What is the signaling pathway for RANKL?
What is the signaling pathway for RANKL? In the recent two decades, it has been well elucidated that receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL; also known as TNFSF11) binding to its receptor RANK (also known as TNFRSF11A) drives osteoclast development as the crucial signaling pathway. What happens when RANK binds to RANKL? RANKL binds to RANK and activates cytoplasmic adaptor proteins (e.g., tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6). Downstream signaling pathways include NF-κB, mitogen-activated protein kinase family, and nuclear factor of activated T cells, cytoplasmic 1. RANKL is neutralized by its soluble decoy receptor OPG. What is RANKL RANK...