Neuromedin B promotes chondrocyte differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells via calcineurin and calcium signaling.
Marie MaumusGuillaume FonteneauMaxime RuizSaid AssouHassan BoukhaddaouiPhilippe PastoureauFrédéric De CeuninckChristian JorgensenDanièle NoëlPublished in: Cell & bioscience (2021)
NMB is a newly described chondroinductive bioactive factor that upregulates the key chondrogenic transcription factor Sox9 through the modulation of Ca2+ signaling pathway and calcineurin activity.