LIM kinase 1 deficient mice have reduced bone mass
Kawano T, Zhu M, Troiano N, Horowitz M, Bian J, Gundberg C, Kolodziejczak K, Insogna K. LIM kinase 1 deficient mice have reduced bone mass. Bone 2012, 52: 70-82. PMID: 23017662, PMCID: PMC3688839, DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLIM kinase 1Cytoskeletal remodelingRole of LIMK1Specialized cellular functionsActin cytoskeletal remodelingActin-severing proteinBone cell biologyNormal osteoblast differentiationCellular functionsCell biologyCell motilityCell shapeKinase 1Cell cycleF-actinOsteoblast differentiationPhospho-cofilinActin monomersSkeletal phenotypeOsteoblast coloniesOsteoblastsMetalloproteinase activityDifferentiationRemodelingRate of mineralization