2012
PTHrP regulates the modeling of cortical bone surfaces at fibrous insertion sites during growth
Wang M, VanHouten JN, Nasiri AR, Johnson RL, Broadus AE. PTHrP regulates the modeling of cortical bone surfaces at fibrous insertion sites during growth. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2012, 28: 598-607. PMID: 23109045, PMCID: PMC3574208, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone DevelopmentFibrocartilageMiceModels, BiologicalParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinConceptsCortical bone surfaceCortical surfaceParathyroid hormone-related proteinLong bonesHormone-related proteinMedial collateral ligamentBone cell activityBone surfaceLong bone growthTendon insertionForme frusteCollateral ligamentFibrous enthesesInitial genetic evidenceCell activityInsertion sitePTHrPConditional deletionLinear growthEnthesesLigamentPeriosteal componentBiomechanical controlBoneFruste
2010
Smad3 Prevents β-Catenin Degradation and Facilitates β-Catenin Nuclear Translocation in Chondrocytes*
Zhang M, Wang M, Tan X, Li TF, Zhang YE, Chen D. Smad3 Prevents β-Catenin Degradation and Facilitates β-Catenin Nuclear Translocation in Chondrocytes*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 8703-8710. PMID: 20097766, PMCID: PMC2838293, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.093526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-catenin protein stabilityBeta-catenin nuclear translocationNuclear translocationDownstream target genesBeta-catenin proteinN-terminal regionDetailed molecular mechanismsΒ-catenin degradationTGF-beta/Smad3Β-catenin nuclear translocationProtein complexesProtein stabilityTarget genesRegulatory mechanismsSmad3 interactionMolecular mechanismsChondrocyte developmentDependent degradationNovel mechanismDependent mannerWntSmad3Growth factorTranslocationPathway