Instruction of mesenchymal cell fate by the transcription factor C/EBPbeta

Item Type:	Review
Title:	Instruction of mesenchymal cell fate by the transcription factor C/EBPbeta
Creators Name:	Smink, J.J. and Leutz, A.
Abstract:	The transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) plays a role in the differentiation of a large variety of cell types. C/EBPbeta was initially described as an early inducer of adipocyte differentiation, however, recent data have shown that this is not the only mesenchymal cell lineage where C/EBPbeta has an instructive function. Mouse models and tissue culture studies have now established a regulatory role of C/EBPbeta in osteoblast and in chondrocyte differentiation. These three different cell lineages are derived from the same precursor, the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC). This review will focus on the emerging role of C/EBPbeta and its different protein isoforms in various mesenchymal cell lineages and its function in adipocyte, chondrocyte and osteoblast differentiation. Moreover, the mesenchymal stem cell has attracted the attention of regenerative medicine in recent years, and the possible role of C/EBPbeta in this respect will be discussed.
Keywords:	C/EBPbeta, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Osteoblasts, Chondrocytes, Adipocytes, Cell Fate, Animals, Mice
Source:	Gene
ISSN:	0378-1119
Publisher:	Elsevier
Volume:	497
Number:	1
Page Range:	10-17
Date:	10 April 2012
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2012.01.043
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