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Mice lacking the calcineurin inhibitor Rcan2 have an isolated defect of osteoblast function.
Endocrinology - 1 Jul 2012
Bassett J H Duncan, Logan John G, Boyde Alan, Cheung Moira S, Evans Holly, Croucher Peter, Sun Xiao-yang, Xu Sai, Murata Yoshiharu, Williams Graham R
Abstract excerpt
Calcineurin-nuclear factor of activated T cells signaling controls the differentiation and function of osteoclasts and osteoblasts, and regulator of calcineurin-2 (Rcan2) is a physiological inhibitor of this pathway. Rcan2 expression is regulated by T(3), which also has a central role in skeletal development and bone turnover. To investigate the role of Rcan2 in bone development and maintenance, we characterized...
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