An Odd Pair Important For Cartilage Formation: Sox9 And P54nrb

New data, generated in mice by Riko Nishimura and colleagues, at Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Japan, have provided insight into the formation of cartilage, a process that is known as chondrogenesis and that is an important event in bone development. Previous studies have indicated an essential role for the protein Sox9 in promoting chondrogenesis.