Activin-dependent signaling in fibro/adipogenic progenitors causes fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
oleh: John B. Lees-Shepard, Masakazu Yamamoto, Arpita A. Biswas, Sean J. Stoessel, Sarah-Anne E. Nicholas, Cathy A. Cogswell, Parvathi M. Devarakonda, Michael J. Schneider, Samantha M. Cummins, Nicholas P. Legendre, Shoko Yamamoto, Vesa Kaartinen, Jeffrey W. Hunter, David J. Goldhamer
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2018-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is a severe disorder characterized by heterotopic ossification, and is caused by mutations in ACVR1. Here, the authors show that expression of mutant ACVR1 in fibro/adipogenic progenitors recapitulates disease progression, and that this can be halted by systemic inhibition of activin A in mice.