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miR-214 targets ATF4 to inhibit bone formation

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Elevated miR-214 levels correlated with a lower degree of bone formation in bone specimens from aged patients with fractures, and in vitro osteoblast activity and matrix mineralization were promoted by antagomir-214 and decreased by agomIR-214, and mi R-214 directly targeted ATF4 to inhibit osteoblasts activity.
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In a new study Yingxian Li and her colleagues show that the microRNA miR-214 targets ATF4 in osteoblasts to negatively regulate their activity. Manipulating miR-214 levels experimentally showed that its elevated expression is sufficient to induce bone loss in mice and that its therapeutic inhibition reduces bone loss in two mouse models.

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