Blockade of receptor‐activated Gi signaling in osteoblasts in vivo leads to site‐specific increases in cortical and cancellous bone formation

SM Millard, AM Louie, L Wattanachanya… - Journal of bone and …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Osteoblasts play a critical role in the maintenance of bone mass through bone formation and
regulation of bone resorption. Targeted expression of a constitutively active engineered Gi …

Role of Osteoblast Gi Signaling in Age-Related Bone Loss in Female Mice

SM Millard, L Wang, L Wattanachanya… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Age-related bone loss is an important risk factor for fractures in the elderly; it results from an
imbalance in bone remodeling mainly due to decreased bone formation. We have …

Assessing the osteoblast transcriptome in a model of enhanced bone formation due to constitutive Gs–G protein signaling in osteoblasts

L Wattanachanya, L Wang, SM Millard, WD Lu… - Experimental cell …, 2015 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling in osteoblasts (OBs) is an important regulator
of bone formation. We previously described a mouse model expressing Rs1, an engineered …

Loss of Gi G‐Protein‐Coupled Receptor Signaling in Osteoblasts Accelerates Bone Fracture Healing

L Wang, EC Hsiao, S Lieu, M Scott… - Journal of Bone and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT G‐protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) are key regulators of skeletal
homeostasis and are likely important in fracture healing. Because GPCRs can activate …

Gs/Gi regulation of bone cell differentiation: review and insights from engineered receptors

EC Hsiao, SM Millard… - Hormone and Metabolic …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and their ligands are critical for normal osteoblast
formation and function. GPCRs mediate a wide variety of biological processes and are …

Osteoblast expression of an engineered Gs-coupled receptor dramatically increases bone mass

EC Hsiao, BM Boudignon, WC Chang… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Osteoblasts are essential for maintaining bone mass, avoiding osteoporosis, and repairing
injured bone. Activation of osteoblast G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), such as the …

Conditional expression of a Gi-coupled receptor in osteoblasts results in trabecular osteopenia

J Peng, M Bencsik, A Louie, W Lu, S Millard… - …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) coupled to activation of Gs, such as the PTH1 receptor
(PTH1R), have long been known to regulate skeletal function and homeostasis. However …

Guanine nucleotide binding‐protein coupled signaling pathway regulation of osteoblast‐mediated bone formation

LD Quarles, SR Siddhanti - Journal of Bone and Mineral …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
STEOPOROSIS is characterized by low bone mass and the 0 development of fractures,
resulting from the loss of skeletal architecture. Whereas the underlying mechanisms for bone …

Targeted overexpression of G protein-coupled receptor kinase-2 in osteoblasts promotes bone loss

L Wang, S Liu, LD Quarles… - American Journal of …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
To investigate the role of G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) in regulating bone
formation in vivo, we overexpressed the potent G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) regulator …

Gs G protein–coupled receptor signaling in osteoblasts elicits age‐dependent effects on bone formation

EC Hsiao, BM Boudignon, BP Halloran… - Journal of Bone and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Age‐dependent changes in skeletal growth are important for regulating skeletal expansion
and determining peak bone mass. However, how G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) …