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RANK is essential for osteoclast and lymph node development.
Genes & development - 15 Sept 1999
Dougall W C, Glaccum M, Charrier K, Rohrbach K, Brasel K, De Smedt T, Daro E, Smith J, Tometsko M E, Maliszewski C R, Armstrong A, Shen V, Bain S, Cosman D, Anderson D, Morrissey P J, Peschon J J, Schuh J
Abstract excerpt
The physiological role of the TNF receptor (TNFR) family member, RANK, was investigated by generating RANK-deficient mice. RANK(-/-) mice were characterized by profound osteopetrosis resulting from an apparent block in osteoclast differentiation. RANK expression was not required for the commitment, differentiation, and functional maturation of macrophages and dendritic cells from their myeloid precursors but...
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