C-type natriuretic peptide facilitates autonomic Ca.sup.2+ entry in growth plate chondrocytes for stimulating bone growth

The growth plates are cartilage tissues found at both ends of developing bones, and vital proliferation and differentiation of growth plate chondrocytes are primarily responsible for bone growth. C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) stimulates bone growth by activating natriuretic peptide receptor 2 (NP...

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Published in:eLife 2022-03, Vol.11
Main Authors: Miyazaki, Yuu, Ichimura, Atsuhiko, Kitayama, Ryo, Okamoto, Naoki, Yasue, Tomoki, Liu, Feng, Kawabe, Takaaki, Nagatomo, Hiroki, Ueda, Yohei, Yamauchi, Ichiro, Hakata, Takuro, Nakao, Kazumasa, Kakizawa, Sho, Nishi, Miyuki, Mori, Yasuo, Akiyama, Haruhiko, Nakao, Kazuwa, Takeshima, Hiroshi
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Language:English
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Achondroplasia
Animal experimentation
Calcium-binding proteins
Growth
Natriuretic peptides
Protein kinases
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Summary:The growth plates are cartilage tissues found at both ends of developing bones, and vital proliferation and differentiation of growth plate chondrocytes are primarily responsible for bone growth. C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) stimulates bone growth by activating natriuretic peptide receptor 2 (NPR2) which is equipped with guanylate cyclase on the cytoplasmic side, but its signaling pathway is unclear in growth plate chondrocytes. We previously reported that transient receptor potential melastatin-like 7 (TRPM7) channels mediate intermissive Ca.sup.2+ influx in growth plate chondrocytes, leading to activation of Ca.sup.2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) for promoting bone growth. In this report, we provide evidence from experiments using mutant mice, indicating a functional link between CNP and TRPM7 channels. Our pharmacological data suggest that CNP-evoked NPR2 activation elevates cellular cGMP content and stimulates big-conductance Ca.sup.2+-dependent K.sup.+ (BK) channels as a substrate for cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG). BK channel-induced hyperpolarization likely enhances the driving force of TRPM7-mediated Ca.sup.2+ entry and seems to accordingly activate CaMKII. Indeed, ex vivo organ culture analysis indicates that CNP-facilitated bone growth is abolished by chondrocyte-specific Trpm7 gene ablation. The defined CNP signaling pathway, the NPR2-PKG-BK channel--TRPM7 channel--CaMKII axis, likely pinpoints promising target proteins for developing new therapeutic treatments for divergent growth disorders.
ISSN:2050-084X
2050-084X
DOI:10.7554/eLife.71931