Article
BMPs regulate multiple aspects of growth-plate chondrogenesis through opposing actions on FGF pathways.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 2006
Yoon Byeong S, Pogue Robert, Ovchinnikov Dmitri A, Yoshii Isaac, Mishina Yuji, Behringer Richard R, Lyons Karen M
Abstract excerpt
Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling pathways are essential regulators of chondrogenesis. However, the roles of these pathways in vivo are not well understood. Limb-culture studies have provided a number of essential insights, including the demonstration that BMP pathways are required for chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation. However, limb-culture studies have yielded contradictory results; some...
Topics
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I
- Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
- Cell Proliferation
- Chondrogenesis
- Female
- Fibroblast Growth Factors
- Growth Plate
- Hedgehog Proteins
