Tgfβ-2 was uniquely expressed in the bone-forming region of medaka fish.
Type X collagen-positive osteoblasts migrated to the fracture site and differentiated into osterix-positive osteoblasts.
Fracture healing was carried by osteoblast migration rather than by proliferation.
Inhibition of TGFβ signaling impaired the migration of osteoblasts and the differentiation of osteoblasts and osteoclasts.