A Wnt-responsive fibrocartilage progenitor system coordinates postnatal mandibular condylar cartilage growth
Toshihiro Inubushi, Renshiro Kani, Yutaro Tanida, Yu Usami, Tomoaki Iwayama, Wu Deyang, Jun Sasaki, Jingyu Ye, Shinnosuke Kusano, Yuki Shiraishi, Hiroshi Kurosaka, Dragana Kopanja, Masahide Takedachi, Shinya Murakami, Takashi Yamashiro
The paper identifies a Wnt-responsive fibrocartilage progenitor system that coordinates postnatal mandibular condylar cartilage growth through Foxm1-dependent proliferation and suppression of TGF-β-driven chondrogenic differentiation.
bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology