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SUBMITTER: Hussain S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6201222 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hussain Safdar S Sun Mengyao M Min Zixin Z Guo Yuanxu Y Xu Jing J Mushtaq Nosheen N Heng Lisong L Huang Huang H Zhao Yitong Y Yuan Ying Y Hussain Nazim N Zhang Fujun F Han Yan Y Xu Peng P Sun Jian J Lu Shemin S Lu Shemin S
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine 20180822 11
The interplay between anabolic and catabolic factors regulates cartilage matrix homoeostasis. In OA, this balance is disrupted which results in cartilage degradation involving a plethora of inflammatory factors. Here, we identify a novel gene "Scm-like with four MBT domains protein 2" (SFMBT2) negatively regulated in OA cartilage. Articular cartilage from human OA patients undergoing knee arthroplasty surgery exhibited significantly decreased levels of SFMBT2 compared to the normal controls. Dow ...[more]