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SUBMITTER: Lietman SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2760267 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lietman Steven A SA Yin Lihong L Levine Michael A MA
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 20080425 4
Heterozygous activating mutations in exon 9 of SH3BP2 have been found in most patients with cherubism, an unusual genetic syndrome characterized by excessive remodeling of the mandible and maxilla due to spontaneous and excessive osteoclastic bone resorption. Osteoclasts differentiate after binding of sRANKL to RANK induces a number of downstream signaling effects, including activation of the calcineurin/NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T cells) pathway. Here, we have investigated the functiona ...[more]