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ArticleScientific reports2018

Visual Osteoclast Fusion via A Fluorescence Method.

Boer Li, Fanyuan Yu, Fanzi Wu, Ke Wang, Feng Lou, Demao Zhang, Xueyang Liao, Bei Yin, Chenglin Wang, Ling Ye

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Boer LiState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Fanyuan YuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Fanzi WuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Ke WangDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, 75246, TX, USA.
Feng LouState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Demao ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Xueyang LiaoState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Bei YinState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Chenglin WangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Ling YeState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. yeling@scu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81321002National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81322013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoclasts are multinucleated giant cells. Fusion is an essential element in the formation of osteoclasts. However, the exact cellular events and mechanisms remain largely unknown because of limited and insufficient methods for observing fusion process. In this work, a fluorescence reporter strategy was established to monitor osteoclast fusion. After fusing with cells expressing Cre recombinase, those cells with double fluorescence switch its expression from red to green fluorescent protein. The effect of RANKL and PTH on osteoclast fusion were both quantitatively and visually detected utilizing this strategy. Furthermore, a combination of this strategy with a technique of fluorescence-activated cell sorting revealed two different populations of fused osteoclasts, tdTomato+ GFP+ cells (TG cells) and GFP+ cells (G cells). The results argue for the potential of combining this technique with other bio-technologies to gain more information about osteoclast fusion. Overall, these data demonstrated that this visual fluorescence switch strategy is useful for further analysis of osteoclast fusion mechanisms.

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AnimalsCell FusionCell SeparationFlow CytometryFluorescent DyesGenes, ReporterIntravital MicroscopyLuminescent ProteinsMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceOsteoclastsPrimary Cell CultureRAW 264.7 CellsFluorescent DyesLuminescent Proteins

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PMID29977065
PMCPMC6033910

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