A specialized phagocytic cell associated with the absorption and removal of the mineralized matrix of bone tissue, which typically differentiates from monocytes. This cell has the following markers: tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase type 5-positive, PU.1-positive, c-fos-positive, nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p100 subunit-positive, tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 11A-positive and macrophage colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor-positive. [ GOC:add http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15055519 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10428500 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0781735149 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17380158 GOC:tfm http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000031 ]

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Morphology: Highly vesicular; markers: Surface: RANK, cFMS (MCSF receptor); Secreted: cathepsin K and TRAP (tartate resistant acid phosphatase); transcription factors: PU.1, cFOS, MITF, NFkB (p52); role or process: tissue remodelling: bone resorption; lineage: hematopoietic, myeloid.

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chondroclast

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606