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Failure to Target RANKL Signaling Through p38-MAPK Results in Defective Osteoclastogenesis in the Microphthalmia Cloudy-Eyed Mutant.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Mar 2016
Carey Heather A, Bronisz Agnieszka, Cabrera Jennifer, Hildreth Blake E, Cuitiño Maria, Fu Qi, Ahmad Asrar, Toribio Ramiro E, Ostrowski Michael C, Sharma Sudarshana M
Abstract excerpt
The Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) is a basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper family factor that is essential for terminal osteoclast differentiation. Previous work demonstrates that phosphorylation of MITF by p38 MAPK downstream of Receptor Activator of NFkB Ligand (RANKL) signaling is necessary for MITF activation in osteoclasts. The spontaneous Mitf cloudy eyed (ce) allele results in...
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