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Phosphate regulates osteopontin gene transcription.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jan 2009
Fatherazi S, Matsa-Dunn D, Foster B L, Rutherford R B, Somerman M J, Presland R B
Abstract excerpt
Extracellular inorganic phosphate (ePi) is a key regulator of cementoblast behavior, both in vivo and in vitro, and results in a marked increase in osteopontin expression in vitro. To examine the molecular mechanisms involved in ePi induction of osteopontin gene expression, we transfected a series of osteopontin promoter-luciferase constructs into OCCM-30 cementoblasts. Our results demonstrate that ePi can...
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