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CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling in the osteoblast regulates the mesenchymal stem cell and osteoclast lineage populations.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Sept 2013
Shahnazari Mohammad, Chu Vivian, Wronski Thomas J, Nissenson Robert A, Halloran Bernard P
Abstract excerpt
The chemokine CXCL12 and its receptor CXCR4 play a key role in regulation of hematopoietic stem cells and cell migratory function during morphogenesis. Osteoblasts express both the ligand and the receptor, but little is known about the role of CXCL12-CXCR4 signaling in maintaining skeletal homeostasis. Using Cre-Lox technology to delete CXCR4 in mature osteoblasts in mice, we show here a significant decrease in...
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