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ArticleScientific reports2020

The structural role of osteocalcin in bone biomechanics and its alteration in Type-2 Diabetes.

Mahdi Tavakol, Ted J Vaughan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Molecular-level understanding of the aging bone and regeneration mechanisms using computational methods.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  11. Poor bone matrix quality: What can be done about it?Current osteoporosis reports · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mahdi TavakolBiomedical Engineering and Biomechanics Research Centre, School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Ted J VaughanBiomedical Engineering and Biomechanics Research Centre, School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland. Ted.vaughan@nuigalway.ie.
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study presents an investigation into the role of Osteocalcin (OC) on bone biomechanics, with the results demonstrating that the protein's α-helix structures play a critical role in energy dissipation behavior in healthy conditions. In the first instance, α-helix structures have high affinity with the Hydroxyapatite (HAp) mineral surface and provide favorable conditions for adsorption of OC proteins onto the mineral surface. Using steered molecular dynamics simulation, several key energy dissipation mechanisms associated with α-helix structures were observed, which included stick-slip behavior, a sacrificial bond mechanism and a favorable binding feature provided by the Ca

Indexed as

AdsorptionAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceArginineBiomechanical PhenomenaBone and BonesBone Diseases, MetabolicDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2DurapatiteHumansHydrogen BondingMolecular Dynamics SimulationOsteocalcinProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalStructure-Activity RelationshipThermodynamicsArginineBGLAP protein, humanDurapatiteOsteocalcin

Identifiers

PMID33057142
PMCPMC7560881
OpenAlexW3092991916

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