title: The role of TNF-receptor family members and other TRAF-dependent receptors in bone resorption.
abstract: The contribution of osteoclasts to the process of bone loss in inflammatory arthritis has recently been demonstrated. Studies in osteoclast biology have led to the identification of factors responsible for the differentiation and activation of osteoclasts, the most important of which is the receptor activator of NF-kappa B ligand/osteoclast differentiation factor (RANKL/ODF), a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-like protein. The RANKL/ODF receptor, receptor activator of NF-kappa B (RANK), is a TNF-receptor family member present on both osteoclast precursors and mature osteoclasts. Like other TNF-family receptors and the IL-1 receptor, RANK mediates its signal transduction via TNF receptor-associated factor (TRAF) proteins, suggesting that the signaling pathways activated by RANK and other inflammatory cytokines involved in osteoclast differentiation and activation are interconnected.
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, New England Baptist Bone & Joint Institute, Harvard Institutes of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. egravall@caregroup.harvard.edu
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Gravallese
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Galson
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Goldring
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Auron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D053244:Osteoprotegerin; D011506:Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D053245:RANK Ligand; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000502:physiology*; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D047990:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 1; D047992:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2; D048008:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3; D053449:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 4; D048015:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 5; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6; D047988:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053244:Osteoprotegerin; D011506:Proteins; D053245:RANK Ligand; D053246:Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D047990:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 1; D047992:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2; D048008:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3; D053449:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 4; D048015:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 5; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6; C505686:TNFRSF11A protein, human; C506030:TNFRSF11B protein, human; C505688:TNFSF11 protein, human; C506367:TRAF4 protein, human; D047988:Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins