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Filamin B represses chondrocyte hypertrophy in a Runx2/Smad3-dependent manner.
The Journal of cell biology - 2 Jul 2007
Zheng Lihua, Baek Hwa-Jin, Karsenty Gerard, Justice Monica J
Abstract excerpt
FILAMIN B, which encodes a cytoplasmic actin binding protein, is mutated in several skeletal dysplasias. To further investigate how an actin binding protein influences skeletogenesis, we generated mice lacking intact Filamin B. As observed in spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome patients, Filamin B mutant mice display ectopic mineralization in many cartilaginous elements. This aberrant mineralization is due to...
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