Sundaralingam Premaraj1, Isabela Souza, Thyagaseely Premaraj. 1. Orthodontic Section, Department of Growth and Development, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA. spremaraj@unmc.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether β-catenin signaling is responsive to mechanical loading in periodontal ligament (PDL) cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To determine whether Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway components are present and functional, PDL cells were treated with lithium chloride or Wnt3a-conditioned media. To determine whether mechanical strain activates β-catenin signaling, PDL cells were subjected to compressive loading. Activation of the β-catenin signaling pathway was determined by immunofluorescence, Western immunoblotting, and TOPflash assay. RESULTS: Mimicking Wnt signaling stimulates β-catenin nuclear translocation and T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer binding factor-dependent transcriptional activation in PDL cells. Mechanical loading stimulates a transient accumulation of dephosphorylated β-catenin in the cytoplasm and its translocation to the nucleus. This effect of strain acts through activation of protein kinase B and phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta. These strain-related changes do not involve the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5/Wnt receptor. CONCLUSIONS: The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway components are functional and activated by mechanical loading in PDL cells. β-catenin serves as an effector of mechanical signals in PDL cells.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether β-catenin signaling is responsive to mechanical loading in periodontal ligament (PDL) cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To determine whether Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway components are present and functional, PDL cells were treated with lithium chloride or Wnt3a-conditioned media. To determine whether mechanical strain activates β-catenin signaling, PDL cells were subjected to compressive loading. Activation of the β-catenin signaling pathway was determined by immunofluorescence, Western immunoblotting, and TOPflash assay. RESULTS: Mimicking Wnt signaling stimulates β-catenin nuclear translocation and T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer binding factor-dependent transcriptional activation in PDL cells. Mechanical loading stimulates a transient accumulation of dephosphorylated β-catenin in the cytoplasm and its translocation to the nucleus. This effect of strain acts through activation of protein kinase B and phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta. These strain-related changes do not involve the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5/Wnt receptor. CONCLUSIONS: The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway components are functional and activated by mechanical loading in PDL cells. β-catenin serves as an effector of mechanical signals in PDL cells.
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