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Beta-catenin and BMP-2 synergize to promote osteoblast differentiation and new bone formation.
Journal of cellular biochemistry - 1 Feb 2005
Mbalaviele Gabriel, Sheikh Sharmin, Stains Joseph P, Salazar Valerie S, Cheng Su-Li, Chen Di, Civitelli Roberto
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of critical components of the Wnt pathway profoundly affect skeletal development and maintenance, probably via modulation of beta-catenin signaling. We tested the hypothesis that beta-catenin is involved in mesenchymal lineage allocation to osteogenic cells using a beta-catenin mutant w...
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