Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Amount

$225,000.00

Award Date

4/12/2010

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Fundamental understanding of the molecular mechanism governing osteoblast differentiation is essential for developing novel therapeutics for osteoporosis and bone fracture. Transglutaminases TG2 and FXIIIa promote osteoblast differentiation in vitro, and