Increased autophagy in EphrinB2-deficient osteocytes is associated with elevated secondary mineralization and brittle bone
oleh: Christina Vrahnas, Martha Blank, Toby A. Dite, Liliana Tatarczuch, Niloufar Ansari, Blessing Crimeen-Irwin, Huynh Nguyen, Mark R. Forwood, Yifang Hu, Mika Ikegame, Keith R. Bambery, Cyril Petibois, Eleanor J. Mackie, Mark J. Tobin, Gordon K. Smyth, Jonathan S. Oakhill, T. John Martin, Natalie A. Sims
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Osteoblasts mediate bone formation, and their differentiation requires expression of EphrinB2. Here, the authors show that EphrinB2 is also expressed by osteocytes, and that its genetic ablation in mice is associated with altered autophagy, elevated mineralization and brittle bone.