Polyphosphate-mediated inhibition of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase and suppression of bone resorption of osteoclasts.

Inorganic polyphosphate (poly(P)) has recently been found to play an important role in bone formation. In this study, we found that tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), which is abundantly expressed in osteoclasts, has polyphosphatase activity that degrades poly(P) and yields Pi as well as sh...

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Main Authors: Kana Harada, Hiromichi Itoh, Yumi Kawazoe, Shuichi Miyazaki, Kazuya Doi, Takayasu Kubo, Yasumasa Akagawa, Toshikazu Shiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3817253?pdf=render