natriuretic peptide receptor-B/cGMP pathway plays an important role in the regulation of endochondral ossification. In chondrocytes, the physiological effect of cGMP is mediated primarily by the activation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase II (cGK-II). In this study, we investigated the transcriptional regulation of cGK-II in chondrocytes. The expression pattern of cGK-II transcripts was examined during chondrogenic differentiation of ATDC5 cells. cGK-II mRNA was not detectable in undifferentiated cells, but increased dramatically prior to differentiation to the hypertrophic stage. To analyze the transcriptional regulation of cGK-II, the 5'-flanking region of the mouse cGK-II gene was isolated and characterized. The promoter activity of the cGK-II gene decreased markedly following deletion and mutagenesis of the putative Nkx-binding site between nucleotide positions -292 and -286. These results suggest that the homeobox gene Nkx family is critical for the transcriptional regulation of cGK-II during chondrogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science and Technology, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Japan. yuasa@bio.tokushima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Keizo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: Shotaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagahama
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002356:Cartilage / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D020219:Chondrogenesis / Q000235:genetics; D062967:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017869:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D062967:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017869:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; C569730:Prkg2 protein, mouse; C569732:Prkg2 protein, rat