Doubly Truncated FosB Isoform (Δ2ΔFosB) Induces Osteosclerosis in Transgenic Mice and Modulates Expression and Phosphorylation of Smads in Osteoblasts Independent of Intrinsic AP-1 Activity

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INTRODUCTION: Activator protein (AP)-1 family members play important roles in the development and maintenance of the adult skeleton. Transgenic mice that overexpress the naturally occurring DeltaFosB splice variant of FosB develop severe osteosclerosis. Translation of Deltafosb mRNA produces both DeltaFosB and a further truncated isoform (Delta2DeltaFosB) that lacks known transactivation domains but, like...

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