FEBS Open Bio (Jan 2015)

Expression of nephronectin is inhibited by oncostatin M via both JAK/STAT and MAPK pathways

  • Tamaki Kurosawa,
  • Atsushi Yamada,
  • Masamichi Takami,
  • Dai Suzuki,
  • Yoshiro Saito,
  • Katsuhiro Hiranuma,
  • Takuya Enomoto,
  • Naoko Morimura,
  • Matsuo Yamamoto,
  • Takehiko Iijima,
  • Tatsuo Shirota,
  • Hiroyuki Itabe,
  • Ryutaro Kamijo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fob.2015.04.001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 303 – 307

Abstract

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Nephronectin (Npnt), also called POEM, is an extracellular matrix protein considered to play critical roles as an adhesion molecule in the development and functions of various tissues, such as the kidneys, liver, and bones. In the present study, we examined the molecular mechanism ofNpnt gene expression and found that oncostatin M (OSM) strongly inhibitedNpnt mRNA expression in MC3T3‐E1 cells from a mouse osteoblastic cell line. OSM also induced a decrease inNpnt expression in both time‐ and dose‐dependent manners via both the JAK/STAT and MAPK pathways. In addition, OSM‐induced inhibition of osteoblast differentiation was recovered by over‐expression ofNpnt. These results suggest that OSM inhibitsNpnt expression via the JAK/STAT and MAPK pathways, while down‐regulation ofNpnt by OSM influences inhibition of osteoblast differentiation.

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