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ReviewJournal of cell communication and signaling2022

Signaling network regulating osteogenesis in mesenchymal stem cells.

Sachin Thomas, Bithiah Grace Jaganathan

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Review in Journal of cell communication and signaling, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 116 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sachin ThomasStem Cells and Cancer Biology Research Group, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9013-6574
Bithiah Grace JaganathanStem Cells and Cancer Biology Research Group, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India. bithiahgj@iitg.ac.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5955-1371
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteogenesis is an important developmental event that results in bone formation. Bone forming cells or osteoblasts develop from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) through a highly controlled process regulated by several signaling pathways. The osteogenic lineage commitment of MSCs is controlled by cell-cell interactions, paracrine factors, mechanical signals, hormones, and cytokines present in their niche, which activate a plethora of signaling molecules belonging to bone morphogenetic proteins, Wnt, Hedgehog, and Notch signaling. These signaling pathways individually as well as in coordination with other signaling molecules, regulate the osteogenic lineage commitment of MSCs by activating several osteo-lineage specific transcription factors. Here, we discuss the key signaling pathways that regulate osteogenic differentiation of MSCs and the cross-talk between them during osteogenic differentiation. We also discuss how these signaling pathways can be modified for therapy for bone repair and regeneration.

Indexed as

BMP signalingBone regenerationHedgehog signalingMechanotransductionNell signalingOsteogenesisStem cellsWnt signaling

Identifiers

PMID34236594
PMCPMC8688675
OpenAlexW3179614737

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