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Mice with hypomorphic expression of the sodium-phosphate cotransporter PiT1/Slc20a1 have an unexpected normal bone mineralization.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Bourgine Annabelle, Pilet Paul, Diouani Sara, Sourice Sophie, Lesoeur Julie, Beck-Cormier Sarah, Khoshniat Solmaz, Weiss Pierre, Friedlander Gérard, Guicheux Jérôme, Beck Laurent
Abstract excerpt
The formation of hydroxyapatite crystals and their insertion into collagen fibrils of the matrix are essential steps for bone mineralization. As phosphate is a main structural component of apatite crystals, its uptake by skeletal cells is critical and must be controlled by specialized membrane proteins. In mammals, in vitro studies have suggested that the high-affinity sodium-phosphate cotransporter PiT1 could...
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