Article
Genetic ablation of CD68 results in mice with increased bone and dysfunctional osteoclasts.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Ashley Jason W, Shi Zhenqi, Zhao Haibo, Li Xingsheng, Kesterson Robert A, Feng Xu
Abstract excerpt
CD68 is a member of the lysosome associated membrane protein (LAMP) family that is restricted in its expression to cells of the monocyte/macrophage lineage. This lineage restriction includes osteoclasts, and, while previous studies of CD68 in macrophages and dendritic cells have proposed roles in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
