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

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

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01

Deskripsi

Here the authors investigate the role of the TET family of DNA demethylases in mammalian skeletal development. They find that loss of TETs leads to hypermethylation that results in decreased chromatin accessibility of RUNX2 target genes, repressing osteoblast differentiation and leading to skeletal defects in mouse such as short limbs.