Cell signaling and transcriptional regulation of osteoblast lineage commitment, differentiation, bone formation, and homeostasis

S Zhu, W Chen, A Masson, YP Li - Cell Discovery, 2024‏ - nature.com
The initiation of osteogenesis primarily occurs as mesenchymal stem cells undergo
differentiation into osteoblasts. This differentiation process plays a crucial role in bone …

Mechanisms of bone development and repair

A Salhotra, HN Shah, B Levi… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Bone development occurs through a series of synchronous events that result in the
formation of the body scaffold. The repair potential of bone and its surrounding …

[PDF][PDF] Role and regulation of RUNX2 in osteogenesis

M Bruderer, RG Richards, M Alini, MJ Stoddart - Eur Cell Mater, 2014‏ - ecmjournal.org
Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) is a transcription factor closely associated with
the osteoblast phenotype. While frequently referred to, the complexity of its regulation and its …

Building strong bones: molecular regulation of the osteoblast lineage

F Long - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2012‏ - nature.com
The past 15 years have witnessed tremendous progress in the molecular understanding of
osteoblasts, the main bone-forming cells in the vertebrate skeleton. In particular, all of the …

Development of the endochondral skeleton

F Long, DM Ornitz - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2013‏ - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Much of the mammalian skeleton is composed of bones that originate from cartilage
templates through endochondral ossification. Elucidating the mechanisms that control …

[HTML][HTML] Reaching a genetic and molecular understanding of skeletal development

G Karsenty, EF Wagner - Developmental cell, 2002‏ - cell.com
In the last ten years, we have made considerable progress in our genetic and molecular
understanding of all aspects of skeletal development, chondrogenesis, joint formation, and …

All for one and one for all: condensations and the initiation of skeletal development

BK Hall, T Miyake - Bioessays, 2000‏ - Wiley Online Library
Condensation is the pivotal stage in the development of skeletal and other mesenchymal
tissues. It occurs when a previously dispersed population of cells gathers together to …

The osteoblast: a sophisticated fibroblast under central surveillance

P Ducy, T Schinke, G Karsenty - Science, 2000‏ - science.org
The study of the biology of osteoblasts, or bone-forming cells, illustrates how mammalian
genetics has profoundly modified our understanding of cell differentiation and physiologic …

Control of cardiac jelly dynamics by NOTCH1 and NRG1 defines the building plan for trabeculation

G del Monte-Nieto, M Ramialison, AAS Adam, B Wu… - Nature, 2018‏ - nature.com
In vertebrate hearts, the ventricular trabecular myocardium develops as a sponge-like
network of cardiomyocytes that is critical for contraction and conduction, ventricular …

Signaling and transcriptional regulation in osteoblast commitment and differentiation

W Huang, S Yang, J Shao, YP Li - Frontiers in bioscience: a …, 2007‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The major event that triggers osteogenesis is the transition of mesenchymal stem cells into
bone forming, differentiating osteoblast cells. Osteoblast differentiation is the primary …