The Role of BMP Signaling in Osteoclast Regulation
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Journal of Developmental Biology Review The Role of BMP Signaling in Osteoclast Regulation Brian Heubel * and Anja Nohe * Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA * Correspondence: [email protected] (B.H.); [email protected] (A.N.) Abstract: The osteogenic effects of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) were delineated in 1965 when Urist et al. showed that BMPs could induce ectopic bone formation. In subsequent decades, the effects of BMPs on bone formation and maintenance were established. BMPs induce proliferation in osteoprogenitor cells and increase mineralization activity in osteoblasts. The role of BMPs in bone homeostasis and repair led to the approval of BMP 2 by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) to increase the bone formation in the treated area. However, the use of BMP 2 for treatment of degenerative bone diseases such as osteoporosis is still uncertain as patients treated with BMP 2 results in the stimulation of not only osteoblast mineralization, but also osteoclast absorption, leading to early bone graft subsidence. The increase in absorption activity is the result of direct stimulation of osteoclasts by BMP 2 working synergistically with the RANK signaling pathway. The dual effect of BMPs on bone resorption and mineralization highlights the essential role of BMP-signaling in bone homeostasis, making it a putative therapeutic target for diseases like osteoporosis. Before the BMP pathway can be utilized in the treatment of osteoporosis a better understanding of how BMP-signaling regulates osteoclasts must be established. Keywords: osteoclast; BMP; osteoporosis Citation: Heubel, B.; Nohe, A. The Role of BMP Signaling in Osteoclast Regulation. J. Dev. Biol. 2021, 9, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb9030024 1. Role of BMP in Bone Formation Bone is formed in two major ways: endochondral ossification and intramembranous Academic Editors: Robert W. ossification. The majority of the human skeleton is formed by endochondral ossification, Dettman, Kristin Bruk Artinger, excluding the flat bones of the skull, the mandible, and the clavicle [1]. Endochondral Eugenia C. Olesnicky and Simon ossification begins during week six and seven of embryonic development with the differen- J. Conway tiation and condensation of mesenchymal stem cells into chondrocytes [2]. Chondrocytes then lay down a framework for skeletal elements that is later mineralized by osteoblasts Received: 23 April 2021 and remodeled by osteoclasts (Figure1A,B). The initial mineralization takes place in the Accepted: 18 June 2021 primary ossification center near the middle region of the skeletal element, known as the Published: 28 June 2021 diaphysis (Figure1C). The mineralization and elongation of the skeletal element remains active after birth until 25 years of age [2]. Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral Each stage of endochondral bone formation is regulated by BMPs, including the ac- with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affil- tivity of osteoclasts. In the initial stages of bone formation, BMP 2 and BMP7 stimulate iations. the proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into chondrocytes [3,4]. Later, the condensation process of chondrocytes is regulated by BMP-signaling transmitted through the phosphorylation and activation of SMADs [5,6]. Then, BMP-ERK1/2-signaling induces the proliferation and maturation of the chondrocyte condensation, encouraging these cells to grow into a proper framework for eventual bone formation through the Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. regulation of Indian hedgehog (IHH) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) expression gra- Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. dients [5,7,8]. Disruption in BMP-signaling during chondrocyte condensation results in This article is an open access article deformed cartilage growth zones and short limb phenotypes [9]. distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons After the framework of chondrocytes is formed, blood vessels invade the cartilage Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// through a process called angiogenesis (Figure1C). BMP-signaling further regulates this creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ process, as the absence of the BMP receptor type 1a (BMPRIa) gene in vivo leads to im- 4.0/). paired angiogenesis [10]. Once the blood vessels have penetrated the established cartilage, J. Dev. Biol. 2021, 9, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb9030024 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jdb J. Dev. Biol. 2021, 9, 24 2 of 18 they bring in mature osteoblasts and osteoclasts, thus beginning the mineralization pro- cess [11–13]. Additionally, up to 60% of mature chondrocytes also transdifferentiate into osteoblasts themselves, adding to the mineralization of the extracellular matrix surrounding chondrocytes [14]. The transdifferentiation of chondrocytes is regulated by essential factor, J. Dev. Biol. 2021, 9, x FOR PEER REVIEWRunt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), that acts down stream of BMP-signaling [152 ].of 18 Without proper of BMP-signaling chondrocyte transdifferentiation is lost in BMPRIa knock- out mice [16]. FigureFigure 1. Endochondral 1. Endochondral bone bone formation. formation. The phasesThe phases of bone of bone maturation maturation and remodeling. and remodeling. 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