NPPB and ACAN, two novel SHOX2 transcription targets implicated in skeletal development.

SHOX and SHOX2 transcription factors are highly homologous, with even identical homeodomains. Genetic alterations in SHOX result in two skeletal dysplasias; Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (LWD) and Langer mesomelic dysplasia (LMD), while no human genetic disease has been linked to date with SHOX2. SHO...

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Main Authors: Miriam Aza-Carmona, Veronica Barca-Tierno, Alfonso Hisado-Oliva, Alberta Belinchón, Darya Gorbenko-del Blanco, Jose Ignacio Rodriguez, Sara Benito-Sanz, Angel Campos-Barros, Karen E Heath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24421874/?tool=EBI