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ArticleScientific reports2018

Runx2 is required for the proliferation of osteoblast progenitors and induces proliferation by regulating Fgfr2 and Fgfr3.

Tetsuya Kawane, Xin Qin, Qing Jiang, Toshihiro Miyazaki, Hisato Komori, Carolina Andrea Yoshida, Viviane Keiko Dos Santos Matsuura-Kawata, Chiharu Sakane, Yuki Matsuo, Kazuhiro Nagai and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 107 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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107citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

107 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 193 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tetsuya KawaneDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
Xin QinDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
Qing JiangDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
Toshihiro MiyazakiDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
Hisato KomoriDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
Carolina Andrea YoshidaDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
Viviane Keiko Dos Santos Matsuura-KawataDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
Chiharu SakaneDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
Yuki MatsuoDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
Kazuhiro NagaiTransfusion and Cell Therapy Unit, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Takafumi MaenoDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
Yuki DateDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan.
Riko NishimuraDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Toshihisa KomoriDepartment of Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan. komorit@nagasaki-u.ac.jp.
Nagasaki University · JPNagasaki University Hospital · JPOsaka University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Runx2 and Sp7 are essential transcription factors for osteoblast differentiation. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for the proliferation of osteoblast progenitors remain unclear. The early onset of Runx2 expression caused limb defects through the Fgfr1-3 regulation by Runx2. To investigate the physiological role of Runx2 in the regulation of Fgfr1-3, we compared osteoblast progenitors in Sp7

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AnimalsBenzamidesCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutModels, AnimalOsteoblastsOsteogenesisPiperazinesPrimary Cell CulturePyrazolesAZD4547BenzamidesCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitFgfr2 protein, mouseFgfr3 protein, mousePiperazinesPyrazolesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3Runx2 protein, mouseSp7 protein, mouseSp7 Transcription Factor

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PMID30202094
PMCPMC6131145
OpenAlexW2890741641

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