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Establishment of an osteoblast-like cell line, MMC2, from p53-deficient mice.
Bone - 1 Oct 1997
Nakayama T, Kanoe H, Sasaki M S, Aizawa S, Nakamura T, Toguchida J
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An immortalized cell line exhibiting a well-differentiated osteoblast-like phenotype was established from calvaria of p53 tumor suppressor-deficient mice. This cell line, designated MMC2, showed several osteoblast-like properties such as high alkaline phosphatase activity, expression of type I collagen and osteocalcin mRNA, and differentiated in vitro to produce mineralized extracellular matrix. Alkaline...
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