Osteopontin--a possible anchor of osteoclasts to bone.

Cloning and sequence analysis of rat bone sialoprotein (osteopontin) cDNA reveals an Arg-Gly-Asp cell-binding sequence.

1986 • 1,078 citations

Isolation and characterization of two sialoproteins present only in bone calcified matrix

1985 • 557 citations

Developmental expression of 2ar (osteopontin) and SPARC (osteonectin) RNA as revealed by in situ hybridization

1988 • 519 citations

Complete amino acid sequence of human vitronectin deduced from cDNA. Similarity of cell attachment sites in vitronectin and fibronectin.

1985 • 418 citations

The primary structure of a cell-binding bone sialoprotein.

1988 • 380 citations

The osteoclast functional antigen, implicated in the regulation of bone resorption, is biochemically related to the vitronectin receptor.

1989 • 372 citations

Identification of a bone sialoprotein receptor in osteosarcoma cells.

1988 • 248 citations

The Ultrastructure of the Osteoclast and its Functional Implications

1977 • 247 citations

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Regulates the Biosynthesis of Osteopontin, a Bone-Derived Cell Attachment Protein, in Clonal Osteoblast-Like Osteosarcoma Cells

1987 • 187 citations

Immunohistochemical demonstration of a 44-KD phosphoprotein in developing rat bones.

1987 • 187 citations

The osteoclast: review of ultrastructure, origin, and structure-function relationship.

1976 • 154 citations

Origin of Osteoclasts from the Fusion of Phagocytes

1963 • 141 citations

Monoclonal antibodies against osteoclasts inhibit bone resorption in vitro.

1986 • 122 citations

Regulation of bone sialoprotein mRNA by steroid hormones.

1989 • 105 citations

The role of vitronectin as multifunctional regulator in the hemostatic and immune systems

1989 • 85 citations

Osteoclasts and their relationship to bone as studied by electron microscopy

1972 • 80 citations