BMPR1A maintains skeletal stem cell properties in craniofacial development and craniosynostosis

Authors: Takamitsu Maruyama, Ronay Stevens, Alan Boka, Laura DiRienzo, Connie Chang, Hsiao-Man Ivy Yu, Katsuhiko Nishimori, Clinton Morrison, Wei Hsu

Published: 2021-03-03

DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abb4416

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Abstract

Stemness of skeletal stem cells in the calvarium is maintained by BMPR1A; disruption depletes stem cells and causes cranial bone fusion.