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Bmpr1a and Bmpr1b have overlapping functions and are essential for chondrogenesis in vivo.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 5 Apr 2005
Yoon Byeong S, Ovchinnikov Dmitry A, Yoshii Isaac, Mishina Yuji, Behringer Richard R, Lyons Karen M
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Previous studies have demonstrated the ability of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) to promote chondrogenic differentiation in vitro. However, the in vivo role of BMP signaling during chondrogenesis has been unclear. We report here that BMP signaling is essential for multiple aspects of early chondrogenesis. Whereas mice deficient in type 1 receptors Bmpr1a or Bmpr1b in cartilage are able to form intact...
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