Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
We examined the characteristics of osteoclast precursors in vivo, and found that the precursor are specific myeloid cells, not common monocytes or macrophages. We named these precursors "cell cycle-arrested quiescent osteoclast precursors(QOP). QOP differentiate into osteoclasts without cell cycle progression. In the present study, I revealed that (1) QOP circulate in the blood and settle in the bone in response to bone resorption stimuli, (2) the expression level of RANK is up-regulated by M-CSF(CSF1) in the QOP along the bone surface, and the expression of c-Fos in the QOP is also necessary for the up-regulation of RANK.
All 2012 2011 2010
All Journal Article (15 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 13 results) Presentation (11 results)
J Cell Sci
Volume: (in press)
Adv Mater
Volume: 24 Pages: 2176-2185
Nat Med
Volume: 18 Pages: 405-412
J Immunol
Volume: 188 Pages: 1772-1781
J Bone Miner Res
Volume: 27 Pages: 461-473
Bone
Volume: 49 Issue: 6 Pages: 1331-1339
10.1016/j.bone.2011.09.045
Volume: 27 Issue: 2 Pages: 461-473
10.1002/jbmr.555
Advanced Materials
Volume: 24 Issue: 16 Pages: 2176-2185
10.1002/adma.201103832
Volume: (印刷中) Pages: 2910-2917
10.1242/jcs.099986
Volume: 49 Pages: 1331-1339
Clin Calcium
Volume: 11 Pages: 1675-1682
Volume: 26 Pages: 2978-2990
Volume: 8 Pages: 1187-1192
Adv Exp Med Biol
Volume: 658 Pages: 21-30
Adv Exp Med Biol.