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Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
by ruth on December 23, 2007
Researchers have discovered protein that controls bone growth, and thus may be used as the basis for finding treatment for people with bone diseases affecting skeletal growth.
The study has been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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Osteocrin is a small protein produced by the body's bone-forming cells, or osteoblasts. In this study, mice that were genetically engineered to over-express osteocrin developed hunchbacks and elongated bones. This led Dr. Moffatt and his colleagues to the discovery that osteocrin locally controls the bone's supply of a hormone known as CNP, which plays an important role in the regulation of bone growth.
The study has been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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