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Deletion of CD74, a putative MIF receptor, in mice enhances osteoclastogenesis and decreases bone mass.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Apr 2013
Mun Se Hwan, Won Hee Yeon, Hernandez Paula, Aguila Hector Leonardo, Lee Sun-Kyeong
Abstract excerpt
CD74 is a type II transmembrane protein that can act as a receptor for macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and plays a role in MIF-regulated responses. We reported that MIF inhibited osteoclast formation and MIF knockout (KO) mice had decreased bone mass. We therefore examined if CD74 wa...
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