Chapter 2. Chapter 2. Signal Transduction Cascades Controlling Osteoblast Differentiation

  1. ASBMR
  1. Carola Krause1,
  2. David J. J. de Gorter1,
  3. Marcel Karperien2,
  4. Peter ten Dijke1

Published Online: 23 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470623992.ch2

Book Title

Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism

Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism

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ASBMR (2009) Chapter 2. Signal Transduction Cascades Controlling Osteoblast Differentiation, in Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470623992.ch2

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Molecular Cell Biology, University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

  2. 2

    Department of Tissue Regeneration, University of Twente/Fuculty Science and Technology Institute for Biomedical Technology, Enschede, The Netherlands

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 23 DEC 2009
  2. Published Print: 18 NOV 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780977888214

Online ISBN: 9780470623992

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Keywords:

  • osteoblast;
  • bone formation;
  • WNT;
  • bone morphogenetic protein;
  • Hedgehog;
  • PTH;
  • PTH-related peptide;
  • TGF-β;
  • fibroblast growth factor: IGF;
  • Notch;
  • Runx2;
  • Osterix; nuclear factor for activated T cells;
  • β-catenin;
  • Smad

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Runx2 and Osterix Transcription Factors

  • BMP Signaling

  • TGF-β Signaling

  • WNT Signaling

  • Hedgehog Signaling

  • PTH Signaling

  • IGF-1 Signaling

  • FGF Signaling

  • Notch Signaling

  • Concluding Remarks

  • Acknowledgments

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