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Transcriptional mechanisms of bone morphogenetic protein-induced osteoprotegrin gene expression.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 30 Mar 2001
Wan M, Shi X, Feng X, Cao X
Abstract excerpt
Osteoprotegerin (OPG), an osteoblast-secreted decoy receptor, specifically binds to osteoclast differentiation factor and inhibits osteoclast maturation. Members of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily including bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) stimulate OPG mRNA expression. In this study, we have characterized the transcription mechanism of BMP-induced OPG gene expression. Transfection of Smad1 and...
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