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. 2025 Apr 24;26(9):4007. doi: 10.3390/ijms26094007
A2BAR A2B adenosine receptor
AC6 Adenylyl cyclase 6
ACP5 Acid phosphatase 5, tartrate resistant
AGEs Advanced glycation end-products
AKT Protein kinase b
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
ATP2A2 ATPase sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ transporting 2
BGLAP Bone gamma-carboxyglutamate protein
BMD Bone mineral density
BMP bone morphogenetic protein
BMSC Bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell
CaM Calmodulin
CaMKII Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase ii
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CFL1 Cofilin 1
CHOP C/EBP homologous protein
CKO Conditional knockout
CNN1 Calponin 1
COL7A1 Collagen type VII alpha 1 chain
COL8A1 Collagen type VIII alpha 1 chain
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CREB cAMP response element binding protein
Cx43 Connexin-43
CXCL5 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 5
DLX5 Distal-less homeobox 5
DMP1 Dentin matrix acidic phosphoprotein 1
DRP1 Dynamin-related protein 1
ECM Extracellular matrix
EP Prostaglandin e2 receptor
ER Estrogen receptors
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
F-actin Filamentous actin
FAK Focal adhesion kinase
FOS Fos proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit
FSS Fluid shear stress
GC Glucocorticoid
Gli GLI family zinc finger protein
GPER1 G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1
HP Hydrostatic pressure
IFT Intraflagellar transport
IFT88 Intraflagellar transport 88
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor 1
IGF1R Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
IL Interleukin
IRE1 Inositol-requiring enzyme 1
ITGA3 Integrin subunit alpha 3
ITGA5 Integrin subunit alpha 5
ITGAV Integrin subunit alpha V
ITGB1 Integrin subunit beta 1
ITGB3 Integrin subunit beta 3
JAK Janus kinase
KIF3A Kinesin family member 3A
LAMA3 Laminin subunit alpha 3
LCS Lacuna-canaliculi system
LRP5/6 Lipoprotein receptor-related proteins 5/6
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
M-CSF Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
MSC Mesenchymal stem cells
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
NFATc1 Nuclear factor of activated T cells cytoplasmic 1
NICD Notch intracellular domain
NMD4 Nuclear matrix protein 4
NO Nitric oxide
NOTCH3 Notch receptor 3
NOX NADPH oxidase
OPG Osteoprotegerin
Panx1 Pannexin-1
PCM Pericellular matrix
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
PHPT Primary hyperparathyroidism
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
PIEZO1 Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1
PKA Protein kinase A
PKB Protein kinase B
PKC Protein kinase C
PTH Parathyroid hormone
PTH1R Parathyroid hormone 1 receptor
PXN Paxillin
RANK Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
RHOA Ras homolog family member A
ROCK Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RUNX2 Runx family transcription factor 2
SCI Spinal cord injury
SGK1 Serum/glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1
SMAD Smad family member
SMG Simulated microgravity
SOST Sclerostin
SP7 Sp7 transcription factor
SPP1 Secreted phosphoprotein 1
SRC Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Src
STIM1 Stromal interaction molecule 1
TAZ Transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif
TCA Tricarboxylic acid
TEAD TEA domain transcription factor
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
TIMP3/4 TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 3/4
TRPV4 Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4
WHO World Health Organization
YAP Yes-associated protein
YAP1 Yes1-associated transcriptional regulator
ZNF384 Zinc finger protein 384