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
2008
Regulation of chondrocyte differentiation by ADAMTS-12 metalloproteinase depends on its enzymatic activity
Bai X, Wang D, Luan Y, Yu X, Liu C. Regulation of chondrocyte differentiation by ADAMTS-12 metalloproteinase depends on its enzymatic activity. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2008, 66: 667. PMID: 19151918, PMCID: PMC11131527, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8633-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADAMTS-12Chondrocyte differentiationGrowth plate chondrocytesType X collagen expressionThrombospondin motifsPTHrPCollagen expressionAltered expressionMRNA levelsProminent expressionDownstream moleculesADAMTS familyMetalloproteinaseInhibitionEnzymatic activityNovel regulatorProteolytic activityChondrocytesExpressionChondrogenesisDifferentiationActivity