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ArticleInternational journal of biological sciences2025

Osteocytes Produces RANKL Via Wnt-TGFβ Signaling Axis for Osteoclastogenesis.

Yujiao Liu, Lizhou Zhao, Molin Li, Weimin Gong, Xiaofang Wang, Yu Cheng, Ying Zhang, Pengtao Wang, Yisheng Luo, Yining Zhang and 6 more

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Article in International journal of biological sciences, 2025. 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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16 authors.

Yujiao LiuLaboratory of Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Lizhou ZhaoLaboratory of Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Molin LiLaboratory of Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Weimin GongLaboratory of Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Xiaofang WangLaboratory of Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Yu ChengDepartment of Nursing, Affiliated University City Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401331, China.
Ying ZhangLaboratory of Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Pengtao WangLaboratory of Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Yisheng LuoLaboratory of Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Yining ZhangLaboratory of Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Yufei ShaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Makoto Mark TaketoDepartment of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
Teresita BellidoDepartment of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72223, USA.
Gaohai ShaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 402160, China.
Xing LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Xiaolin TuLaboratory of Skeletal Development and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteocytes are derived from osteoblasts in the mineralized matrix and are the main source of RANKL required for osteoclastogenesis. We initially found osteocytes as central target cells for Wnt/β-catenin signaling that increases RANKL expression and bone resorption in mice. However, how RANKL is regulated remains unclear. Here, we demonstrated its role and molecular mechanisms using primary osteocytes isolated from long bones. Osteocyte transcriptome sequencing revealed the most associated osteoclast differentiation in KEGG pathways with upregulated expression of

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OsteocytesOsteogenesisRANK LigandTransforming Growth Factor betaWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsBone ResorptionCell DifferentiationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOsteoclastsSignal TransductionRANK LigandTnfsf11 protein, mouseTransforming Growth Factor betaosteoclastogenesisOsteocyteRANKLTGFβWnt/β-catenin

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