supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2-YW-L08);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30730032 and 30730093);the National Key Basic Research Foundation of China (Grant No. 2006CB910303);the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2007AA02Z306)
Absence of gravity or microgravity influences the cellular functions of bone forming osteoblasts.The underlying mechanism,however,of cellular sensing and responding to the gravity vector is poorly understood.This work...