Post-translational regulation of Runx2 in bone and cartilage

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 693-703

  Jonason, J H ^a   Xiao, G ^b   Zhang, M ^a   Xing, L ^a   Chen, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Phosphorylation; PTHrP; Runx2; Ubiquitination

Indexed keywords

RUNX2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2;

ACETYLATION; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OSTEOBLAST; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; UBIQUITINATION;

ACETYLATION; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE; CHONDROCYTES; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 1 SUBUNIT; HUMANS; ODONTOGENESIS; OSTEOBLASTS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UBIQUITINATION;

EID: 70349342805     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034509341629     Document Type: Review

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