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Bone morphogenetic protein type IA receptor signaling regulates postnatal osteoblast function and bone remodeling.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 25 Jun 2004
Mishina Yuji, Starbuck Michael W, Gentile Michael A, Fukuda Tomokazu, Kasparcova Viera, Seedor J Gregory, Hanks Mark C, Amling Michael, Pinero Gerald J, Harada Shun-ichi, Behringer Richard R
Abstract excerpt
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) function during various aspects of embryonic development including skeletogenesis. However, their biological functions after birth are less understood. To investigate the role of BMPs during bone remodeling, we generated a postnatal osteoblast-specific disruption of Bmpr1a that encodes the type IA receptor for BMPs in mice. Mutant mice were smaller than controls up to 6 months...
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