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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
Based on function and developmental fate, cartilage tissue can be broadly classified into two types: transient (embryonic or growth-plate) cartilage and permanent cartilage. Chondrocytes in transient cartilage undergo terminal differentiation into hypertrophic cells, induce cartilage-matrix mineralization, and eventually disappear and are replaced by bone. On the other hand, chondrocytes in permanent cartilage do not differentiate further, do not become hypertrophic, and persist throughout life at specific sites, including joints and tracheal rings. While many studies have described differences in structure, matrix composition and biological characteristics between permanent and transient cartilage, it is poorly understood how the fates of permanent and transient cartilage are determined. Previous studies demonstrated that chondrocytes isolated from permanent cartilage have the potential to express markers of the mature hypertrophic phenotype once grown in culture, suggesting that cell hypertrophy is an intrinsic property of all chondrocytes and must be actively silenced in permanent cartilage in vivo. These silencing mechanisms, however, are largely unknown. In this paper, we first review nature of chondrocytes in transient and permanent cartilages and then report the cloning and characterization of a novel variant of ets transcription factor chERG, hereafter called C-1-1, which might be involved in regulation of permanent cartilage development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1063-4584
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9 Suppl A
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S41-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of ERG (ets related gene) in cartilage development.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan. mal@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article