DNA methylation of the RUNX2 P1 promoter mediates MMP13 transcription in chondrocytes

Abstract The Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) is critical for bone formation as well as chondrocyte maturation. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-13 is a major contributor to cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis (OA). We and others have shown that the abnormal MMP13 gene expression in OA...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Takahashi, María C. de Andrés, Ko Hashimoto, Eiji Itoi, Miguel Otero, Mary B. Goldring, Richard O. C. Oreffo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08418-8