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Transforming growth factor-beta modulates proliferation and differentiation of mouse clonal osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells depending on their maturation stages. 1990

T Katagiri, and T Lee, and H Takeshima, and T Suda, and H Tanaka, and S Omura

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.

The effect of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) on proliferation and differentiation of mouse clonal osteoblastic cells (MC3T3-E1) was examined in vitro in three different stages of their differentiation. Stage I (1-3 days after plating) was characterized by rapid cell growth, negligible alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and high proteoglycan synthesis, but low collagen production. In stage II (3-5 days after plating), proteoglycan synthesis sharply decreased and ALP activity and collagen synthesis began to increase. Stage III (7-9 days after plating) was characterized by maximal osteoblastic phenotypes. Treating MC3T3-E1 cells with 1 ng/ml of TGF-beta greatly inhibited DNA synthesis in stage I but not in stage II. In contrast, TGF-beta dose-dependently stimulated the synthesis of collagenase digestible proteins (CDP), noncollagenous proteins (NCP) and proteoglycan, especially in stage II. The minimum effective dose of TGF-beta in this stage was as low as 0.04-0.2 ng/ml. In stages I and III, the MC3T3-E1 cells were rather insensitive to TGF-beta in increasing three osteoblastic phenotypes. The increase in ALP activity in stages II and III was inhibited by 1 ng/ml of TGF-beta. These results indicate that the response to TGF-beta of mouse clonal osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells changes depending on their maturation stages.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010006	Osteoblasts	Bone-forming cells which secrete an EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. HYDROXYAPATITE crystals are then deposited into the matrix to form bone.	Osteoblast
D010641	Phenotype	The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes, and between the GENOTYPE and the environment.	Phenotypes
D011509	Proteoglycans	Glycoproteins which have a very high polysaccharide content.	Proteoglycan,Proteoglycan Type H
D002454	Cell Differentiation	Progressive restriction of the developmental potential and increasing specialization of function that leads to the formation of specialized cells, tissues, and organs.	Differentiation, Cell,Cell Differentiations,Differentiations, Cell
D002455	Cell Division	The fission of a CELL. It includes CYTOKINESIS, when the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided, and CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION.	M Phase,Cell Division Phase,Cell Divisions,Division Phase, Cell,Division, Cell,Divisions, Cell,M Phases,Phase, Cell Division,Phase, M,Phases, M
D002999	Clone Cells	A group of genetically identical cells all descended from a single common ancestral cell by mitosis in eukaryotes or by binary fission in prokaryotes. Clone cells also include populations of recombinant DNA molecules all carrying the same inserted sequence. (From King & Stansfield, Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)	Clones,Cell, Clone,Cells, Clone,Clone,Clone Cell
D003094	Collagen	A polypeptide substance comprising about one third of the total protein in mammalian organisms. It is the main constituent of SKIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; and the organic substance of bones (BONE AND BONES) and teeth (TOOTH).	Avicon,Avitene,Collagen Felt,Collagen Fleece,Collagenfleece,Collastat,Dermodress,Microfibril Collagen Hemostat,Pangen,Zyderm,alpha-Collagen,Collagen Hemostat, Microfibril,alpha Collagen
D004247	DNA	A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine).	DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D000469	Alkaline Phosphatase	An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of an orthophosphoric monoester and water to an alcohol and orthophosphate. EC 3.1.3.1.
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia