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ArticleFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2017

Loss of scleraxis in mice leads to geometric and structural changes in cortical bone, as well as asymmetry in fracture healing.

Jennifer A McKenzie, Evan Buettmann, Adam C Abraham, Michael J Gardner, Matthew J Silva, Megan L Killian

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Article in FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Scleraxis genes are required for normal musculoskeletal development and for rib growth and mineralization in zebrafish.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2019
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  7. Tendon healing in the context of complex fractures.Clinical reviews in bone and mineral metabolism · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer A McKenzieDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Evan BuettmannDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Adam C AbrahamDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Michael J GardnerDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California, USA; and.
Matthew J SilvaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Megan L KillianDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; killianm@udel.edu.
Washington University in St. Louis · USEmergency University · US

Funding

The Role of the Osteoblast Secretome in Bone FormationP30AR057235 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ORNITZ, DAVID M · 2009 to 2018
$5.7M
OSTEOGENIC AND ANGIOGENIC RESPONSE TO SKELETAL LOADINGR01AR050211 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SILVA, MATTHEW J · 2003 to 2020
$5.0M
INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN MECHANOBIOLOGY FROM NM TO CMT32EB018266 · NIBIB · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BAYLY, PHILIP V · 2014 to 2018
$987k
The Effects of Systemic Hedgehog Pathway Modulation on Fracture HealingR21AR066798 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SILVA, MATTHEW J · 2015 to 2016
$369k
The Role of Scleraxis and Mechanical Loading on Enthesis MaturationF32AR064652 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI KILLIAN, MEGAN LEIGH · 2013 to 2015
$145k
NIAMS NIH HHS F32 AR064652NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR057235NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR066798
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scleraxis (Scx) is a known regulator of tendon development, and recent work has identified the role of Scx in bone modeling. However, the role of Scx in fracture healing has not yet been explored. This study was conducted to identify the role of Scx in cortical bone development and fracture healing. Scx green fluorescent protein-labeled (ScxGFP) reporter and Scx-knockout (Scx-mutant) mice were used to assess bone morphometry and the effects of fracture healing on Scx localization and gene expression, as well as callus healing response. Botulinum toxin (BTX) was used to investigate muscle unloading effects on callus shape. Scx-mutant long bones had structural and mechanical defects.

Indexed as

Fracture HealingAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsBone Morphogenetic Protein 4Bony CallusCortical BoneMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle, SkeletalBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsBmp4 protein, mouseBone Morphogenetic Protein 4Scx protein, mousecallusdevelopmentskeletal repairtendontranscription factors

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PMID27864378
PMCPMC5295726
OpenAlexW2549745821

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