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Stimulation of differentiation in sodium-dependent vitamin C transporter 2 overexpressing MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts.

Department of Toxicology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (impact factor: 2.48). 06/2004; 317(4):1159-64. DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.03.158 pp.1159-64
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ABSTRACT Sodium-dependent vitamin C transporter (SVCT) 2 facilitates reduced ascorbic acid (AA) transport in MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts. Our previous studies suggested that Zn-induced osteoblast differentiation and Ca2+-, PO4(3-)-stimulated osteopontin (OPN) expression might result from their up-regulation effect on SVCT2 expression and AA uptake. Here, we investigated the role of SVCT2 on osteoblast differentiation by using SVCT2-overexpressing cells. Two clones of SVCT2-introduced cells overexpressed SVCT2 mRNA by 2.8- and 3.1-fold those of control cells, which resulted in obvious increase of AA uptake by 2.1- and 2.4-fold in Vmax with no change in Km. Alkaline phosphatase activity, hydroxyproline content significantly increased in SVCT2-overexpressing cells, and the induction of OPN mRNA was through up-regulation of OPN promoter activity by SVCT2 overexpression. Moreover, SVCT2-overexpressing cells exhibited more ability to promote mineralization and increase calcium deposition under the stimulation of 5 mM beta-glycerophosphate. These findings indicate that SVCT2 stimulates osteoblast differentiation and mineralization.

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Keywords

AA
 
AA uptake
 
Alkaline phosphatase activity
 
ascorbic acid
 
control cells
 
increase calcium deposition
 
MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts
 
mineralization
 
OPN mRNA
 
osteoblast differentiation
 
PO4(3-)-stimulated osteopontin
 
previous studies
 
Sodium-dependent vitamin C transporter
 
SVCT2 expression
 
SVCT2 overexpression
 
SVCT2 stimulates osteoblast differentiation
 
SVCT2-introduced cells overexpressed SVCT2 mRNA
 
SVCT2-overexpressing cells
 
up-regulation effect
 
Zn-induced osteoblast differentiation
 

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