Article
FGF2 inhibits proliferation and alters the cartilage-like phenotype of RCS cells.
Experimental cell research - 1 Jul 2004
Krejci Pavel, Bryja Vitezslav, Pachernik Jiri, Hampl Ales, Pogue Robert, Mekikian Pertchoui, Wilcox William R
Abstract excerpt
Several forms of human dwarfism are due to activating mutations in FGFR3 highlighting the role of FGF signaling in the growth attenuation of cartilage. Here, we studied the effects of FGF2 on RCS chondrocytes. Treatment with FGF2 induced growth arrest in the G1 phase of the cell cycle and partial de-differentiation of cells manifested by changes in cell morphology, loss of the cartilage-like extracellular matrix,...
Topics
- Animals
- Cartilage
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Division
- Cell Line
- Chondrocytes
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinases
- Cyclins
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2
