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30 April 2026
Solving Bone Dissolving
In a process governed by hormones and blood calcium levels, our bones are constantly being remodelled by cells building bone (osteoblasts) and cells dissolving bone (osteoclasts). This study finds that a structure of microtubules – cell inner scaffolding proteins – at the envelope around the nucleus is essential for osteoclast's bone resorption function and is regulated by an enzyme called AKAP6
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- Image from work by Silvia Vergarajauregui and colleagues
- Experimental Renal and Cardiovascular Research, Department of Nephropathology, Institute of Pathology and Department of Cardiology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Kussmaulallee 12, 91054 Erlange
- Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Published in Journal of Cell Science, January 2026
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