2010
Interaction between cartilage oligomeric matrix protein and extracellular matrix protein 1 mediates endochondral bone growth
Kong L, Tian Q, Guo F, Mucignat M, Perris R, Sercu S, Merregaert J, Di Cesare P, Liu C. Interaction between cartilage oligomeric matrix protein and extracellular matrix protein 1 mediates endochondral bone growth. Matrix Biology 2010, 29: 276-286. PMID: 20138147, PMCID: PMC2862898, DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2010.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrix protein 1Matrix protein 1EGF domainsFunctional genetic screensProtein 1Endochondral bone growthGenetic screenEndochondral bone formationBiological functionsC-terminusMatrix proteinsMatrix mineralizationBiological significanceCartilage oligomeric matrix proteinOligomeric matrix proteinChondrocyte hypertrophyFirst evidenceBone growthInhibitionGrowthColocalizeBone formationDomainProteinInteraction
2009
ADAMTS-7, a Direct Target of PTHrP, Adversely Regulates Endochondral Bone Growth by Associating with and Inactivating GEP Growth Factor
Bai X, Wang D, Kong L, Zhang Y, Luan Y, Kobayashi T, Kronenberg H, Yu X, Liu C. ADAMTS-7, a Direct Target of PTHrP, Adversely Regulates Endochondral Bone Growth by Associating with and Inactivating GEP Growth Factor. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2009, 29: 4201-4219. PMID: 19487464, PMCID: PMC2715794, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00056-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsADAM ProteinsADAMTS7 ProteinAnimalsBlotting, WesternBone and BonesBone DevelopmentCell DifferentiationCell LineCell Line, TumorChondrocytesGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunohistochemistryImmunoprecipitationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinProgranulinsProtein BindingProtein PrecursorsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTissue Culture TechniquesTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesConceptsADAMTS-7Granulin-epithelin precursorEndochondral bone formationEndochondral bone growthGrowth factorBone formationChondrocyte differentiationBone growthDirect targetAutocrine growth factorGrowth plate chondrocytesProteolytic activityPTHrPChondrogenic growth factorsChondrocyte hypertrophyExtracellular matrix proteinsCartilage extracellular matrix proteinsImportant targetADAMTS familyInhibitionSkeletal developmentMatrix proteinsExpression patternsExtracellular matrixArthritis