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3 Citations 9 Q&As
3 Citations 10 Q&As
Facts about Sclerostin.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | SOST |
Uniprot: | Q9BQB4 |
Entrez: | 50964 |
Belongs to: |
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sclerostin family |
sclerostin; SOST; VBCHsclerosteosis
Mass (kDA):
24.031 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 17q21.31 |
Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (43753738..43758791, complement) |
Widely expressed at low levels with highest levels in bone, cartilage, kidney, liver, bone marrow and primary osteoblasts differentiated for 21 days. Detected in the subendothelial layer of the aortic intima (at protein level).
Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix.
PMID: 11181578 by Balemans W., et al. Increased bone density in sclerosteosis is due to the deficiency of a novel secreted protein (SOST).
PMID: 11179006 by Brunkow M.E., et al. Bone dysplasia sclerosteosis results from loss of the SOST gene product, a novel cystine knot-containing protein.
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