title: Involvement of the orphan nuclear estrogen receptor-related receptor α in osteoclast adhesion and transmigration.
abstract: The orphan nuclear receptor, estrogen receptor-related receptor α (ERRα) is expressed in osteoblasts and osteoclasts (OCs) and has been proposed to be a modulator of estrogen signaling. To determine the role of ERRα in OC biology, we knocked down ERRα activity by transient transfection of an siRNA directed against ERRα in the RAW264.7 monocyte-macrophage cell line that differentiates into OCs in the presence of receptor activator of nuclear factor κB-ligands and macrophage colony-stimulating factor. In parallel, stable RAW cell lines expressing a dominant-negative form of ERRα and green fluorescent protein (RAW-GFP-ERRαΔAF2) were used. Expression of OC markers was assessed by real-time PCR, and adhesion and transmigration tests were performed. Actin cytoskeletal organization was visualized using confocal microscopy. We found that RAW264.7 cells expressing siRNA directed against ERRα and RAW-GFP-ERRαΔAF2 OCs displayed abnormal spreading, and decreased osteopontin and β3 integrin subunit expression compared with the corresponding control cells. Decreased adhesion and the absence of podosome belts concomitant with abnormal localization of c-src were also observed in RAW-GFP-ERRαΔAF2-derived OCs. In addition, RAW-GFP-ERRαΔAF2-derived OCs failed to transmigrate through osteoblast cell layers. Our data show that the impairment of ERRα function does not alter OC precursor proliferation and differentiation but does alter the adhesion/spreading and migration capacities of mature OCs.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, INRA, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 69007 Lyon, France. edith.bonnelye@inserm.fr
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bonnelye
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saltel
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chabadel
authors.forename: Ralph A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Zirngibl
authors.forename: Jane E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Aubin
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jurdic
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D039661:Integrin beta3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D053495:Osteopontin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D034622:RNA Interference; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D000097983:ERRalpha Estrogen-Related Receptor
chemical_list: D039661:Integrin beta3; D053495:Osteopontin; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D000097983:ERRalpha Estrogen-Related Receptor