Abstract
Apopotosis of osteoclasts is regulated by the Bcl-2 family protein Bim. Bim is degraded in the course of osteoclast apoptosis, which is regulated by Caspase-3. Osteoclasts generated from caspase-3 –/– mice exhibited a shorter life span and a higher bone-resorbing activity than those generated from normal littermates. These results suggest the important role of Caspase-3-Bim axis in regulating both apoptosis and activation of osteoclasts.
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This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan and the Health Science research grants from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan to S.T.
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Tanaka, S. et al. (2009). Regulation of Osteoclast Apoptosis by Bcl-2 Family Protein Bim and Caspase-3. In: Choi, Y. (eds) Osteoimmunology. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 658. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1050-9_12
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