Signal transduction and transcriptional regulation during mesenchymal cell differentiation

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-212

  Nishimura, Riko ^a   Hata, Kenji ^a   Ikeda, Fumiyo ^a   Ichida, Fumitaka ^a   Shimoyama, Atsuko ^a   Matsubara, Takuma ^a   Wada, Masahiro ^a   Amano, Katsuhiko ^a   Yoneda, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; Bone morphogenetic protein; Chondrocyte; Osteoblast

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OSTERIX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; WNT PROTEIN;

ADIPOCYTE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHONDROGENESIS; MESENCHYME CELL; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADIPOCYTES; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHONDROCYTES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; OSTEOBLASTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 43549093522     PISSN: 09148779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00774-007-0824-2     Document Type: Review

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