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Osteoblast proliferation or differentiation is regulated by relative strengths of opposing signaling pathways.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 May 2008
Raucci Angela, Bellosta Paola, Grassi Roberta, Basilico Claudio, Mansukhani Alka
Abstract excerpt
Skeletal development requires the correct balance of osteoblast proliferation, survival, and differentiation which is modulated by a network of signaling pathways and transcription factors. We have examined the role of the AKT (PKB), and ERK1/2 signaling pathways in the osteoblast response to FGFs, which inhibit differentiation, and to IGF-1 and Wnt signaling, which promote it. Using osteoblastic cell lines as...
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