Conditional loss of CaMKK2 in Osterix-positive osteoprogenitors enhances osteoblast function in a sex-divergent manner.
Bone
; 184: 117113, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) is a multi-functional, serine/threonine protein kinase with predominant roles in inflammation, systemic energy metabolism, and bone remodeling. We previously reported that global ablation of CaMKK2 or its systemic pharmacological inhibition led to bone mass accrual in mice by stimulating osteoblasts and inhibiting osteoclasts. However, a direct, cell-intrinsic role for the kinase in the osteoblast lineage has not been established. Here we report that conditional deletion of CaMKK2 from osteoprogenitors, using the Osterix 1 (Osx1) - GFPCre (tetracycline-off) mouse line, resulted in increased trabecular bone mass due to an acute stimulation of osteoblast function in male and female mice. The acute simulation of osteoblasts and bone formation following conditional ablation of osteoprogenitor-derived CaMKK2 was sustained only in female mice. Periosteal bone formation at the cortical bone was enhanced only in male conditional knockout mice without altering cortical bone mass or strength. Prolonged deletion of CaMKK2 in early osteoblasts was accompanied by a stimulation of osteoclasts in both sexes, indicating a coupling effect. Notably, alterations in trabecular and cortical bone mass were absent in the doxycycline-removed "Cre-only" Osx1-GFPCre mice. Thus, the increase in osteoblast function at the trabecular and cortical bone surfaces following the conditional deletion of CaMKK2 in osteoprogenitors is indicative of a direct but sex-divergent role for the kinase in osteoblasts.
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Osteoblastos
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Quinasa de la Proteína Quinasa Dependiente de Calcio-Calmodulina
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Factor de Transcripción Sp7
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Animals
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En
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Bone
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METABOLISMO
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ORTOPEDIA
Año:
2024
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Article
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Estados Unidos