Mechanical Regulation of Bone Homeostasis Through p130Cas-mediated Alleviation of NF-κB Activity

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2019-09
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Mechanical loading plays an important role in bone homeostasis. However, molecular mechanisms behind the mechanical regulation of bone homeostasis are poorly understood. We previously reported p130Cas (Cas) as a key molecule in cellular mechanosensing at focal adhesions. Here, we demonstrate that Cas is distributed in the nucleus and supports mechanical loading-mediated bone homeostasis by alleviating NF-κB activity, which would otherwise prompt inflammatory processes. Mechanical unloading modulates Cas distribution and NF-κB activity in osteocytes, the mechanosensory cells in bones. Cas deficiency in osteocytes increases osteoclastic bone resorption associated with NF-κB-mediated RANKL expression, leading to osteopenia. Upon shear stress application on cultured osteocytes, Cas translocates into the nucleus and down-regulates NF-κB activity. Collectively, fluid shear stress-dependent Cas-mediated alleviation of NF-κB activity supports bone homeostasis. Given the ubiquitous expression of Cas and NF-κB together with systemic distribution of interstitial fluid, the Cas-NF-κB interplay may also underpin regulatory mechanisms in other tissues and organs.

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Miyazaki, T., Zhao, Z., Ichihara, Y., Yoshino, D., Imamura, T., Sawada, K., … Sawada, Y. (2019). Mechanical regulation of bone homeostasis through p130Cas-mediated alleviation of NF-κB activity. Science advances, 5(9), eaau7802. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aau7802
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