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. 2017 Dec 1;18(12):2591. doi: 10.3390/ijms18122591
CFC Cardiofaciocutaneous
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
iPSC Induced pluripotent stem cell
BRAF Rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma kinase B
qRT-PCR Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
MSC Mesenchymal stem cell
WT Wild-type
Ob Osteoblast
HA Hydroxyapatite
ALP Alkaline phosphatase
PPi Pyrophosphate
ENPP1 Ectonucleotide pyrophasphatase/phosphodiesterase 1
ANKH Ankylosis human
OPN Osteopontin
BSP Bone sialoprotein
BMP Bone morphogenetic protein
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β
RUNX2 Runt-related transcription factor 2
OCN Osteocalcin
EB Embryoid body
ActA Activin A
SB SB-431542
LDN LDN-193189
PDGF Platelet-derived growth factor-BB
U U0126
B4 Bone morphogenic protein 4
si-OPN Osteopontin small interfering RNA
si-SCR Scrambled small interfering RNA
FACS fluorescence-activated cell sorting
α-MEM α-minimum essential medium
FBS Fetal bovine serum
SEM Standard error of the mean