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Nature Cell Biology 9, 1229–1231 (1 November 2007) | doi:10.1038/ncb1107-1229

Fat or bone? A non-canonical decision

Thomas G|[uuml]|nther & Roland Sch|[uuml]|le

Fat-storing adipocytes and bone-forming osteoblasts derive from the same mesenchymal stem cells. During differentiation, gene-expression programmes decide the fate of these cells.