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Defects in mesenchymal stem cell self-renewal and cell fate determination lead to an osteopenic phenotype in Bmi-1 null mice.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Mar 2010
Zhang Heng-Wei, Ding Jiong, Jin Jian-Liang, Guo Jian, Liu Jing-Ning, Karaplis Andrew, Goltzman David, Miao Dengshun
Abstract excerpt
In parathyroid hormone-related protein 1-84 [PTHrP(1-84)] knockin mice, expression of the polycomb protein Bmi-1 is reduced and potentially can mediate the phenotypic alterations observed. We have therefore now examined the skeletal phenotype of Bmi-1(-/-) mice in vivo and also assessed the function of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) from Bmi-1(-/-) mice ex vivo in culture. Neonatal Bmi-1(-/-) mice...
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