By studying mice with fractures the researchers were able to show that beta-catenin-mediated gene transcription was activated in both bone and cartilage formation during fracture repair.

• 通过研究发生了骨折的老鼠样本，小组的科研人员发现在骨折后的修复过程中，在骨骼和软骨的形成中这一信号基因转录的激活同时发生。