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
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