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Profilin1 is expressed in osteocytes and regulates cell shape and migration.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Jan 2018
Lin Wanting, Izu Yayoi, Smriti Arayal, Kawasaki Makiri, Pawaputanon Chantida, Böttcher Ralph T, Costell Mercedes, Moriyama Keiji, Noda Masaki, Ezura Yoichi
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Osteocytes are the most abundant cells in bone and regulate bone metabolism in coordination with osteoblasts and osteoclasts. However, the molecules that control osteocytes are still incompletely understood. Profilin1 is an actin-binding protein that is involved in actin polymerization. Osteocytes possess characteristic dendritic process formed based on actin cytoskeleton. Here, we examined the expression of...
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