Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), a ubiquitously expressed protein, is composed of four functional domains including N-terminus, mid region, nuclear localization signal (NLS) and C-terminus. Under the direction of NLS, PTHrP can enter cell nucleus from cytoplasm and stimulate mitogenesis. Although PTHrP is considered to have important developmental roles, the role of PTHrP NLS and C-terminus in developmental process remains unknown, especially in T-cell development. Here, we used a knock-in mouse model, which expresses a truncated form of PTHrP missing the NLS (87-107) and C-terminus (108-139) of the protein, to examine the role of PTHrP NLS and C-terminus in T-cell development. Our results showed that the truncated PTHrP (1-84) led to abnormal subpopulations, impaired proliferation and increased apoptosis in the thymus, indicating that PTHrP is involved in the development of T cells, and the NLS and C-terminus part is necessary for the normal role of PTHrP in T-cell development.
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