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Bone morphogenetic protein 2 activates Smad6 gene transcription through bone-specific transcription factor Runx2.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 6 Apr 2007
Wang Qing, Wei Xiaochao, Zhu Tianhui, Zhang Ming, Shen Run, Xing Lianping, O'Keefe Regis J, Chen Di
Abstract excerpt
BMP-2 plays an essential role in osteoblast and chondrocyte differentiation, but its signaling mechanism has not been fully defined. In the present studies, we investigated the mechanism through which BMP-2 activates the Smad6 gene. A -2006/+45 Smad6 promoter-luciferase construct was generated along with deletions and Runx2 binding site mutations to examine the role of Smad1 and Runx2 signaling following BMP-2...
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