BMP-2 and TGF-beta1 differentially control expression of type II procollagen and alpha 10 and alpha 11 integrins in mouse chondrocytes.
Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 are multifunctional cytokines both proposed as stimulants for cartilage repair. Thus it is crucial to closely examine and compare their effects on the expression of key markers of the chondrocyte phenotype, at the gene and protein level. In this study, the expression of alpha 10 and alpha 11 integrin subunits and the IIA/IIB spliced forms of type II procollagen have been monitored for the first time in parallel in the same in vitro model of mouse chondrocyte dedifferentiation/redifferentiation. We demonstrated that TGF-beta1 stimulates the expression of the non-chondrogenic form of type II procollagen, IIA isoform, and of a marker of mesenchymal tissues, i.e. the alpha 11 integrin subunit. On the contrary, BMP-2 stimulates the cartilage-specific form of type II procollagen, IIB isoform, and a specific marker of chondrocytes, i.e. the alpha 10 integrin subunit. Collectively, our results demonstrate that BMP-2 has a better capability than TGF-beta1 to stimulate chondrocyte redifferentiation and reveal that the relative expressions of type IIB to type IIA procollagens and alpha 10 to alpha 11 integrin subunits are good markers to define the differentiation state of chondrocytes. In addition, adenoviral expression of Smad6, an inhibitor of BMP canonical Smad signaling, did not affect expression of total type II procollagen or the ratio of type IIA and type IIB isoforms in mouse chondrocytes exposed to BMP-2. This result strongly suggests that signaling pathways other than Smad proteins are involved in the effect of BMP-2 on type II procollagen expression.
Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, CNRS UMR 5086, Université de Lyon, and IFR 128 BioSciences Gerland-Lyon Sud, 7 passage du Vercors, Lyon F-69367, France.
Jérôme
J
Gouttenoire
Carole
C
Bougault
Elisabeth
E
Aubert-Foucher
Emeline
E
Perrier
Marie-Claire
MC
Ronzière
Linda
L
Sandell
Evy
E
Lundgren-Akerlund
Frédéric
F
Mallein-Gerin
D000818:Animals; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D024043:Collagen Type II / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051379:Mice; D011347:Procollagen / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / Q000378:metabolism*
C525719:Bmp2 protein, mouse; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D024043:Collagen Type II; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains; D011347:Procollagen; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; C406210:integrin alpha 10