Atoh8 acts as a regulator of chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation in endochondral bones.

Atonal homolog 8 (Atoh8) is a transcription factor of the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein family, which is expressed in the cartilaginous elements of endochondral bones. To analyze its function during chondrogenesis we deleted Atoh8 in mice using a chondrocyte- (Atoh8flox/flox;Col2a1-Cre) and...

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Main Authors: Nadine Schroeder, Manuela Wuelling, Daniel Hoffmann, Beate Brand-Saberi, Andrea Vortkamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218230