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ArticleNature communications2022

TET enzymes regulate skeletal development through increasing chromatin accessibility of RUNX2 target genes.

Lijun Wang, Xiuling You, Dengfeng Ruan, Rui Shao, Hai-Qiang Dai, Weiliang Shen, Guo-Liang Xu, Wanlu Liu, Weiguo Zou

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lijun Wang *Institute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3686-6098
Xiuling You *State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Dengfeng Ruan *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, 310009, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3390-4260
Rui ShaoInstitute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China.
Hai-Qiang DaiState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, 200031, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4337-9770
Weiliang ShenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, 310009, China.
Guo-Liang XuState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, 200031, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3240-3141
Wanlu LiuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, 310009, China. wanluliu@intl.zju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-5963-2908
Weiguo ZouInstitute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200233, China. zouwg94@sibcb.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-2516-0302
Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Ten-eleven translocation (TET) family of dioxygenases mediate cytosine demethylation by catalyzing the oxidation of 5-methylcytosine (5mC). TET-mediated DNA demethylation controls the proper differentiation of embryonic stem cells and TET members display functional redundancy during early gastrulation. However, it is unclear if TET proteins have functional significance in mammalian skeletal development. Here, we report that Tet genes deficiency in mesoderm mesenchymal stem cells results in severe defects of bone development. The existence of any single Tet gene allele can support early bone formation, suggesting a functional redundancy of TET proteins. Integrative analyses of RNA-seq, Whole Genome Bisulfite Sequencing (WGBS), 5hmC-Seal and Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin (ATAC-seq) demonstrate that TET-mediated demethylation increases the chromatin accessibility of target genes by RUNX2 and facilities RUNX2-regulated transcription. In addition, TET proteins interact with RUNX2 through their catalytic domain to regulate cytosine methylation around RUNX2 binding region. The catalytic domain is indispensable for TET enzymes to regulate RUNX2 transcription activity on its target genes and to regulate bone development. These results demonstrate that TET enzymes function to regulate RUNX2 activity and maintain skeletal homeostasis.

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ChromatinDioxygenases5-MethylcytosineAnimalsCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitCytosineDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA MethylationMammalsProto-Oncogene Proteins5-MethylcytosineChromatinCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitCytosineDioxygenasesDNA-Binding ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins

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