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ReviewCurrent osteoporosis reports2020

Polycomb Repressive Complex 2: a Dimmer Switch of Gene Regulation in Calvarial Bone Development.

Timothy Nehila, James W Ferguson, Radhika P Atit

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Review in Current osteoporosis reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Timothy NehilaDepartment of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2686-1568
James W FergusonDepartment of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5846-2484
Radhika P AtitDepartment of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. rpa5@case.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3492-6552
Case Western Reserve University · US

Funding

TRAINING PROGRAM IN MUSCULOSKELETAL RESEARCHT32AR007505 · NIAMS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI TRIOLO, RONALD J · 1986 to 2023
$6.3M
Genetic mechanisms of craniofacial dermal developmentR01DE018470 · NIDCR · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI ATIT, RADHIKA P · 2007 to 2018
$3.5M
NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR007505NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE018470
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewEpigenetic regulation is a distinct mechanism of gene regulation that functions by modulating chromatin structure and accessibility. Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) is a conserved chromatin regulator that is required in the developing embryo to control the expression of key developmental genes. An emerging feature of PRC2 is that it not only allows for binary ON/OFF states of gene expression but can also modulate gene expression in feed-forward loops to change the outcome of gene regulatory networks. This striking feature of epigenetic modulation has improved our understanding of musculoskeletal development. RECENT

findingsRecent advances in mouse embryos unravel a range of phenotypes that demonstrate the tissue-specific, temporal, and spatial role of PRC2 during organogenesis and cell fate decisions in vivo. Here, we take a detailed view of how PRC2 functions during the development of calvarial bone and skin. Based on the emerging evidence, we propose that PRC2 serves as a "dimmer switch" to modulate gene expression of target genes by altering the expression of activators and inhibitors. This review highlights the findings from contemporary research that allow us to investigate the unique developmental potential of intramembranous calvarial bones.

Indexed as

AnimalsBone DevelopmentEpidermisGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansMicePolycomb Repressive Complex 2SkullPolycomb Repressive Complex 2Embryonic developmentGene expression regulationSkinSkull bone

Identifiers

PMID32748325
PMCPMC7467536
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