Osteoprotegerin ligand induces beta-casein gene expression through the transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta
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- Title
- Osteoprotegerin ligand induces beta-casein gene expression through the transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta
- Authors
- Kim, HJ; Yoon, MJ; Lee, J; Penninger, JM; Kong, YY
- Date Issued
- 2002-02-15
- Publisher
- AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLO
- Abstract
- Osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL, also known as RANKL), a member of the tumor necrosis factor superfamily, is essential for mammary gland development during pregnancy in addition to key roles in the immune system and bone development. Here we show that OPGL induces beta-casein transcription through the CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta). In both HC11 cell lines and primary mammary epithelial cells, OPGL stimulation triggers rapid nuclear translocation of C/EBPbeta, which is critical for the expression of the beta-casein gene. Mutation of C/EBPbeta binding sites in the beta-casein gene promoter completely abrogated OPGL-induced beta-casein promoter activity. By contrast, OPGL stimulation did not result in STAT5 phosphorylation. In vivo immunohistochemistry studies further demonstrated defective nuclear translocation of C/EBPbeta, but normal STAT5 activation, in OPGL-deficient mice. These data show that OPGL is a critical activator of beta-casein gene expression via the transcription factor C/EBPbeta. Our data provide new insights into the understanding of the molecular events involved in milk protein gene expression.
- Keywords
- MAMMARY-GLAND DEVELOPMENT; OSTEOCLAST DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; C/EBP-BETA; EPITHELIAL-CELLS; MOUSE; CYTOKINE; FAMILY; PROLIFERATION; ACTIVATION; RECEPTOR
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/19195
- DOI
- 10.1074/JBC.M1083422
- ISSN
- 0021-9258
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, vol. 277, no. 7, page. 5339 - 5344, 2002-02-15
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