Inhibition of the catalytic subunit of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PKcs) stimulates osteoblastogenesis by potentiating bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) responses.

Journal of Cellular Physiology
Theresa FarhatRené St-Arnaud

Abstract

The catalytic subunit of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PKcs) is a pleiotropic enzyme involved in DNA repair, cell cycle control, and transcription regulation. A potential role for DNA-PKcs in the regulation of osteoblastogenesis remains to be established. We show that pharmacological inhibition of DNA-PKcs kinase activity or gene silencing of Prkdc (encoding DNA-PKcs) in murine osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells and human adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells markedly enhanced osteogenesis and the expression of osteoblast differentiation marker genes. Inhibition of DNA-PKcs inhibited cell cycle progression and increased osteogenesis by significantly enhancing the bone morphogenetic protein 2 response in osteoblasts and other mesenchymal cell types. Importantly, in vivo pharmacological inhibition of the kinase enhanced bone biomechanical properties. Bones from osteoblast-specific conditional Prkdc-knockout mice exhibited a similar phenotype of increased stiffness. In conclusion, DNA-PKcs negatively regulates osteoblast differentiation, and therefore DNA-PKcs inhibitors may have therapeutic potential for bone regeneration and metabolic bone diseases.

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