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ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
Volume 61, Issue -, Pages 40-42Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/ard.61.suppl_2.ii40
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Genetically modified mice and cells have provided important insights into the biological functions of the dimeric transcription factor complex AP1, in particular into its role in skeletal development. Data obtained from knockout mice revealed that some components, such as c-Fos are key regulators of bone cell differentiation, whereas others, like c-Jun, Jun-B and Fra-1 are essential in embryonic and/or postnatal development. Apart from identifying the specific roles of AP1 proteins in developmental processes, researchers are beginning to obtain a better molecular understanding of their cell-context dependent functions, their downstream target genes and how they regulate bone cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis.
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