CCN family 2/connective tissue growth factor (CCN2/CTGF) promotes osteoclastogenesis via induction of and interaction with dendritic cell-specific transmembrane protein (DC-STAMP)

N-terminal domains of CCN family 2/connective tissue growth factor bind to aggrecan

(2009) Eriko Aoyama et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Nephroblastoma Overexpressed (Nov) Inactivation Sensitizes Osteoblasts to Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2, But Nov Is Dispensable for Skeletal Homeostasis

(2009) Ernesto Canalis et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Connective tissue growth factor promotes articular damage by increased osteoclastogenesis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

(2009) Kazuhisa Nozawa et al.   ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY

CCN family 2/connective tissue growth factor (CCN2/CTGF) regulates the expression of Vegf through Hif-1α expression in a chondrocytic cell line, HCS-2/8, under hypoxic condition

(2008) Takashi Nishida et al.   BONE

Skeletal Overexpression of Connective Tissue Growth Factor Impairs Bone Formation and Causes Osteopenia

(2008) Anna Smerdel-Ramoya et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

CCN Family 2/Connective Tissue Growth Factor Modulates BMP Signalling as a Signal Conductor, Which Action Regulates the Proliferation and Differentiation of Chondrocytes

(2008) A. Maeda et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY

Functional requirement of CCN2 for intramembranous bone formation in embryonic mice

(2007) Harumi Kawaki et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS