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Commitment and differentiation of osteoclast precursor cells by the sequential expression of c-Fms and receptor activator of nuclear factor κB (RANK) receptors.

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Arai, Fumio, Miyamoto, Takeshi, Ohneda, Osamu, Inada, Tomohisa, Sudo, Tetsuo, Brasel, Kenneth, Miyata, Takashi, Anderson, Dirk M. +1 more·1999·The Journal of Experimental Medicine

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Osteoclasts are terminally differentiated cells derived from hematopoietic stem cells. However, how their precursor cells diverge from macrophagic lineages is not known. We have identified early and late stages of osteoclastogenesis, in which precursor cells sequentially express c-Fms followed by receptor activator of nuclear factor κB (RANK), and have demonstrated that RANK expression in early-stage of precursor cells (c-Fms+RANK−) was stimulated by macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF). Although M-CSF and RANKL (ligand) induced commitment of late-stage precursor cells (c-Fms+RANK+) into osteoclasts, even late-stage precursors have the potential to differentiate into macrophages without RANKL. Pretreatment of precursors with M-CSF and delayed addition of RANKL showed that timing of RANK expression and subsequent binding of RANKL are critical for osteoclastogenesis. Thus, the RANK–RANKL system determines the osteoclast differentiation of bipotential precursors in the default pathway of macrophagic differentiation.

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Authors
Arai, F., Miyamoto, T., Ohneda, O., Inada, T., Sudo, T., Brasel, K., Miyata, T., Anderson, D. M., & Suda, T.
Affiliations
  • Meikai University (JP)
  • Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University (JP)
  • Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan) (JP)
  • dDepartment of Molecular Biology, Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101-2936
Venue
The Journal of Experimental Medicine
Published
1999-12-20
Volume
190
Issue
12
Pages
1741-1754
ISSN
  • 0022-1007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-9538
OpenAlex
W2132408993
Cited by
693
References
54
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FWCI
4.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by-nc-sa
Locations
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research
Keywords
osteoclastogenesis, osteoclast precursor cells, c-fms, RANK, RANKL, macrophage colony-stimulating factor, macrophage differentiation, lineage commitment, hematopoietic stem cells
MeSH terms
Animals, Carrier Proteins, Cell Differentiation, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Ligands, Macrophages, Membrane Glycoproteins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Osteoclasts, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Cell Lineage, Mice, RANK Ligand, Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B

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