Serpina3n, dominantly expressed in female osteoblasts, suppresses the phenotypes of differentiated osteoblasts in mice.

In conclusion, we first found Serpina3n as the most female osteoblast-dominant gene. Serpina3n exerts a suppression of the osteoblast phenotypes such as Col1a1 expression and ALP activity in differentiated osteoblasts, which might partly explain sex differences of the osteoblast phenotypes in mice.
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Source: Endocrinology - October 9, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ishida M, Kawao N, Okada K, Tatsumi K, Sakai K, Nishio K, Kaji H Tags: Endocrinology Source Type: research