Anabolic treatments that restore bone health improve clinical outcomes in dentistry and medicine. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) has significant anabolic effects on bone metabolism. However, the molecular mediators of PTH's anabolic effects remain unclear. Our research focuses on PTH-induced primary genes that act as transcription factors to target late gene expression and propagate changes in osteoblastic function. We have identified NGFI-B nuclear orphan receptors (Nurr1, Nur77, NOR-1) as PTH-induced primary genes in osteoblasts. NGFI-B proteins regulate transcription and cellular differentiation through NGFI-B response elements (NBREs) in target gene promoters. Nurr1 protein transactivated the rat osteocalcin promoter through a wild type (WT), but not mutant (mut), NBRE. PTH induced the PPARgamma coactivator PGC-1alpha. PGC-1alpha, in turn, strongly enhanced Nurr1-induced transactivation of the WT, but no mut, OCN promoter, suggesting that Nurr1 binding to the NBRE is critical in transcriptosome assembly on NGFI-B target promoters. We observed that the consensus PPARgamma response element (PPRE) contains an NBRE. Indeed, recombinant and PTH-induced Nurr1 protein bound to a consensus PPRE. Intriguingly, in addition to synergizing with PGC1alpha, Nurr1 and Nur77 also heterodimerize with PPARgamma's obligatory partner, RXR. These data suggest that NGFI-B and PPARgamma, signaling may converge on PPRE-containing promoters. We propose that NGFI-B proteins downregulate PPARgamma-responsive genes thereby promoting osteogenesis over adipogenesis. To that effect, PTH inhibited the PPARg, target gene CD36 in primary osteoblasts. We hypothesize that NGFI-B genes are critical mediators of osteoblast differentiation and function through target promoter regulation and selective cofactor recruitment.
Our Specific Aims are to: 1) study transcription regulation by NGFI-B nuclear orphan receptors in osteoblasts, 2) examine PTH-induction of and NGFI-B interactions with PGC-1alpha, 3) investigate the effect of targeted NGFI-B overexpression on bone in vivo.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01DE013316-10
Application #
7422385
Study Section
Skeletal Biology Structure and Regeneration Study Section (SBSR)
Program Officer
Shum, Lillian
Project Start
1999-08-01
Project End
2010-05-31
Budget Start
2008-06-01
Budget End
2010-05-31
Support Year
10
Fiscal Year
2008
Total Cost
$351,341
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Dentistry
Type
Schools of Dentistry
DUNS #
092530369
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095
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