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SUBMITTER: Xiong L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5350517 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xiong Lei L Jung Ji-Ung JU Guo Hao-Han HH Pan Jin-Xiu JX Sun Xiang-Dong XD Mei Lin L Xiong Wen-Cheng WC
The Journal of cell biology 20170213 3
Bone homeostasis depends on the functional balance of osteoblasts (OBs) and osteoclasts (OCs). Lrp4 is a transmembrane protein that is mutated in patients with high bone mass. Loss of Lrp4 in OB-lineage cells increases bone mass by elevating bone formation by OBs and reducing bone resorption by OCs. However, it is unclear how Lrp4 deficiency in OBs impairs osteoclastogenesis. Here, we provide evidence that loss of Lrp4 in the OB lineage stabilizes the prorenin receptor (PRR) and increases PRR/V- ...[more]