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External GTP-bound transglutaminase 2 is a molecular switch for chondrocyte hypertrophic differentiation and calcification.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 15 Apr 2005
Johnson Kristen A, Terkeltaub Robert A
Abstract excerpt
Chondrocyte maturation to hypertrophy, associated with up-regulated transglutaminase 2 (TG2) expression, mediates not only physiologic growth plate mineralization but also pathologic matrix calcification and dys-regulated matrix repair in osteoarthritic articular cartilage. TG2-/- mouse chondrocytes demonstrate markedly inhibited progression to hypertrophic differentiation in response to both retinoic acid and...
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