TonEBP/OREBP is a regulator of nucleus pulposus cell function and survival in the intervertebral disc

Tsung Ting Tsai, Keith G. Danielson, Asha Guttapalli, Erbil Oguz, Todd J. Albert, Irving M. Shapiro, Makarand V. Risbud*

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摘要

The nucleus pulposus is an aggrecan-rich hydrated tissue that permits the intervertebral disc to resist compressive loads. Adaptation to loading is achieved through an elevation in disc osmolarity mediated by the numerous charged glycosoaminoglycan side chains of the aggrecan molecule. The goal of this investigation was to determine the functional role of the osmoregulatory protein, TonEBP, in cells of the nucleus pulposus. We found that TonEBP and its downstream target genes were robustly expressed in the tissues of the disc. Above 330 mosmol/kg, cultured nucleus pulposus cells up-regulated target genes TauT, BGT-1, and SMIT; above 450 mosmol/kg, there was raised expression of HSP-70. In hypertonic media there was activation of TauT and heat shock protein-70 (HSP-70) reporter activity and increased binding of TonEBP to the TonE motif. When cells were transfected with the dominant-negative form of TonEBP (DN-TonEBP) there was suppression of TauT and HSP-70 reporter gene expression; pTonEBP enhanced reporter gene expression. Moreover, in hypertonic media, forced expression of DN-TonEBP induced apoptosis. We suppressed TonEBP using small interfering RNA technique and noted a decrease in TauT reporter activity in isotonic as well as hyperosmolar media. Finally, we report that the aggrecan promoter contains two conserved TonE motifs. To evaluate the importance of these motifs, we overexpressed DN-TonEBP and partially silenced TonEBP using small interfering RNA. Both approaches resulted in suppression of aggrecan promoter activity. It is concluded that TonEBP permits the disc cells to adapt to the hyperosmotic milieu while autoregulating the expression of molecules that generate the unique extracellular environment.

原文英語
頁(從 - 到)25416-25424
頁數9
期刊Journal of Biological Chemistry
281
發行號35
DOIs
出版狀態已出版 - 01 09 2006

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