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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2001

Overexpression of Cbfa1 in osteoblasts inhibits osteoblast maturation and causes osteopenia with multiple fractures.

W Liu, S Toyosawa, T Furuichi, N Kanatani, C Yoshida, Y Liu, M Himeno, S Narai, A Yamaguchi, T Komori

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 155 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

W LiuDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
S Toyosawa
T Furuichi
N Kanatani
C Yoshida
Y Liu
M Himeno
S Narai
A Yamaguchi
T Komori
Osaka University · JPNagasaki University · JPJapan Science and Technology Agency · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeted disruption of core binding factor alpha1 (Cbfa1) showed that Cbfa1 is an essential transcription factor in osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Furthermore, both in vitro and in vivo studies showed that Cbfa1 plays important roles in matrix production and mineralization. However, it remains to be clarified how Cbfa1 controls osteoblast differentiation, bone formation, and bone remodelling. To understand fully the physiological functions of Cbfa1, we generated transgenic mice that overexpressed Cbfa1 in osteoblasts using type I collagen promoter. Unexpectedly, Cbfa1 transgenic mice showed osteopenia with multiple fractures. Cortical bone, which was thin, porous, and enriched with osteopontin, was invaded by osteoclasts, despite the absence of acceleration of osteoclastogenesis. Although the number of neonatal osteoblasts was increased, their function was impaired in matrix production and mineralization. Furthermore, terminally differentiated osteoblasts, which strongly express osteocalcin, and osteocytes were diminished greatly, whereas less mature osteoblasts expressing osteopontin accumulated in adult bone. These data indicate that immature organization of cortical bone, which was caused by the maturational blockage of osteoblasts, led to osteopenia and fragility in transgenic mice, demonstrating that Cbfa1 inhibits osteoblast differentiation at a late stage.

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Neoplasm ProteinsAnimalsBone and BonesBone Diseases, MetabolicCollagenCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitCore Binding FactorsFemaleFractures, BoneMiceMice, TransgenicOsteoblastsOsteogenesisPromoter Regions, GeneticRadiographyTranscription FactorsCollagenCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitCore Binding FactorsNeoplasm ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID11581292
PMCPMC2150799
OpenAlexW2163995267

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