Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

ELMO1 signaling is a promoter of osteoclast function and bone loss

  • Sanja Arandjelovic,
  • Justin S. A. Perry,
  • Ming Zhou,
  • Adam Ceroi,
  • Igor Smirnov,
  • Scott F. Walk,
  • Laura S. Shankman,
  • Isabelle Cambré,
  • Suna Onengut-Gumuscu,
  • Dirk Elewaut,
  • Thomas P. Conrads,
  • Kodi S. Ravichandran

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25239-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Osteoporosis and bone fractures affect millions of patients worldwide and are often due to increased bone resorption. Here the authors identify the cytoplasmic protein ELMO1 as an important ‘signaling node’ promoting the bone resorption function of osteoclasts.