An object of the present invention is to establish a clonal cell line of undifferentiated
mesenchymal cells capable of differentiating into chondrocytes and adipocytes from
a normal adult animal and to establish a screening method for cell differentiation-controlling
materials. According to the present invention, cell lines capable of differentiating
into chondrocytes and adipocytes, which are derived from normal adult animals;
screening methods for cell differentiation-controlling materials using said cell
lines; screening kits comprising said cell lines; cell differentiation-controlling
materials obtained by said screening methods; and drugs containing said differentiation-controlling
materials are provided.