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SUBMITTER: Liang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6109183 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liang Chao C Peng Songlin S Li Jie J Lu Jun J Guan Daogang D Guan Daogang D Jiang Feng F Lu Cheng C Li Fangfei F He Xiaojuan X Zhu Hailong H Au D W T DWT Yang Dazhi D Zhang Bao-Ting BT Lu Aiping A Zhang Ge G
Nature communications 20180824 1
Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling is essential for osteogenesis. However, recombinant human BMPs (rhBMPs) exhibit large inter-individual variations in local bone formation during clinical spinal fusion. Smurf1 ubiquitinates BMP downstream molecules for degradation. Here, we classify age-related osteoporosis based on distinct intraosseous BMP-2 levels and Smurf1 activity. One major subgroup with a normal BMP-2 level and elevated Smurf1 activity (BMP-2<sup>n</sup>/Smurf1<sup>e</sup>) show ...[more]