title: Pinctada fucata mantle gene 5 (PFMG5) from pearl oyster mantle inhibits osteoblast differentiation.
abstract: PFMG5 (Pinctada fucata mantle gene 5) was identified from mantle tissue of the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucada (P. fucada). Here we report that PFMG5 decreased osteoblast differentiation marker alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and the transcript levels of osteoblast differentiation specific marker genes in MC3T3-E1 cells. PFMG5 was identified as a new molecule inhibiting osteoblast differentiation.
authors: Protein Science Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
authors: Xiaoyan
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: Hinshaw
authors: Shangfeng
authors: S
authors: Liu
authors: Zhao
authors: Z
authors: Wang