Identification of the RANKL/OPG/RANK/NF-kB (receptor activator of nuclear factor -B ligand / osteoprotegerin) signaling pathway as the major regulatory system for osteoclastogenesis began with discovery of these ligands and receptors in the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily. Subsequently, genetically altered mice revealed physiologic roles for these proteins in bone biology. However, full...

Examination of X-ray diffraction intensities for FeO collected in situ at high pressure and high temperature reveals that the atomic arrangements of FeO in the hexagonal structure are not the same as those in the simple NiAs-type structure (B8) where Fe takes the place of Ni. The observed diffraction intensity can be explained by adding an anti-B8 component (where Fe takes the place of As). Sub...

We report the first vibrationally resolved spectroscopic study of FeO. We observe the 0←0 and 1←0 bands of a S←X S transition at 28 648.7 and 29 311 cm. Under slightly modified source conditions the 1←1 transition is observed at 28 473 cm. In addition to establishing an upper limit D0 (Fe1–O!<342.7 kJ/mol, our results give the first experimental measurements of the vibrational frequencies in bo...

Gray-green single crystals were obtained under high-pressure, high-temperature hydro-thermal conditions. A refinement of atom occupancies gave the composition Li(3.68)Cu(2+)Fe(3+)(Cu(0.55)Li(0.45))(2)Fe(2+) (0.15)(PO(4))(4). The structure is built from triplets of edge-sharing (Cu,Li)O(5)-FeO(6)-(Cu,Li)O(5) polyhedra, CuO(4) quadrilaterals and PO(4) tetra-hedra. In the (Cu,Li)O(5) polyhedra the...

In the gammaproteobacteria, the FeoA, FeoB, and FeoC proteins constitute the Feo system, which mediates ferrous iron [Fe(II)] import. Of these Feo proteins, FeoB is an inner membrane Fe(II) transporter that is aided by the small protein FeoA. However, the role of another small protein, FeoC, has remained unknown. Here we report that the FeoC protein is necessary for FeoB protein-mediated Fe(II)...

The effect of depositing FeO nanoparticles with a diameter of 10 nm onto the surface of MgB(2) thin films on the critical current density was studied in comparison with the case of uncoated MgB(2) thin films. We calculated the superconducting critical current densities (J(c)) from the magnetization hysteresis (M-H) curves for both sets of samples and found that the J(c) value of FeO-coated film...

Arrays of perpendicular ferromagnetic nanowires have recently attracted considerable interest for their potential use in many areas of advanced nanotechnology. We report a simple approach to create self-assembled nanowires of alpha-Fe through the decomposition of a suitably chosen perovskite. We illustrate the principle behind this approach using the reaction 2La(0.5)Sr(0.5)FeO(3) --> LaSrFeO(4...

Iron (III)ox ide chloride is capable of intercalating am m onia and am ines into its layer la ttic e . Long chain m olecules form bilayers w ith ex tended chains alm ost perpendicular to the host lattice layers at room tem p era tu re (in tercalate com position): FeO C l • (0.54 ± 0.03)«-CxH 2jr+1NH2 with x > 12) and tilted by 57° at abou t 100—110 °C (in tercalate com position: FeO C l(0.45 ± ...