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ADAMTS-7 forms a positive feedback loop with TNF-α in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis
Lai Y, Bai X, Zhao Y, Tian Q, Liu B, Lin E, Chen Y, Lee B, Appleton C, Beier F, Yu X, Liu C. ADAMTS-7 forms a positive feedback loop with TNF-α in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases 2013, 73: 1575. PMID: 23928557, PMCID: PMC4418017, DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADAMTS-7ADAMTS-7 expressionRat OA modelPathogenesis of osteoarthritisNF-κB signalingOA modelOA progressionCartilage degradationOA-like phenotypeTumor necrosis factorProgression of osteoarthritisJoint degenerative diseaseDownstream NF-κB signalingPotential molecular targetsPositive feedback loopShort-limbed dwarfismDisease progressionOA developmentNecrosis factorSafranin O stainingYoung miceUpregulated TNFReporter gene assayOsteoarthritisTransgenic mice
2011
GEP constitutes a negative feedback loop with MyoD and acts as a novel mediator in controlling skeletal muscle differentiation
Wang D, Bai X, Tian Q, Lai Y, Lin E, Shi Y, Mu X, Feng J, Carlson C, Liu C. GEP constitutes a negative feedback loop with MyoD and acts as a novel mediator in controlling skeletal muscle differentiation. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2011, 69: 1855-1873. PMID: 22179841, PMCID: PMC3319484, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-011-0901-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyoD transcription factorGranulin-epithelin precursorTranscription factorsMyoblast fusionMyotube formationMuscle-specific transcription factorsC2C12 myoblast fusionE-box sequenceSkeletal muscle differentiationFusion of myoblastsNegative feedback loopGrowth factorEmbryonic developmentRegulatory regionsMuscle differentiationSkeletal muscle tissueC2C12 myoblastsRegulatory loopSiRNA approachNovel mediatorAutocrine growth factorJunBKnockdown miceMyoblastsTissue repair
2008
Mediation of Chondrogenic and Osteogenic Differentiation by an Interferon-Inducible p202 Protein
Kong L, Liu C. Mediation of Chondrogenic and Osteogenic Differentiation by an Interferon-Inducible p202 Protein. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2008, 65: 3494-3506. PMID: 18791844, PMCID: PMC11131663, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8342-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineChondrocytesChondrogenesisFeedback, PhysiologicalGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesGenes, ReporterGrowth PlateIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C3HMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicOsteoblastsOsteogenesisParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinPluripotent Stem CellsRNA, Small InterferingSmad ProteinsConceptsParathyroid hormone-related peptideExpression of PTHrPHormone-related peptideCourse of osteogenesisGrowth plate chondrocytesInterferon-inducible proteinMolecular mechanism studiesInterferon-inducible p200 familyImportant mediatorP202 proteinOsteogenic differentiationSiRNA approachMouse embryosP202 expressionChondrocyte differentiationPositive feedback loopSmad transcription factorsTransgenic mouse embryosOsteoblast differentiationDifferential expressionExpressionC3H10T1/2 cellsC2C12 cellsDifferentiationCells