The Regulation of Bone Metabolism and Disorders by Wnt Signaling.
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SUBMITTER: Maeda K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6888566 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
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The Regulation of Bone Metabolism and Disorders by Wnt Signaling.
Maeda Kazuhiro K Kobayashi Yasuhiro Y Koide Masanori M Uehara Shunsuke S Okamoto Masanori M Ishihara Akihiro A Kayama Tomohiro T Saito Mitsuru M Marumo Keishi K
International journal of molecular sciences 20191106 22
Wnt, a secreted glycoprotein, has an approximate molecular weight of 40 kDa, and it is a cytokine involved in various biological phenomena including ontogeny, morphogenesis, carcinogenesis, and maintenance of stem cells. The Wnt signaling pathway can be classified into two main pathways: canonical and non-canonical. Of these, the canonical Wnt signaling pathway promotes osteogenesis. Sclerostin produced by osteocytes is an inhibitor of this pathway, thereby inhibiting osteogenesis. Recently, ost ...[more]
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