Wnt/β-catenin signalling: function, biological mechanisms, and therapeutic opportunities

J Liu, Q Xiao, J Xiao, C Niu, Y Li, X Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The Wnt/β-catenin pathway comprises a family of proteins that play critical roles in
embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. The deregulation of Wnt/β-catenin …

The bone extracellular matrix in bone formation and regeneration

X Lin, S Patil, YG Gao, A Qian - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bone regeneration repairs bone tissue lost due to trauma, fractures, and tumors, or absent
due to congenital disorders. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is an intricate dynamic bio …

Wnt/β-catenin signaling components and mechanisms in bone formation, homeostasis, and disease

L Hu, W Chen, A Qian, YP Li - Bone Research, 2024 - nature.com
Wnts are secreted, lipid-modified proteins that bind to different receptors on the cell surface
to activate canonical or non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways, which control various …

The regulation of bone metabolism and disorders by Wnt signaling

K Maeda, Y Kobayashi, M Koide, S Uehara… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Wnt, a secreted glycoprotein, has an approximate molecular weight of 40 kDa, and it is a
cytokine involved in various biological phenomena including ontogeny, morphogenesis …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA landscape of the osteoimmunology microenvironment in periodontitis

Y Chen, H Wang, Q Yang, W Zhao, Y Chen, Q Ni… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) enables specific profiling of cell populations at
single-cell resolution. The osteoimmunology microenvironment in the occurrence and …

Precipitation‐based silk fibroin fast gelling, highly adhesive, and magnetic nanocomposite hydrogel for repair of irregular bone defects

YP Zou, HF Liang, B Wang, QC Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Critical‐sized bone defects, especially for irregular shapes, remain a significant challenge in
orthopedics. Although various biomaterials are developed for bone regeneration, their …

Synovial fibroblasts assume distinct functional identities and secrete R-spondin 2 in osteoarthritis

AJ Knights, EC Farrell, OM Ellis, L Lammlin… - Annals of the …, 2023 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Synovium is acutely affected following joint trauma and contributes to post-
traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) progression. Little is known about discrete cell types and …

RSPO2 and RANKL signal through LGR4 to regulate osteoclastic premetastatic niche formation and bone metastasis

Z Yue, X Niu, Z Yuan, Q Qin, W Jiang… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Therapeutics targeting osteoclasts are commonly used treatments for bone metastasis;
however, whether and how osteoclasts regulate premetastatic niche and bone tropism are …

Osteoblast-lineage calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase 2 delta and gamma regulates bone mass and quality

JM Leser, OM Torre, NR Gould, Q Guo… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Bone regulates its mass and quality in response to diverse mechanical, hormonal, and local
signals. The bone anabolic or catabolic responses to these signals are often received by …

RSPO3 is important for trabecular bone and fracture risk in mice and humans

KH Nilsson, P Henning, M El Shahawy… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
With increasing age of the population, countries across the globe are facing a substantial
increase in osteoporotic fractures. Genetic association signals for fractures have been …