Abstract
Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) transactivates many genes required for osteoblast differentiation. The role of N-α-acetyltransferase 10 (NAA10, arrest-defective-1), originally identified in yeast, remains poorly understood in mammals. Here we report a new NAA10 function in Runx2-mediated osteogenesis. Runx2 stabilizes NAA10 in osteoblasts during BMP-2-induced differentiation, and NAA10 in turn controls this differentiation by inhibiting Runx2. NAA10 delays bone healing in a rat calvarial defect model and bone development in neonatal mice. Mechanistically, NAA10 acetylates Runx2 at Lys225, and this acetylation inhibits Runx2-driven transcription by interfering with CBFβ binding to Runx2. Our study suggests that NAA10 acts as a guard ensuring balanced osteogenesis by fine-tuning Runx2 signalling in a feedback manner. NAA10 inhibition could be considered a potential strategy for facilitating bone formation.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Bone Regeneration / physiology
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Cell Differentiation / physiology*
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Cells, Cultured
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Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit / physiology*
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Feedback, Physiological / physiology*
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Female
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Male
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Mice
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Mice, Knockout
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Mice, Transgenic
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Molecular Sequence Data
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferase A / deficiency
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferase A / genetics
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferase A / physiology*
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferase E / deficiency
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferase E / genetics
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferase E / physiology*
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferases / deficiency
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferases / genetics
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferases / physiology
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Osteoblasts / cytology*
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Osteoblasts / physiology
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Osteogenesis / physiology*
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Rats
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Signal Transduction / physiology
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Skull / injuries
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Skull / physiology
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Wound Healing / physiology
Substances
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Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit
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N-alpha-acetyltransferase 10, rat
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Runx2 protein, mouse
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Runx2 protein, rat
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferase A
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Naa10 protein, mouse
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferase E
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N-Terminal Acetyltransferases