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However, the mechanism by which PSCs are activated and committed to chondrocytes in bone regeneration remains unclear. Here, we show that tartrate acid phosphatase (TRAP)-positive monocytes secrete CTGF to activate PSCs during bone regeneration. The loss function of TRAP-positive monocytes identifies their specific role during bone healing. Then, the secreted CTGF promotes endochondral ossification and activates PSCs in mouse bone fracture models. The secreted CTGF enhances PSC renewal by upregulating the expression of multiple pluripotent genes. CTGF upregulates c-Jun expression through \u03b1V\u03b25 integrin. Then, c-Jun transcription activates the transcription of the pluripotent genes <jats:italic>Sox2<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Oct4<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Nanog<\/jats:italic>. Simultaneously, CTGF also activates the transcription and phosphorylation of Smad3 through \u03b1V\u03b25 integrin, which is the central gene in chondrogenesis. 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