Costimulatory signals mediated by the ITAM motif cooperate with RANKL for bone homeostasis

Takako Koga, Masanori Inui, Kazuya Inoue, Sunhwa Kim, Ayako Suematsu, Eiji Kobayashi, Toshio Iwata, Hiroshi Ohnishi, Takashi Matozaki, Tatsuhiko Kodama, Tadatsugu Taniguchi, Hiroshi Takayanagi () and Toshiyuki Takai ()
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Takako Koga: University of Tokyo
Masanori Inui: Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
Kazuya Inoue: Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
Sunhwa Kim: University of Tokyo
Ayako Suematsu: University of Tokyo
Eiji Kobayashi: Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
Toshio Iwata: Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
Hiroshi Ohnishi: Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University
Takashi Matozaki: Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University
Tatsuhiko Kodama: University of Tokyo
Tadatsugu Taniguchi: University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Takayanagi: University of Tokyo
Toshiyuki Takai: Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University

Nature, 2004, vol. 428, issue 6984, 758-763

Abstract: Abstract Costimulatory signals are required for activation of immune cells1, but it is not known whether they contribute to other biological systems. The development and homeostasis of the skeletal system depend on the balance between bone formation and resorption2,3. Receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) regulates the differentiation of bone-resorbing cells, osteoclasts, in the presence of macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF)4,5. But it remains unclear how RANKL activates the calcium signals that lead to induction of nuclear factor of activated T cells c1, a key transcription factor for osteoclastogenesis6. Here we show that mice lacking immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)7-harbouring adaptors8,9,10, Fc receptor common γ subunit (FcRγ) and DNAX-activating protein (DAP)12, exhibit severe osteopetrosis owing to impaired osteoclast differentiation. In osteoclast precursor cells, FcRγ and DAP12 associate with multiple immunoreceptors11,12,13,14,15 and activate calcium signalling through phospholipase Cγ. Thus, ITAM-dependent costimulatory signals activated by multiple immunoreceptors are essential for the maintenance of bone homeostasis. These results reveal that RANKL and M-CSF are not sufficient to activate the signals required for osteoclastogenesis.

Date: 2004
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