Notch controls bone formation and strength

jane2007 submitted, created time 10 months 1 week (www.bcm.edu)

Notch, a protein known to govern the determination of cell differentiation into different kinds of tissues in embryos, plays a critical role in bone formation and strength later in life. These findings may provide a basis for understanding osteoporosis and diseases in which there is too much bone.

Submit comment | Blog It | Email It | Keywords: bone strength osteoblastic cells bones cell differentiation bone formation osteoporosis Notch bone