Glutathione limits RUNX2 oxidation and degradation to regulate bone formation

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are natural products of mitochondrial oxidative metabolism and oxidative protein folding. ROS levels must be well controlled, since elevated ROS has been shown to have deleterious effects on osteoblasts. Moreover, excessive ROS is thought to underlie many of the skeletal phenotypes associated with aging and sex steroid deficiency in mice and humans. The mechanisms by which osteoblasts regulate ROS and how ROS inhibits osteoblasts are not well understood. Here, we demonstrate that de novo glutathione (GSH) biosynthesis is essential in neutralizing ROS and establish a proosteogenic reduction and oxidation reaction (REDOX) environment. Using a multifaceted approach, we demonstrate that reducing GSH biosynthesis led to acute degradation of RUNX2, impaired osteoblast differentiation, and reduced bone formation. Conversely, reducing ROS using catalase enhanced RUNX2 stability and promoted osteoblast differentiation and bone formation when GSH biosynthesis was limited. Highlighting the therapeutic implications of these findings, in utero antioxidant therapy stabilized RUNX2 and improved bone development in the Runx2+/- haplo-insufficient mouse model of human cleidocranial dysplasia. Thus, our data establish RUNX2 as a molecular sensor of the osteoblast REDOX environment and mechanistically clarify how ROS negatively impacts osteoblast differentiation and bone formation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

JCI insight - 8(2023), 16 vom: 22. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Guoli [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Yilin [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Deepika [VerfasserIn]
Pruett-Miller, Shondra M [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Yinshi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Guo-Fang [VerfasserIn]
Karner, Courtney M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amino acid metabolism
Bone Biology
Bone development
Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit
GAN16C9B8O
Glutathione
Journal Article
Osteoclast/osteoblast biology
RUNX2 protein, human
Reactive Oxygen Species
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 23.08.2023

Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1172/jci.insight.166888

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359337309