Existence of parathyroid hormone binding sites on murine hemopoietic blast cells.

We demonstrated that 125I-labeled human parathyroid hormone (1-34;8,18-Nle,34-Tyr)[[125I]hPTH(1-34)] bound specifically to hemopoietic blast cells supported by granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. Half-maximal inhibition of binding was achieved at concentrations of unlabeled hPTH(1-34) of about 5 x 10(-9)M. Insulin and hPTH(39-68) did not compete for PTH binding sites. Specific binding of hPTH(1-34) was detected in neither macrophages nor multinucleated cells (MNC's). Furthermore, treatment of hemopoietic blast cells with hPTH(1-34) stimulated MNC formation, and the range of concentrations (10(-10)-10(-8)M) over which hPTH(1-34) caused these effects was similar to that which inhibited the binding of [125I]hPTH(1-34). These findings suggest the presence of a PTH receptor on osteoclast precursors and the direct effect of PTH on them, resulting in osteoclast-mediated bone resorption.