supported by the Bayerische Forschungsstiftung to B.K.;the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (CRC1181 to G.K.and G.S.;SCHE 2062/1-1 to C.S.);funded by the Wellcome Trust Investigator Award (107964/Z/15/Z);the UK Dementia Research Institute;funded by BBSRC Discovery Fellowship (BB/T009543/1)。
Efficient cellular fusion of mononuclear precursors is the prerequisite for the generation of fully functional multinucleated bone-resorbing osteoclasts.However,the exact molecular factors and mechanisms controlling o...