Gene: [00.0/OPG] osteoprotegerin (osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor); [OCIF ]


FUN

The human osteoprotegerin, a secreted glycoprotein that regulates bone resorption, is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily (Simonet-1997)."

REF

CLO,SEQ "Simonet WS &: Cell, 89, 309-319, 1997
PEP,FUN "Tsuda E &: BBRC, 234, 137-142, 1997
EXP,FUN "Yasuda H &: Endocrinology, 139, 1329-1337, 1998

KEY

bone, ont

CLA

coding, basic

LOC

RS

MIM

MIM: 602643

SYN

OCIF