Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 mutations promote apoptosis but do not alter chondrocyte proliferation in thanatophoric dysplasia - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1998 May 22;273(21):13007-14.

doi: 10.1074/jbc.273.21.13007.

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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 mutations promote apoptosis but do not alter chondrocyte proliferation in thanatophoric dysplasia

L Legeai-Mallet et al. J Biol Chem. 1998.

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Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is a lethal skeletal disorder caused by recurrent mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR 3) gene. The mitogenic response of fetal TD I chondrocytes in primary cultures upon stimulation by either FGF 2 or FGF 9 did not significantly differ from controls. Although the levels of FGFR 3 mRNAs in cultured TD chondrocytes were similar to controls, an abundant immunoreactive material was observed at the perinuclear level using an anti-FGFR 3 antibody in TD cells. Transduction signaling via the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway was assessed by measuring extracellular signal-regulated kinase activity (ERK 1 and ERK 2). Early ERKs activation following FGF 9 supplementation was observed in TD chondrocytes (2 min) as compared with controls (5 min) but no signal was detected in the absence of ligand. By contrast ligand-independent activation of the STAT signaling pathway was demonstrated in cultured TD cells and confirmed by immunodetection of Stat 1 in the nuclei of hypertrophic TD chondrocytes. Moreover, the presence of an increased number of apoptotic chondrocytes in TD fetuses was associated with a higher expression of Bax and the simultaneous decrease of Bcl-2 levels. Taken together, these results indicate that FGFR 3 mutations in TD I fetuses do not hamper chondrocyte proliferation but rather alter their differentiation by triggering premature apoptosis through activation of the STAT signaling pathway.

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