Component

Osterix / SP7

Independent biological entity. Read linked claims for experimental scope and context.

1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.

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What it does

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Where it participates (unsigned role)

  1. RA-treated osteoblasts had reduced alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin, with lower RUNX2/SP7 protein and PHEX expression.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    cross_nutrient
    Vitamin A -> shared ALPL node already linked to zinc, magnesium and calcium.
    experimental_model
    Same culture experiments.
    limitations
    Parallel marker changes do not prove each mediates the mineralization loss.
    nutrient_topic
    Vitamin A research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Vitamin A
    organism
    Homo sapiens; Mus musculus
    plain_language
    Several components of the bone-building program changed together.
    primary_references
    [va-lind2013] Vitamin a is a negative regulator of osteoblast mineralization (2013). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24340023/ DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082388
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Osteoblasts

    Vitamin A: forms, mechanisms, deficiency and excess (2026-09-17) · lines 1662–1672

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Same culture experiments. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### va-retinoic-acid-osteoblast-markers RA-treated osteoblasts had reduced alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin, with lower RUNX2/SP7 protein and PHEX expression. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Vitamin A research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Several components of the bone-building program changed together. organism: Homo sapiens; Mus musculus tissue_or_cell_type: Osteoblasts experimental_model: Same culture experiments. limitations: Parallel marker changes do not prove each mediates the mineralization loss. cross_nutrient: Vitamin A -> shared ALPL node already linked to zinc, magnesium and calcium. [va-lind2013] Vitamin a is a negative regulator of osteoblast mineralization (2013). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24340023/ DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082388
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