title: FGF signaling in the developing endochondral skeleton.
abstract: Mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptors (Fgfrs) are the etiology of many craniosynostosis and chondrodysplasia syndromes in humans. The phenotypes associated with these human syndromes and the phenotypes resulting from targeted mutagenesis in the mouse have defined essential roles for FGF signaling in both endochondral and intramembranous bone development. In this review, I will focus on the role of FGF signaling in chondrocytes and osteoblasts and how FGFs regulate the growth and development of endochondral bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University Medical School, Campus Box 8103, 660 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. dornitz@wustl.edu
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ornitz
mesh_terms: D001846:Bone Development / Q000502:physiology; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000196:embryology* / Q000235:genetics*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000502:physiology; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000502:physiology; D051498:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; C496365:FGFR3 protein, human; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051498:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3