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ArticleCell reports2015

Distinct Transcriptional Programs Underlie Sox9 Regulation of the Mammalian Chondrocyte.

Shinsuke Ohba, Xinjun He, Hironori Hojo, Andrew P McMahon

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Article in Cell reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 120 papers.

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120 citing papers in PubMed, 198 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Shinsuke OhbaDepartment of Bioengineering, the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. Electronic address: ohba@bioeng.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Xinjun HeDepartment of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Eli and Edythe Broad-CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, W.M. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Hironori HojoDepartment of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Eli and Edythe Broad-CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, W.M. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Andrew P McMahonDepartment of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Eli and Edythe Broad-CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, W.M. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Electronic address: amcmahon@med.usc.edu.
University of Southern California · USBroad Center · USThe University of Tokyo · JP

Funding

The Roles of BMP Genes and Morphogenesis of the Appendicular and Dermal SkeletonsP01DK056246 · NIDDK · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI DEMAY, MARIE, KRONENBERG, HENRY M. · 1999 to 2015
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NIDDK NIH HHS DK056246NIDDK NIH HHS P01 DK056246
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sox9 encodes an essential transcriptional regulator of chondrocyte specification and differentiation. When Sox9 nuclear activity was compared with markers of chromatin organization and transcriptional activity in primary chondrocytes, we identified two distinct categories of target association. Class I sites cluster around the transcriptional start sites of highly expressed genes with no chondrocyte-specific signature. Here, Sox9 association reflects protein-protein association with basal transcriptional components. Class II sites highlight evolutionarily conserved active enhancers that direct chondrocyte-related gene activity through the direct binding of Sox9 dimer complexes to DNA. Sox9 binds through sites with sub-optimal binding affinity; the number and grouping of enhancers into super-enhancer clusters likely determines the levels of target gene expression. Interestingly, comparison of Sox9 action in distinct chondrocyte lineages points to similar regulatory strategies. In addition to providing insights into Sox family action, our comprehensive identification of the chondrocyte regulatory genome will facilitate the study of skeletal development and human disease.

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AnimalsCells, CulturedChondrocytesChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitGene Expression RegulationHumansMiceMice, Inbred ICRSequence Analysis, DNASOX9 Transcription FactorTranscriptional ActivationCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitRunx2 protein, mouseSOX9 Transcription Factor

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PMID26146088
PMCPMC4504750
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