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Conditional inactivation of the CXCR4 receptor in osteoprecursors reduces postnatal bone formation due to impaired osteoblast development
Authors:Zhu Wei  Liang Gang  Huang Zhiping  Doty Stephen B  Boskey Adele L
Institution:Musculoskeletal Integrity Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York 10021, USA. zhuw@hss.edu
Abstract:Cysteine (C)-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4), the primary receptor for stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1), is involved in bone morphogenic protein 2 (BMP2)-induced osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal progenitors. To target the in vivo function of CXCR4 in bone and explore the underlying mechanisms, we conditionally inactivated CXCR4 in osteoprecursors by crossing osterix (Osx)-Cre mice with floxed CXCR4 (CXCR4(fl/fl)) mice to generate knock-outs with CXCR4 deletion driven by the Osx promoter (Osx::CXCR4(fl/fl)). The Cre-mediated excision of CXCR4 occurred exclusively in bone of Osx::CXCR4(fl/fl) mice. When compared with littermate controls, Osx::CXCR4(fl/fl) mice developed smaller osteopenic skeletons as evidenced by reduced trabecular and cortical bone mass, lower bone mineral density, and a slower mineral apposition rate. In addition, Osx::CXCR4(fl/fl) mice displayed chondrocyte disorganization in the epiphyseal growth plate associated with decreased proliferation and collagen matrix syntheses. Moreover, mature osteoblast-related expression of type I collagen α1 and osteocalcin was reduced in bone of Osx::CXCR4(fl/fl) mice versus controls, suggesting that CXCR4 deficiency results in arrested osteoblast progression. Primary cultures for osteoblastic cells derived from Osx::CXCR4(fl/fl) mice also showed decreased proliferation and impaired osteoblast differentiation in response to BMP2 or BMP6 stimulation, and suppressed activation of intracellular BMP receptor-regulated Smads (R-Smads) and Erk1/2 was identified in CXCR4-deficient cells and bone tissues. These findings provide the first in vivo evidence that CXCR4 functions in postnatal bone development by regulating osteoblast development in cooperation with BMP signaling. Thus, CXCR4 acts as an endogenous signaling component necessary for bone formation.
Keywords:Bone  Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP)  Cell Differentiation  Chemokines  Development  CXC Chemokine Receptor 4  Growth Plate  Osteoblast Differentiation  Stromal Cell-derived Factor-1
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