A tale of two cities: The genetic mechanisms governing calvarial bone development

JW Ferguson, RP Atit - genesis, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The skull bones must grow in a coordinated, three‐dimensional manner to coalesce and
form the head and face. Mammalian skull bones have a dual embryonic origin from cranial …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of candidate neoantigens produced by fusion transcripts in human osteosarcomas

SK Rathe, FE Popescu, JE Johnson, AL Watson… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Osteosarcomas are characterized by highly disrupted genomes. Although osteosarcomas
lack common fusions, we find evidence of many tumour specific gene-gene fusion …

Postnatal Runx2 deletion leads to low bone mass and adipocyte accumulation in mice bone tissues

I Tosa, D Yamada, M Yasumatsu, E Hinoi… - Biochemical and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Global gene deletion studies have established that Runt-related transcription factor-2
(Runx2) is essential during skeletogenesis for osteoblastic differentiation in both …

Dentin phosphoprotein mimetic peptide nanofibers promote biomineralization

G Gulseren, G Tansik, R Garifullin… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dentin phosphoprotein (DPP) is a major component of the dentin matrix playing crucial role
in hydroxyapatite deposition during bone mineralization, making it a prime candidate for the …

[HTML][HTML] Transcription factors in the development and function of group 2 innate lymphoid cells

T Ebihara, I Taniuchi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are tissue-resident cells and are a major source of
innate TH2 cytokine secretion upon allergen exposure or parasitic-worm infection …

Polycystin-1 regulates bone development through an interaction with the transcriptional coactivator TAZ

D Merrick, K Mistry, J Wu, N Gresko… - Human molecular …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Polycystin-1 (PC1), encoded by the PKD1 gene that is mutated in the autosomal
dominant polycystic kidney disease, regulates a number of processes including bone …

Deletion of Runx2 in condylar chondrocytes disrupts TMJ tissue homeostasis

L Liao, S Zhang, GQ Zhou, L Ye… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Runt‐related transcription factor‐2 (Runx2) is essential for chondrocyte maturation
during cartilage development and embryonic mandibular condylar development. The …

Runx2 function in cells of neural crest origin during intramembranous ossification

Y Shirai, K Kawabe, I Tosa, S Tsukamoto… - Biochemical and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), also known as core binding factor 1 (Cbfa1), is a
multifunctional transcription factor and an essential master gene controlling osteoblast …

Regional difference in microRNA regulation in the skull vault

G Chen, Y Yao, G Xu, X Zhang - Developmental Dynamics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background The murine calvaria has several membrane bones with different tissue origins
(eg, neural crest‐derived frontal bone vs. mesoderm‐derived parietal bone). Neural crest …

Local delivery of adenosine receptor agonists to promote bone regeneration and defect healing

CD Lopez, JM Bekisz, C Corciulo, A Mediero… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adenosine receptor activation has been investigated as a potential therapeutic approach to
heal bone. Bone has enhanced regenerative potential when influenced by either direct or …