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The small GTPase Rho mediates articular chondrocyte phenotype and morphology in response to interleukin-1alpha and insulin-like growth factor-I.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society - 1 Jan 2009
Novakofski Kira, Boehm Amber, Fortier Lisa
Abstract excerpt
Small GTPases regulate the cytoskeleton and numerous other cellular functions. In this study, the role of Rho GTPase was examined in articular chondrocytes. Chondrocytes grown in monolayer were treated with interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha), insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), C3 Transferase, Y27632, or transfected with Rho wild type or two constitutively active mutants of Rho (Q63L and G14V). Quantitative PCR was...
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