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ArticleeLife2020

Def6 regulates endogenous type-I interferon responses in osteoblasts and suppresses osteogenesis.

Zhonghao Deng, Courtney Ng, Kazuki Inoue, Ziyu Chen, Yuhan Xia, Xiaoyu Hu, Matthew Greenblatt, Alessandra Pernis, Baohong Zhao

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Article in eLife, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Regulation of Osteoblast Differentiation by Cytokine Networks.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhonghao Deng *Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States.
Courtney Ng *Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States.
Kazuki Inoue *Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6305-9374
Ziyu ChenArthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States.
Yuhan XiaArthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States.
Xiaoyu HuInstitute for Immunology and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Matthew GreenblattPathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, United States.
Alessandra PernisAutoimmunity and Inflammation Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States.
Baohong ZhaoArthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1286-0919
Hospital for Special Surgery · USTsinghua University · CN

Funding

Regulation of Osteoclastogenesis and Arthritic Bone Resorption by RBP-JR01AR071463 · NIAMS · HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY · PI Kyung-Hyun Park-Min · 2017 to 2026
$4.0M
Modulation of Bone Formation by SHN3DP5OD021351 · OD · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI GREENBLATT, MATTHEW BLAKE · 2015 to 2019
$2.1M
Mechanisms of inflammatory bone remodelingR01AR068970 · NIAMS · HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY · PI ZHAO, BAOHONG · 2016 to 2021
$1.9M
"Establishing Pathways for Endothelial Support of Bone Formation with SLIT3"R01AR075585 · NIAMS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI GREENBLATT, MATTHEW BLAKE · 2020 to 2024
$1.8M
Regulation of Osteoclastogenesis and Arthritic Bone Resorption by RBP-JR00AR062047 · NIAMS · HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY · PI ZHAO, BAOHONG · 2014 to 2016
$747k
Regulation of Osteoclastogenesis and Arthritic Bone Resorption by RBP-JK99AR062047 · NIAMS · HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY · PI ZHAO, BAOHONG · 2012 to 2013
$187k
NIAMS NIH HHS AR062047NIAMS NIH HHS AR068970NIAMS NIH HHS AR071463NIAMS NIH HHS K99 AR062047NIAMS NIH HHS R00 AR062047NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR068970NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR071463NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR075585NIH HHS AR075585NIH HHS DP5 OD021351NIH HHS DP5OD021351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone remodeling involves a balance between bone resorption and formation. The mechanisms underlying bone remodeling are not well understood. DEF6 is recently identified as a novel loci associated with bone mineral density. However, it is unclear how Def6 impacts bone remodeling. We identify Def6 as a novel osteoblastic regulator that suppresses osteoblastogenesis and bone formation. Def6 deficiency enhances both bone resorption and osteogenesis. The enhanced bone resorption in Def6

Indexed as

AnimalsGene Expression RegulationInterferon-gammaInterferon Regulatory Factor-4Interferon Regulatory FactorsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOsteoblastsOsteogenesisInterferon-gammaInterferon Regulatory Factor-4Interferon Regulatory Factorsbone formationbone remodelingcell biologymedicinemouseosteoblastosteoimmunologytype I IFN

Identifiers

PMID33373293
PMCPMC7771961
OpenAlexW3116346339

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