Lectins bring benefits to bones

Elife. 2016 Dec 13:5:e22926. doi: 10.7554/eLife.22926.

Authors

Charles Kf Chan¹, Ryan C Ransom², Michael T Longaker²

Affiliations

¹ Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine and Department of Surgery, the Departments of Pathology and Developmental Biology and the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, United States.
² Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine and Department of Surgery and the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, United States.

Abstract

The discovery that proteins called c-type lectins promote bone growth could lead to new treatments for age-related bone disorders.

Keywords: developmental biology; mouse; osteogenesis; osteoporosis; skeletal stem cells; stem cells.

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MeSH terms

Adult
Bone Development
Bone and Bones
Humans
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Lectins*
Osteogenesis*

Substances

Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Lectins