Overexpression of α-catenin increases osteoblastic differentiation in mouse mesenchymal C3H10T1/2 cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 382, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 745-750

  Kim, Dohee ^a   Yang, Jae Yeon ^b   Shin, Chan Soo ^b  

^a Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catenin; Adhesion; Cadherin; Osteoblast; Wnt

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA CATENIN; ASCORBIC ACID; GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; MESSENGER RNA; OSTEOCALCIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2; WNT PROTEIN; WNT3A PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE INDUCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MESENCHYME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETROVIRUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; MICE; OSTEOBLASTS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MURINAE;

EID: 64549092365     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.03.100     Document Type: Article

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