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Fra-2/AP-1 controls bone formation by regulating osteoblast differentiation and collagen production.
The Journal of cell biology - 20 Sept 2010
Bozec Aline, Bakiri Latifa, Jimenez Maria, Schinke Thorsten, Amling Michael, Wagner Erwin F
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The activator protein-1 (AP-1) transcription factor complex, in particular the Fos proteins, is an important regulator of bone homeostasis. Fra-2 (Fosl2), a Fos-related protein of the AP-1 family, is expressed in bone cells, and newborn mice lacking Fra-2 exhibit defects in chondrocytes and osteo...
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