To clalify the new regulator of cell-cell fusion of osteoclasts
Project/Area Number |
24792252
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Surgical dentistry
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Research Institution | Keio University |
Principal Investigator |
RYOTARO Iwasaki 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 講師(非常勤) (30365390)
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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Keywords | 骨代謝 / 細胞融合 / 破骨細胞 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Osteoclasts are multinuclear giant cells derived from hematopoietic stem cells or monocyte/macrophage lineage cells in the presence of M-CSF and RANKL. The multinucleation of osteoclasts is induced by a cell-cell fusion of mononuclear osteoclasts. Recently, we have isolated DC-STAMP (Dendritic Cell Specific Transmenbrane Protein), a seven transmembrane protein, as an essential molecule for osteoclast/FBGC cell-cell fusion. This time, we identified the multitransmembrane protein,osteoclast stimulatory transmembrane protein(OC-STAMP), and found that OC-STAMP was also required for osteoclast and FBGC cell-cell fusion.
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Report
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Research Products
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