Regulation of bone homeostasis by MERTK and TYRO3
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Regulation of bone homeostasis by MERTK and TYRO3. / Engelmann, Janik; Zarrer, Jennifer; Gensch, Victoria; Riecken, Kristoffer; Berenbrok, Nikolaus; Luu, The Vinh; Beitzen-Heineke, Antonia; Vargas-Delgado, Maria Elena; Pantel, Klaus; Bokemeyer, Carsten; Bhamidipati, Somasekhar; Darwish, Ihab S; Masuda, Esteban; Burstyn-Cohen, Tal; Alberto, Emily J; Ghosh, Sourav; Rothlin, Carla; Hesse, Eric; Taipaleenmäki, Hanna; Ben Batalla, Isabel; Loges, Sonja.
In: NAT COMMUN, Vol. 13, No. 1, 7689, 12.12.2022.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Regulation of bone homeostasis by MERTK and TYRO3
AU - Engelmann, Janik
AU - Zarrer, Jennifer
AU - Gensch, Victoria
AU - Riecken, Kristoffer
AU - Berenbrok, Nikolaus
AU - Luu, The Vinh
AU - Beitzen-Heineke, Antonia
AU - Vargas-Delgado, Maria Elena
AU - Pantel, Klaus
AU - Bokemeyer, Carsten
AU - Bhamidipati, Somasekhar
AU - Darwish, Ihab S
AU - Masuda, Esteban
AU - Burstyn-Cohen, Tal
AU - Alberto, Emily J
AU - Ghosh, Sourav
AU - Rothlin, Carla
AU - Hesse, Eric
AU - Taipaleenmäki, Hanna
AU - Ben Batalla, Isabel
AU - Loges, Sonja
N1 - © 2022. The Author(s).
PY - 2022/12/12
Y1 - 2022/12/12
N2 - The fine equilibrium of bone homeostasis is maintained by bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Here, we show that TAM receptors MERTK and TYRO3 exert reciprocal effects in osteoblast biology: Osteoblast-targeted deletion of MERTK promotes increased bone mass in healthy mice and mice with cancer-induced bone loss, whereas knockout of TYRO3 in osteoblasts shows the opposite phenotype. Functionally, the interaction of MERTK with its ligand PROS1 negatively regulates osteoblast differentiation via inducing the VAV2-RHOA-ROCK axis leading to increased cell contractility and motility while TYRO3 antagonizes this effect. Consequently, pharmacologic MERTK blockade by the small molecule inhibitor R992 increases osteoblast numbers and bone formation in mice. Furthermore, R992 counteracts cancer-induced bone loss, reduces bone metastasis and prolongs survival in preclinical models of multiple myeloma, breast- and lung cancer. In summary, MERTK and TYRO3 represent potent regulators of bone homeostasis with cell-type specific functions and MERTK blockade represents an osteoanabolic therapy with implications in cancer and beyond.
AB - The fine equilibrium of bone homeostasis is maintained by bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Here, we show that TAM receptors MERTK and TYRO3 exert reciprocal effects in osteoblast biology: Osteoblast-targeted deletion of MERTK promotes increased bone mass in healthy mice and mice with cancer-induced bone loss, whereas knockout of TYRO3 in osteoblasts shows the opposite phenotype. Functionally, the interaction of MERTK with its ligand PROS1 negatively regulates osteoblast differentiation via inducing the VAV2-RHOA-ROCK axis leading to increased cell contractility and motility while TYRO3 antagonizes this effect. Consequently, pharmacologic MERTK blockade by the small molecule inhibitor R992 increases osteoblast numbers and bone formation in mice. Furthermore, R992 counteracts cancer-induced bone loss, reduces bone metastasis and prolongs survival in preclinical models of multiple myeloma, breast- and lung cancer. In summary, MERTK and TYRO3 represent potent regulators of bone homeostasis with cell-type specific functions and MERTK blockade represents an osteoanabolic therapy with implications in cancer and beyond.
KW - Mice
KW - Animals
KW - c-Mer Tyrosine Kinase/genetics
KW - Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism
KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
KW - Homeostasis
KW - Carrier Proteins
U2 - 10.1038/s41467-022-33938-x
DO - 10.1038/s41467-022-33938-x
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 36509738
VL - 13
JO - NAT COMMUN
JF - NAT COMMUN
SN - 2041-1723
IS - 1
M1 - 7689
ER -