Oxysterols and EBI2 promote osteoclast precursor migration to bone surfaces and regulate bone mass homeostasis
Nevius E, Pinho F, Dhodapkar M, Jin H, Nadrah K, Horowitz MC, Kikuta J, Ishii M, Pereira JP. Oxysterols and EBI2 promote osteoclast precursor migration to bone surfaces and regulate bone mass homeostasis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2015, 212: 1931-1946. PMID: 26438360, PMCID: PMC4612084, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20150088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOC precursorsBone surfaceEstrogen deficiency-induced osteoporosisBone mass homeostasisCell-cell interactionsTime-lapse microscopyBone metastatic cancerSignificant therapeutic potentialOxysterol ligandsFemale miceMale miceBone massMetastatic cancerLarge osteoclastsEBI2Nonhematopoietic cellsNovel pathwayTherapeutic potentialOsteoclastsTwo-photon microscopyMiceOsteoblastsVivoCellsOsteoporosis