Osteocytes could release some small molecules (≤ 1 kDa) through gap junctions and hemichannels to extracellular environment, such as prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), nitric oxide (NO) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which play key roles in transferring signals between bone cells and other tissue cells....
Mass spectrometry–based proteomic analysis of an osteocyte line, MLO-Y4, was conducted to profile global protein expression changes under two experimental settings, 1) CRISPR-Cas9-based knockout of CFTR versus wild-type; 2) Cl- deprivation versus normal extracellular medium.