Nature Communications (Feb 2024)

Kisspeptin-10 binding to Gpr54 in osteoclasts prevents bone loss by activating Dusp18-mediated dephosphorylation of Src

  • Zhenxi Li,
  • Xinghai Yang,
  • Ruifeng Fu,
  • Zhipeng Wu,
  • Shengzhao Xu,
  • Jian Jiao,
  • Ming Qian,
  • Long Zhang,
  • Chunbiao Wu,
  • Tianying Xie,
  • Jiqiang Yao,
  • Zhixiang Wu,
  • Wenjun Li,
  • Guoli Ma,
  • Yu You,
  • Yihua Chen,
  • Han-kun Zhang,
  • Yiyun Cheng,
  • Xiaolong Tang,
  • Pengfei Wu,
  • Gewei Lian,
  • Haifeng Wei,
  • Jian Zhao,
  • Jianrong Xu,
  • Lianzhong Ai,
  • Stefan Siwko,
  • Yue Wang,
  • Jin Ding,
  • Gaojie Song,
  • Jian Luo,
  • Mingyao Liu,
  • Jianru Xiao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44852-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Abstract Osteoclasts are over-activated as we age, which results in bone loss. Src deficiency in mice leads to severe osteopetrosis due to a functional defect in osteoclasts, indicating that Src function is essential in osteoclasts. G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the targets for ∼35% of approved drugs but it is still unclear how GPCRs regulate Src kinase activity. Here, we reveal that GPR54 activation by its natural ligand Kisspeptin-10 (Kp-10) causes Dusp18 to dephosphorylate Src at Tyr 416. Mechanistically, Gpr54 recruits both active Src and the Dusp18 phosphatase at its proline/arginine-rich motif in its C terminus. We show that Kp-10 binding to Gpr54 leads to the up-regulation of Dusp18. Kiss1, Gpr54 and Dusp18 knockout mice all exhibit osteoclast hyperactivation and bone loss, and Kp-10 abrogated bone loss by suppressing osteoclast activity in vivo. Therefore, Kp-10/Gpr54 is a promising therapeutic target to abrogate bone resorption by Dusp18-mediated Src dephosphorylation.