Article
Bone morphogenetic protein-2 converts the differentiation pathway of C2C12 myoblasts into the osteoblast lineage.
The Journal of cell biology - 1 Dec 1994
Katagiri T, Yamaguchi A, Komaki M, Abe E, Takahashi N, Ikeda T, Rosen V, Wozney J M, Fujisawa-Sehara A, Suda T
Abstract excerpt
The implantation of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) into muscular tissues induces ectopic bone formation at the site of implantation. To investigate the mechanism underlying this process, we examined whether recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) converts the differentiation pathway of the clonal myoblastic cell line, C2C12, into that of osteoblast lineage. Incubating the cells with 300 ng/ml of BMP-2...
Topics
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Animals
- Bone Development
- Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
- Cell Differentiation
- Creatine Kinase
- Cyclic AMP
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs
