Chondrocyte hypertrophy and apoptosis induced by GROalpha require three-dimensional interaction with the extracellular matrix and a co-receptor role of chondroitin sulfate and are associated with the mitochondrial splicing variant of cathepsin B.

OLIVOTTO E;VITELLOZZI R;FERNANDEZ P;FALCIERI, ELISABETTA;BATTISTELLI, MICHELA;BURATTINI, SABRINA;FACCHINI A;FLAMIGNI F;SANTI S;FACCHINI A;BORZI' RM

2007