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N ALLEN

Duke University

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Benjamin Aaron AlmaniD· 1 shared Choiselle Marius· 1 shared Eijiro ShimadaiD· 1 shared Jiaul Hoque· 1 shared Koji IshikawaiD· 1 shared Koki AbeiD· 1 shared Mahoko Ishikawa· 1 shared Makoto Nakagawa· 1 shared

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Muscle-to-Bone CX3CL1 Signaling Promotes Skeletal Repair Through CX3CR1+ Osteoprogenitors

Koji Ishikawa, Choiselle Marius, Eijiro Shimada, Puvi Nadesan, Tuyet Nguyen, Mahoko Ishikawa, Jiaul Hoque, Xinyi Ma, Makoto Nakagawa, N ALLEN, Koki Abe, Philip Varnadore, Tomokazu Souma, Shyni Varghese, Yasuhiro Yahara, , Benjamin Aaron Alman

This study identifies a muscle-to-bone signaling pathway where CX3CL1 from muscle endothelial cells promotes bone repair via CX3CR1-expressing osteoprogenitors.

bioRxiv · May 27, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology