Targeted overexpression of the two colony-stimulating factor-1 isoforms in osteoblasts differentially affects bone loss in ovariectomized mice
Yao GQ, Wu JJ, Ovadia S, Troiano N, Sun BH, Insogna K. Targeted overexpression of the two colony-stimulating factor-1 isoforms in osteoblasts differentially affects bone loss in ovariectomized mice. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2009, 296: e714-e720. PMID: 19141689, PMCID: PMC2670621, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.90631.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColony-stimulating factor-1Nonredundant functionsWild-type animalsTransgenic miceMembrane-bound isoformMCSF1Normal osteoclastogenesisCollagen promoterTransgenic expressionMajor isoformsIsoformsFactor 1Same genotypeOp phenotypeTargeted overexpressionOverexpressionOp miceOsteoblastsAnimalsPromoterMicePhenotypeFemale animalsAlphaIMale littermates