Mol. Cells 2011; 31(6): 573-578
Published online April 20, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10059-011-1055-x
© The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology
Correspondence to : *Correspondence: baekjh@snu.ac.kr
During orthodontic tooth movement, local hypoxia and enhanced osteoclastogenesis are observed in the com-pression side of periodontal tissues. The receptor activa-tor of nuclear factor-ĸB ligand (RANKL) is an osteoblast/ stromal cell-derived factor that is essential for osteoclas-togenesis. In this study, we examined the effect of hypoxia on RANKL expression in human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDLFs) to investigate the relationship between local hypoxia and enhanced osteoclastogenesis in the compression side of periodontal tissues. Hypoxia significantly enhanced the levels of RANKL mRNA and protein as well as hypoxia inducible factor-1α? (HIF-1α?) protein in PDLFs. Constitutively active HIF-1α? alone significantly increased the levels of RANKL expression in PDLFs under normoxic conditions, whereas dominant negative HIF-1α? blocked hypoxia-induced RANKL expression. To investi-gate further whether HIF-1α? directly regulates RANKL transcription, a luciferase reporter assay was performed using the reporter vector containing the RANKL promoter sequence. Exposure to hypoxia or overexpression of constitutively active HIF-1α? significantly increased RANKL promoter activity, whereas dominant negative HIF-1α? blocked hypoxia-induced RANKL promoter activity. Furthermore, mutations of putative HIF-1α? binding elements in RANKL promoter prevented hypoxia-induced RANKL promoter activity. The results of chromatin immunoprecipitation showed that hypoxia or constitutively active HIF-1α? increased the DNA binding of HIF-1α? to RANKL promoter. These results suggest that HIF-1α? mediates hypoxia-induced up-regulation of RANKL expression and that in compression side periodontal ligament, hypoxia enhances osteoclastogenesis, at least in part, via an increased RANKL expression in PDLFs.
Keywords hypoxia, hypoxia inducible factor-1α?, periodontal ligament fibroblasts, RANK Ligand
Mol. Cells 2011; 31(6): 573-578
Published online June 30, 2011 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10059-011-1055-x
Copyright © The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Hyun-Jung Park, Kyung Hwa Baek, Hye-Lim Lee, Arang Kwon, Hyo Rin Hwang, Abdul S. Qadir, Kyung Mi Woo, Hyun-Mo Ryoo, and Jeong-Hwa Baek*
Department of Molecular Genetics, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-749, Korea
Correspondence to:*Correspondence: baekjh@snu.ac.kr
During orthodontic tooth movement, local hypoxia and enhanced osteoclastogenesis are observed in the com-pression side of periodontal tissues. The receptor activa-tor of nuclear factor-ĸB ligand (RANKL) is an osteoblast/ stromal cell-derived factor that is essential for osteoclas-togenesis. In this study, we examined the effect of hypoxia on RANKL expression in human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDLFs) to investigate the relationship between local hypoxia and enhanced osteoclastogenesis in the compression side of periodontal tissues. Hypoxia significantly enhanced the levels of RANKL mRNA and protein as well as hypoxia inducible factor-1α? (HIF-1α?) protein in PDLFs. Constitutively active HIF-1α? alone significantly increased the levels of RANKL expression in PDLFs under normoxic conditions, whereas dominant negative HIF-1α? blocked hypoxia-induced RANKL expression. To investi-gate further whether HIF-1α? directly regulates RANKL transcription, a luciferase reporter assay was performed using the reporter vector containing the RANKL promoter sequence. Exposure to hypoxia or overexpression of constitutively active HIF-1α? significantly increased RANKL promoter activity, whereas dominant negative HIF-1α? blocked hypoxia-induced RANKL promoter activity. Furthermore, mutations of putative HIF-1α? binding elements in RANKL promoter prevented hypoxia-induced RANKL promoter activity. The results of chromatin immunoprecipitation showed that hypoxia or constitutively active HIF-1α? increased the DNA binding of HIF-1α? to RANKL promoter. These results suggest that HIF-1α? mediates hypoxia-induced up-regulation of RANKL expression and that in compression side periodontal ligament, hypoxia enhances osteoclastogenesis, at least in part, via an increased RANKL expression in PDLFs.
Keywords: hypoxia, hypoxia inducible factor-1α?, periodontal ligament fibroblasts, RANK Ligand
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