Topic · Rheumatology · Medicine

Bone and Dental Protein Studies

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6 papers

Chemical Maturation Controls Bioavailability of Fetuin-A-Mineral Complexes in Biomineralization

Judith M. Schaart, Luco Rutten, Shaina V. To, Alisha A. Shah, Martijn Martens, Elena Macías‐Sánchez, Willi Jahnen‐Dechent, Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk, Anat Akiva

The paper shows that Fetuin-A mineral complexes exist in distinct states with different mineral bioavailability, controlled by chemical maturation.

Advanced Functional Materials · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Targeted suppression of SPP1 inhibits tumor invasion and metastasis in NRF2 hyperactivated cisplatin resistant HNSCC

Mutsuki Kawabe, Sujuan Yang, Lorena I. Gomez Bolanos, Shiro Takamatsu, Sylvia Flores, Patricia D. Castro, Tsung‐You Tsai, Arisa Nishikawa Kaga, Kento Okamoto, Mitchell J. Frederick, Vlad Constantin Sandulache, Humam N. Kadara, Jeffrey N. Myers, Abdullah A. Osman

This study shows that suppressing SPP1 improves cisplatin sensitivity and inhibits tumor invasion and metastasis in NRF2-hyperactivated cisplatin-resistant HNSCC.

Journal of Translational Medicine · May 22, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

Bone mechano-response is driven by locomotion transitions during vertebrate evolution

Saeka Shimochi, Clara Brunet, Margalida Fontcuberta-Rigo, Katja Hrovat, Pere Puigbò, Miho Nakamura

This study identifies non-collagenous bone matrix proteins as regulators of bone mechano-response, showing evolutionary transitions in locomotion shaped their roles in humans.

Communications Biology · Nov 29, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Poly(ADP-ribose) binding sites on collagen I fibrils for nucleating intrafibrillar bone mineral

Marco A. Zecca, Heather F. Greer, Karin H. Müller, Melinda Jane Duer

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Feb 20, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Posteruptive Loss of Enamel Proteins Concurs with Gain in Enamel Hardness

Hakan Karaaslan, Alexander R.P. Walker, Ana Gil-Bona, Baptiste Dépalle, Felicitas B. Bidlack

This study examines how protein content in porcine enamel decreases after eruption, correlating with increased enamel hardness and saliva enzyme activity.

Journal of Dental Research · Dec 26, 2024Peer-reviewedPhysiology

The collagen-binding epitopes of Drosophila SPARC are essential for survival and collagen IV distribution and assembly into basement membranes

Sebastian Duncan, Samuel Delage, Alexa Chioran, Olga Sirbu, Theodore J. Brown, Maurice Joseph Ringuette

This study shows that SPARC's collagen-binding epitopes are essential for Drosophila survival and proper collagen IV distribution and basement membrane assembly.

Developmental Biology · Feb 19, 2020Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology