NELL-1 binds to APR3 affecting human osteoblast proliferation and differentiation |
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Authors: | Zou Xuan Shen Jia Chen Feng Ting Kang Zheng Zhong Pang Shen Zara Janette N Adams John S Soo Chia Zhang Xinli |
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Affiliation: | Zhejiang California International NanoSystems Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China. |
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Abstract: | Nel-like protein 1 (NELL-1) is an osteoinductive molecule associated with premature calvarial suture closure. Here we identified apoptosis related protein 3 (APR3), a membrane protein known as a proliferation suppressor, as a binding protein of NELL-1 by biopanning. NELL-1 and APR3 colocalized on the nuclear envelope of human osteoblasts. NELL-1 significantly inhibited proliferation of osteoblasts co-transfected with APR3 through further down-regulation of Cyclin D1. The co-expression of NELL-1 and APR3 enhanced Ocn and Bsp expression and mineralization. RNAi of APR3 significantly reduced the differentiation effect of NELL-1. These findings suggest that the effects of NELL-1 on osteoblastic differentiation and proliferation are partly through binding to APR3. |
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