PMID- 31433867 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200910 LR - 20200910 IS - 1523-4681 (Electronic) IS - 0884-0431 (Print) IS - 0884-0431 (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 12 DP - 2019 Dec TI - Hop2 Interacts with ATF4 to Promote Osteoblast Differentiation. PG - 2287-2300 LID - 10.1002/jbmr.3857 [doi] AB - Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) is a member of the basic leucine zipper (bZip) transcription factor family required for the terminal differentiation of osteoblasts. Despite its critical importance as one of the three main osteoblast differentiation transcription factors, regulators of osteoblast terminal maturation remain poorly defined. Here we report the identification of homologous pairing protein 2 (Hop2) as a dimerization partner of ATF4 in osteoblasts via the yeast two-hybrid system. Deletional mapping revealed that the Zip domain of Hop2 is necessary and sufficient to bind ATF4 and to enhance ATF4-dependent transcription. Ectopic Hop2 expression in preosteoblasts increased endogenous ATF4 protein content and accelerated osteoblast differentiation. Mice lacking Hop2 (Hop2(-/-) ) have a normal stature but exhibit an osteopenic phenotype similar to the one observed in Atf4(-/-) mice, albeit milder, which is associated with decreased Osteocalcin mRNA expression and reduced type I collagen synthesis. Compound heterozygous mice (Atf4(+/-) :Hop2(+/-) ) display identical skeletal defects to those found in Hop2(-/-) mice. These results indicate that Hop2 plays a previous unknown role as a determinant of osteoblast maturation via its regulation of ATF4 transcriptional activity. Our work for the first time reveals a function of Hop2 beyond its role in guiding the alignment of homologous chromosomes. (c) 2019 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. CI - (c) 2019 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. FAU - Zhang, Yang AU - Zhang Y AD - Pediatric Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA. AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Lin, Tonghui AU - Lin T AD - Pediatric Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA. FAU - Lian, Na AU - Lian N AD - Pediatric Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA. FAU - Tao, Huan AU - Tao H AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TX, USA. FAU - Li, Cong AU - Li C AD - Pediatric Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA. FAU - Li, Lingzhen AU - Li L AD - Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. FAU - Yang, Xiangli AU - Yang X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2333-8747 AD - Pediatric Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA. LA - eng GR - R01 AR055972/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR067303/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01AR067303/GF/NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20191104 PL - England TA - J Bone Miner Res JT - Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research JID - 8610640 RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (Hop2 protein, mouse) RN - 145891-90-3 (Activating Transcription Factor 4) SB - IM MH - Activating Transcription Factor 4/genetics/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Bone Diseases, Metabolic/metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Cycle Proteins/deficiency/genetics/*metabolism MH - *Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Line MH - Epistasis, Genetic MH - Mice MH - Models, Biological MH - Osteoblasts/*cytology/*metabolism MH - Phenotype MH - Protein Binding MH - Transcription, Genetic PMC - PMC7422940 MID - NIHMS1612556 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ATF4 OT - DIFFERENTIATION OT - HOP2 OT - OSTEOBLAST OT - TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR COIS- Disclosures All authors state that they have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2019/08/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/12 06:00 PMCR- 2020/08/12 CRDT- 2019/08/22 06:00 PHST- 2019/02/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/07/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/08/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/08/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1002/jbmr.3857 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Bone Miner Res. 2019 Dec;34(12):2287-2300. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3857. Epub 2019 Nov 4.