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Selective deficiency of the "bone-related" Runx2-II unexpectedly preserves osteoblast-mediated skeletogenesis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 7 May 2004
Xiao Zhou-Sheng, Hjelmeland Anita B, Quarles L D
Abstract excerpt
Runx2 (runt-related transcription factor 2) is a master regulator of skeletogenesis. Distinct promoters in the Runx2 gene transcribe the "bone-related" Runx2-II and non-osseous Runx2-I isoforms that differ only in their respective N termini. Existing mutant mouse models with both isoforms deleted exhibit an arrest of osteoblast and chondrocyte maturation and the complete absence of mineralized bone, but they do...
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