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ArticleFrontiers in biology2014

The role of Nkx3.2 in chondrogenesis.

Roshni S Rainbow, Heenam K Won, Li Zeng

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Article in Frontiers in biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Roshni S RainbowDepartment of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology, Tufts University School of Medicine,136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
Heenam K WonProgram in Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
Li ZengDepartment of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology, Tufts University School of Medicine,136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA; Program in Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA; Department of Orthopaedics, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
Tufts University · USTufts Medical Center · US

Funding

Training in Education and Critical Research SkillsK12GM074869 · NIGMS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI MOORE, CLAIRE L · 2006 to 2017
$8.5M
Muscle Cell-Enhanced Cartilage Tissue EngineeringR01AR059106 · NIAMS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI ZENG, LI · 2010 to 2014
$1.8M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR059106NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM074869
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcription factor, Nkx3.2, is a member of the NK family of developmental genes and is expressed during embryogenesis in a variety of mammalian model organisms, including chicken and mouse. It was first identified in Drosophila as the Bagpipe (bap) gene, where it has been demonstrated to be essential during formation of the midgut musculature. However, mammalian homolog Nkx3.2 has been shown to play a significant role in axial and limb skeletogenesis; in particular, the human skeletal disease, spondylo-megaepiphyseal-metaphyseal dysplasia (SMMD), is associated with mutations of the Nkx3.2 gene. In this review, we highlight the role of Nkx3.2 during musculoskeletal development, with an emphasis on the factor's role in determining chondrogenic cell fate and its subsequent role in endochondral ossification and chondrocyte survival.

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chondrocyte hypertrophychondrogenesismusculoskeletal developmentNkx3.2

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PMID27158253
PMCPMC4859764
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