1. Estradiol-induced RORα expression positively regulates osteoblast differentiation.
- Author
-
Min HY, Son HE, and Jang WG
- Subjects
- 3T3 Cells, Alkaline Phosphatase metabolism, Animals, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Mice, Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1 deficiency, Cell Differentiation drug effects, Estradiol pharmacology, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1 genetics, Osteoblasts cytology, Osteoblasts drug effects
- Abstract
The retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORα) is a member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. Several studies show that estradiol is related to RORα expression. However, the link between estradiol and RORα in osteoblast differentiation remains unknown. Here, we showed that estradiol induces RORα expression in C3H10T1/2 and MC3T3-E1 cells. RORα overexpression increased the expression of osteogenic genes including bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2), distal-less homeobox 5, inhibitor of DNA binding, runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), and osteocalcin. In addition, RORα increased phosphorylation of smad1/5/9. Furthermore, RORα knockdown suppressed estradiol-induced BMP2 and Runx2 protein level. Also, we confirmed that estradiol-induced ALP staining and matrix mineralization was attenuated in RORα knockdown. Summarily, these results suggest that estradiol-induced RORα promotes osteoblast differentiation., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2019
- Full Text
- View/download PDF