Regulation of skeletal homeostasis
Landmark advances in skeletal biology have arisen mainly from the identification of disease-
causing mutations and the advent of rapid and selective gene-targeting technologies to
phenocopy human disease in mice. Here, we discuss work on newly identified mechanisms
controlling the remodeling of bone, communication of bone cells with cells of other lineages,
and crosstalk between bone and vital organs as these relate to the therapeutic targeting of
the skeleton.
causing mutations and the advent of rapid and selective gene-targeting technologies to
phenocopy human disease in mice. Here, we discuss work on newly identified mechanisms
controlling the remodeling of bone, communication of bone cells with cells of other lineages,
and crosstalk between bone and vital organs as these relate to the therapeutic targeting of
the skeleton.
Abstract
Landmark advances in skeletal biology have arisen mainly from the identification of disease-causing mutations and the advent of rapid and selective gene-targeting technologies to phenocopy human disease in mice. Here, we discuss work on newly identified mechanisms controlling the remodeling of bone, communication of bone cells with cells of other lineages, and crosstalk between bone and vital organs as these relate to the therapeutic targeting of the skeleton.
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