2015
Deletion of Rac in Mature Osteoclasts Causes Osteopetrosis, an Age‐Dependent Change in Osteoclast Number, and a Reduced Number of Osteoblasts In Vivo
Zhu M, Sun B, Saar K, Simpson C, Troiano N, Dallas SL, Tiede‐Lewis L, Nevius E, Pereira JP, Weinstein RS, Tommasini SM, Insogna KL. Deletion of Rac in Mature Osteoclasts Causes Osteopetrosis, an Age‐Dependent Change in Osteoclast Number, and a Reduced Number of Osteoblasts In Vivo. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2015, 31: 864-873. PMID: 26496249, PMCID: PMC4826801, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryBone mineral densityDKO miceParathyroid hormoneOsteoclast numberDKO animalsSerum cross-linked C-telopeptideCross-linked C-telopeptideDaily parathyroid hormoneTrabecular bone massX-ray absorptiometryMetaphyseal trabecular boneNormal differentiation markersAge-dependent changesC-telopeptideMineral densityBone massBone densityActin ring formationSkeletal metabolismOsteoblast numberTooth eruptionResorptive activityNormal responseFocal disruption
2010
Osteoclasts Lacking Rac2 Have Defective Chemotaxis and Resorptive Activity
Itokowa T, Zhu ML, Troiano N, Bian J, Kawano T, Insogna K. Osteoclasts Lacking Rac2 Have Defective Chemotaxis and Resorptive Activity. Calcified Tissue International 2010, 88: 75-86. PMID: 21110188, PMCID: PMC3155765, DOI: 10.1007/s00223-010-9435-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrabecular bone massBone massMature osteoclastsFemoral cortical thicknessTotal bone areaNumber of osteoclastsWild-type miceNormal tooth eruptionNumber of osteoblastsWild-type animalsBone resorptionCortical porosityActin ring formationCortical thicknessTooth eruptionOsteoclast functionResorptive activityDefective chemotaxisBone areaFemale animalsMiceOsteoclastsMigratory rateNormal sizeSignificant differences