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SUBMITTER: Rangaswami H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3093297 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rangaswami Hema H Schwappacher Raphaela R Marathe Nisha N Zhuang Shunhui S Casteel Darren E DE Haas Bodo B Chen Yong Y Pfeifer Alexander A Kato Hisashi H Shattil Sanford S Boss Gerry R GR Pilz Renate B RB
Science signaling 20101221 153
Mechanical stimulation is crucial for bone growth and remodeling, and fluid shear stress promotes anabolic responses in osteoblasts through multiple second messengers, including nitric oxide (NO). NO triggers production of cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP), which in turn activates protein kinase G (PKG). We found that the NO-cGMP-PKG signaling pathway activates Src in mechanically stimulated osteoblasts to initiate a proliferative response. PKGII was necessary for Src activation, a pro ...[more]