NAA10 controls osteoblast differentiation and bone formation as a feedback regulator of Runx2

Nat Commun. 2014 Nov 7:5:5176. doi: 10.1038/ncomms6176.

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

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Bone Regeneration / physiology
  • Cell Differentiation / physiology*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit / physiology*
  • Feedback, Physiological / physiology*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferase A / deficiency
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferase A / genetics
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferase A / physiology*
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferase E / deficiency
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferase E / genetics
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferase E / physiology*
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferases / deficiency
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferases / genetics
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferases / physiology
  • Osteoblasts / cytology*
  • Osteoblasts / physiology
  • Osteogenesis / physiology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Signal Transduction / physiology
  • Skull / injuries
  • Skull / physiology
  • Wound Healing / physiology

Substances

  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit
  • N-alpha-acetyltransferase 10, rat
  • Runx2 protein, mouse
  • Runx2 protein, rat
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferase A
  • Naa10 protein, mouse
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferase E
  • N-Terminal Acetyltransferases