2017
Breast cancer-associated gene 3 interacts with Rac1 and augments NF-κB signaling in vitro, but has no effect on RANKL-induced bone resorption in vivo
Yao C, Yu KP, Philbrick W, Sun BH, Simpson C, Zhang C, Insogna K. Breast cancer-associated gene 3 interacts with Rac1 and augments NF-κB signaling in vitro, but has no effect on RANKL-induced bone resorption in vivo. International Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2017, 40: 1067-1077. PMID: 28791343, PMCID: PMC5593463, DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsBone ResorptionCathepsin KCell LineFemaleFemurFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeuropeptidesNF-kappa BOrgan SpecificityOsteoclastsPromoter Regions, GeneticRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRANK LigandSignal TransductionTibiaConceptsNF-κB signalingCell type-dependent roleCritical downstream targetNF-κBCanonical NF-κB signalingNuclear factorReceptor activatorNuclear Rac1Adaptor proteinCancer-associated genesMature osteoclast formationSmall GTPaseDownstream targetsExogenous receptor activatorLow-dose RANKLNF-κB interactionTransgenic animalsImportant regulatorBreast cancer-associated genesWild-type littermatesCell typesRac1SignalingBCA3Dependent role
2015
AgRP Neurons Regulate Bone Mass
Kim JG, Sun BH, Dietrich MO, Koch M, Yao GQ, Diano S, Insogna K, Horvath TL. AgRP Neurons Regulate Bone Mass. Cell Reports 2015, 13: 8-14. PMID: 26411686, PMCID: PMC5868421, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.08.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusBone DensityBone Diseases, MetabolicFemurGene Expression RegulationHomeostasisHypothalamusIon ChannelsLeptinMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMitochondrial ProteinsNeuronsNorepinephrinePhenotypePropranololReceptors, Adrenergic, betaReceptors, LeptinSignal TransductionSirtuin 1TibiaUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsAgRP neuronsCell-autonomous deletionSignificant regulatory roleAgRP neuronal functionBone massLeptin receptor deletionSkeletal bone metabolismTransgenic animalsRegulatory roleGene deletionBone homeostasisDeletionNeuronal functionPostnatal deletionSympathetic toneReceptor deletionArcuate nucleusLeptin actionBone metabolismSkeletal metabolismMultiple linesNeuronsMiceMetabolismCircuit integrity
2008
Expression and Synthesis of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins by Osteoclasts: A Possible Path to Anabolic Bone Remodeling
Garimella R, Tague SE, Zhang J, Belibi F, Nahar N, Sun BH, Insogna K, Wang J, Anderson HC. Expression and Synthesis of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins by Osteoclasts: A Possible Path to Anabolic Bone Remodeling. Journal Of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry 2008, 56: 569-577. PMID: 18319273, PMCID: PMC2386763, DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2008.950394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid PhosphataseAnimalsBlotting, WesternBone Marrow CellsBone Morphogenetic ProteinsBone RemodelingCoculture TechniquesFemurImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationIsoenzymesMiceOsteoclastsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSkullTartrate-Resistant Acid PhosphataseTibiaConceptsBone morphogenetic proteinBMP-2Morphogenetic proteinsBMP-6 mRNAExpression of transcriptsMouse calvarial osteoblastsDifferentiation of osteoblastsBMP-4Osteoclast lysatesOrchestrated processIntercellular communicationReal-time PCRCalvarial osteoblastsBone marrow cellsSitu hybridizationDirect rolePossible direct roleProteinWestern blottingBone remodeling siteBone formationOsteoblastsAnabolic boneMarrow cellsExpression