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Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) and ERK2 play essential roles in osteoblast differentiation and in supporting osteoclastogenesis.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Nov 2009
Matsushita Takehiko, Chan Yuk Yu, Kawanami Aya, Balmes Gener, Landreth Gary E, Murakami Shunichi
Abstract excerpt
Osteoblasts and chondrocytes arise from common osteo-chondroprogenitor cells. We show here that inactivation of ERK1 and ERK2 in osteo-chondroprogenitor cells causes a block in osteoblast differentiation and leads to ectopic chondrogenic differentiation in the bone-forming region in the perichondrium. Furthermore, increased mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling in mesenchymal cells enhances osteoblast...
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