Cell signaling and transcriptional regulation of osteoblast lineage commitment, differentiation, bone formation, and homeostasis

S Zhu, W Chen, A Masson, YP Li - Cell Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
The initiation of osteogenesis primarily occurs as mesenchymal stem cells undergo
differentiation into osteoblasts. This differentiation process plays a crucial role in bone …

Mechanical regulation of bone remodeling

L Wang, X You, L Zhang, C Zhang, W Zou - Bone research, 2022 - nature.com
Bone remodeling is a lifelong process that gives rise to a mature, dynamic bone structure via
a balance between bone formation by osteoblasts and resorption by osteoclasts. These …

Genomic atlas of the plasma metabolome prioritizes metabolites implicated in human diseases

Y Chen, T Lu, U Pettersson-Kymmer, ID Stewart… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic processes can influence disease risk and provide therapeutic targets. By
conducting genome-wide association studies of 1,091 blood metabolites and 309 metabolite …

Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology using mendelian randomisation (STROBE-MR): explanation and elaboration

VW Skrivankova, RC Richmond, BAR Woolf… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Mendelian randomisation (MR) studies allow a better understanding of the causal effects of
modifiable exposures on health outcomes, but the published evidence is often hampered by …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations

CG Boer, K Hatzikotoulas, L Southam, L Stefánsdóttir… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Osteoarthritis affects over 300 million people worldwide. Here, we conduct a genome-wide
association study meta-analysis across 826,690 individuals (177,517 with osteoarthritis) and …

Discovery of target genes and pathways at GWAS loci by pooled single-cell CRISPR screens

JA Morris, C Caragine, Z Daniloski, J Domingo, T Barry… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Most variants associated with complex traits and diseases identified by genome-wide
association studies (GWAS) map to noncoding regions of the genome with unknown effects …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic application of quercetin in aging-related diseases: SIRT1 as a potential mechanism

Z Cui, X Zhao, FK Amevor, X Du, Y Wang, D Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Quercetin, a naturally non-toxic flavonoid within the safe dose range with antioxidant, anti-
apoptotic and anti-inflammatory properties, plays an important role in the treatment of aging …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoclasts recycle via osteomorphs during RANKL-stimulated bone resorption

MM McDonald, WH Khoo, PY Ng, Y **ao, J Zamerli… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Osteoclasts are large multinucleated bone-resorbing cells formed by the fusion of monocyte/
macrophage-derived precursors that are thought to undergo apoptosis once resorption is …

Advancing human genetics research and drug discovery through exome sequencing of the UK Biobank

JD Szustakowski, S Balasubramanian, E Kvikstad… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The UK Biobank Exome Sequencing Consortium (UKB-ESC) is a private–public
partnership between the UK Biobank (UKB) and eight biopharmaceutical companies that …

Advancing the use of genome-wide association studies for drug repurposing

WR Reay, MJ Cairns - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revealed important biological insights into
complex diseases, which are broadly expected to lead to the identification of new drug …