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Positive and Negative Regulators of Sclerostin Expression
Rina Iwamoto1, Masanori Koide1, Nobuyuki Udagawa2
1Division of Hard Tissue Research, Institute for Oral Science, Matsumoto Dental University, 1780 Gobara Hiro-oka, Shiojiri 399-0781, Nagano, Japan.
Abstract:
Sclerostin is secreted from osteocytes, binds to the Wnt co-receptor Lrp5/6, and affects the interaction between Wnt ligands and Lrp5/6, which inhibits Wnt/β-catenin signals and suppresses bone formation. Sclerostin plays an important role in the preservation of bone mass by functioning as a negative regulator of bone formation. A sclerostin deficiency causes sclerosteosis, which is characterized by an excess bone mass with enhanced bone formation in humans and mice. The expression of sclerostin is positively and negatively regulated by many factors, which also govern bone metabolism. Positive and negative regulators of sclerostin expression and their effects are introduced and discussed herein based on recent and previous findings, including our research.
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