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Impaired osteoblastic differentiation, reduced bone formation, and severe osteoporosis in noggin-overexpressing mice.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Sept 2003
Wu Xue-Bin, Li Yanan, Schneider Adina, Yu Wanqin, Rajendren Gopalan, Iqbal Jameel, Yamamoto Matsuo, Alam Mohammad, Brunet Lisa J, Blair Harry C, Zaidi Mone, Abe Etsuko
Abstract excerpt
We describe the effects of the overexpression of noggin, a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) inhibitor, on osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Cells of the osteoblast and chondrocyte lineages, as well as bone marrow macrophages, showed intense beta-gal histo- or cytostaining in adult noggin+/- mice that had a LacZ transgene inserted at the site of noggin deletion. Despite identical BMP levels, however,...
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