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MSX2 promotes osteogenesis and suppresses adipogenic differentiation of multipotent mesenchymal progenitors.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 14 Nov 2003
Cheng Su-Li, Shao Jian-Su, Charlton-Kachigian Nichole, Loewy Arleen P, Towler Dwight A
Abstract excerpt
In the aorta, diabetes activates an osteogenic program that includes expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP2) and the osteoblast homeoprotein Msx2. To evaluate BMP2-Msx2 signaling in vascular calcification, we studied primary aortic myofibroblasts. These cells express vascular smooth mus...
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