Plectin stabilizes microtubules during osteoclastic bone resorption by acting as a scaffold for Src and Pyk2

Autor: Tatsuki Yaginuma, Yuko Fujita, Izumi Yoshioka, Shoichiro Kokabu, Kenshi Maki, Roland Baron, Hisako Hikiji, Takuma Matsubara, Kouji Watanabe, William N. Addison
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Bone. 132
ISSN: 1873-2763
Popis: Osteoclasts are multinuclear cells which maintain bone homeostasis by resorbing bone. During bone resorption, osteoclasts attach to the bone matrix via a sealing zone formed by an actin ring. Rous sarcoma oncogene (Src) is essential for actin ring formation and bone resorption. Recently, we demonstrated that plectin, a cytolinker protein, is a Src-binding protein in osteoclasts. However, the function of plectin in osteoclasts remains unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that shRNA knockdown of plectin in RAW 264.7 cells resulted in tartrate resistant acid phosphatase positive multinuclear cells (TRAP (+) MNCs) with impaired actin ring formation and bone resorption activity. Moreover, we found that in plectin-silenced TRAP (+) MNCs, Src and protein tyrosine kinase 2 beta (Pyk2), two critical kinases in osteoclastic bone resorption, were inactivated and microtubule polarity was disturbed. These results suggest that plectin plays a critical role in osteoclast biology by acting as a scaffold to facilitate Src and Pyk2 activation during microtubule organization.
Databáze: OpenAIRE