期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 22, 期 19, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910840
关键词
non-canonical Wnt signalling pathway; bone mineral density; signalling crosstalk; osteogenesis
资金
- Slovenian Research Agency, Slovenia [P3-0298, J3-1759]
- ARTE Project EU Interreg Italia-Slovenia 2014-2020
The Wnt signalling pathway is crucial for bone development, homeostasis, and mineral density regulation. It includes both canonical/beta-catenin and non-canonical pathways, which play important roles in bone cell differentiation, maturation, and function, as well as in bone tissue structure regulation. Further research is needed to explore the significance of non-canonical Wnt signalling pathways in bone biology.
The Wnt signalling pathway is one of the central signalling pathways in bone development, homeostasis and regulation of bone mineral density. It consists of numerous Wnt ligands, receptors and co-receptors, which ensure tight spatiotemporal regulation of Wnt signalling pathway activity and thus tight regulation of bone tissue homeostasis. This enables maintenance of optimal mineral density, tissue healing and adaptation to changes in bone loading. While the role of the canonical/beta-catenin Wnt signalling pathway in bone homeostasis is relatively well researched, Wnt ligands can also activate several non-canonical, beta-catenin independent signalling pathways with important effects on bone tissue. In this review, we will provide a thorough overview of the current knowledge on different non-canonical Wnt signalling pathways involved in bone biology, focusing especially on the pathways that affect bone cell differentiation, maturation and function, processes involved in bone tissue structure regulation. We will describe the role of the two most known non-canonical pathways (Wnt/planar cell polarity pathways and Wnt/Ca2+ pathway), as well as other signalling pathways with a strong role in bone biology that communicate with the Wnt signalling pathway through non-canonical Wnt signalling. Our goal is to bring additional attention to these still not well researched but important pathways in the regulation of bone biology in the hope of prompting additional research in the area of non-canonical Wnt signalling pathways.
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