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SUBMITTER: Song MK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5783869 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Song Min-Kyoung MK Park Cheolkyu C Lee Yong Deok YD Kim Haemin H Kim Min Kyung MK Kwon Jun-Oh JO Koo Ja Hyun JH Joo Min Sung MS Kim Sang Geon SG Kim Hong-Hee HH
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine 20171027 2
The G12 family of G protein alpha subunits has been shown to participate in the regulation of various physiological processes. However, the role of Gα12 in bone physiology has not been well described. Here, by micro-CT analysis, we discovered that Gα12-knockout mice have an osteopetrotic phenotype. Histological examination showed lower osteoclast number in femoral tissue of Gα12-knockout mice compared to wild-type mice. Additionally, in vitro osteoclastic differentiation of precursor cells with ...[more]