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ReviewCurrent opinion in cell biology2019

SOX9 in cartilage development and disease.

Véronique Lefebvre, Marco Angelozzi, Abdul Haseeb

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Review in Current opinion in cell biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 152 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
152citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

152 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 258 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Véronique LefebvreDepartment of Surgery/Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3615 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. Electronic address: lefebvrev1@email.chop.edu.
Marco AngelozziDepartment of Surgery/Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3615 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Abdul HaseebDepartment of Surgery/Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3615 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · US

Funding

Roles of SOX8 and SOX9 in Adult Articular CartilageR01AR072649 · NIAMS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI LEFEBVRE, VERONIQUE M · 2018 to 2022
$2.9M
Roles of SOXC proteins in osteogenic cellsR01AR068308 · NIAMS · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI LEFEBVRE, VERONIQUE M · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR068308NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR072649
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SOX9 is a pivotal transcription factor in chondrocytes, a lineage essential in skeletogenesis. Its mandatory role in transactivating many cartilage-specific genes is well established, whereas its pioneer role in lineage specification, which along with transactivation defines master transcription factors, remains to be better defined. Abundant, but yet incomplete evidence exists that intricate molecular networks control SOX9 activity during the multi-step chondrogenesis pathway. They include a highly modular genetic regulation, post-transcriptional and post-translational modifications, and varying sets of functional partners. Fully uncovering SOX9 actions and regulation is fundamental to explain mechanisms underlying many diseases that directly or indirectly affect SOX9 activities and to design effective disease treatments. We here review current knowledge, highlight recent discoveries, and propose new research directions to answer remaining questions.

Indexed as

ChondrogenesisAnimalsCartilageChondrocytesGene Expression RegulationHumansProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSOX9 Transcription FactorSOX9 Transcription Factor

Identifiers

PMID31382142
PMCPMC6956855
OpenAlexW2964695565

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Registered trials

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