F-spondin deficient mice have a high bone mass phenotype.

F-spondin is a pericellular matrix protein upregulated in developing growth plate cartilage and articular cartilage during osteoarthritis. To address its function in bone and cartilage in vivo, we generated mice that were deficient for the F-spondin gene, Spon1. Spon1-/- mice were viable and develop...

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Main Authors: Glyn D Palmer, Mukundan G Attur, Qing Yang, James Liu, Paxton Moon, Frank Beier, Steven B Abramson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4038615?pdf=render