Legumain Regulates Differentiation Fate of Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells and Is Altered in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Secreted factors are a key component of stem cell niche and their dysregulation compromises stem cell function. Legumain is a secreted cysteine protease involved in diverse biological processes. Here, we demonstrate that legumain regulates lineage commitment of human bone marrow stromal cells and th...

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Main Authors: Abbas Jafari, Diyako Qanie, Thomas L. Andersen, Yuxi Zhang, Li Chen, Benno Postert, Stuart Parsons, Nicholas Ditzel, Sundeep Khosla, Harald Thidemann Johansen, Per Kjærsgaard-Andersen, Jean-Marie Delaisse, Basem M. Abdallah, Daniel Hesselson, Rigmor Solberg, Moustapha Kassem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:Stem Cell Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213671117300188