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Facts about Osteoclast stimulatory transmembrane protein.
Involved in osteoclast bone resorption. Promotes osteoclast differentiation and may play a role in the multinucleated osteoclast maturation.
| Mouse | |
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| Gene Name: | Ocstamp |
| Uniprot: | Q9D611 |
| Entrez: | 74614 |

| Belongs to: |
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| No superfamily |

C20orf123; chromosome 20 open reading frame 123; OCSTAMP; OC-STAMP; transmembrane protein C20orf123
Mass (kDA):
54.574 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 2|2 H3 |
| Sequence: | 2; |
Expressed in osteoclast (at protein level). Ubiquitous. Highly expressed in multi-nuclear osteoclast cells compared to mono-nuclear macrophages. Expressed in foreign body giant cells (FBGCs).

PMID: 18064667 by Yang M., et al. Osteoclast stimulatory transmembrane protein (OC-STAMP), a novel protein induced by RANKL that promotes osteoclast differentiation.
PMID: 20882308 by Kim M.H., et al. Molecules and signaling pathways involved in the expression of OC- STAMP during osteoclastogenesis.