Assertion: osteocyte | /r/CapableOf | form functional 3d syncytium
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text: Osteoblasts and osteocytes express multiple types of connexins, including Cx40, Cx43, Cx45, Cx46, and Cx37, among which Cx43 is a highly expressed GJ protein in bone.92 Cx43 and other connexins form a functional “3D syncytium” that connects different cells throughout the bone.55 Gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) orchestrates the formation and turnover of bone under