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DEVELOPMENT
卷 144, 期 2, 页码 265-271出版社
COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/dev.139550
关键词
Osteoblasts; Osteogenesis; Bone modelling; Skeleton; Medaka
资金
- Tier 2 grant from the Ministry of Education - Singapore (MOE) [2013-T2-2-126]
- National University of Singapore
osterix (osx; sp7) encodes a zinc-finger transcription factor that controls osteoblast differentiation in mammals. Although identified in all vertebrate lineages, its role in non-mammalian bone formation remains elusive. Here, we show that an osx mutation in medaka results in severe bone defects and larval lethality. Pre-osteoblasts fail to differentiate leading to severe intramembranous and perichondral ossification defects. The notochord sheath mineralizes normally, supporting the idea of an osteoblast-independent mechanism for teleost vertebral centra formation. This study establishes a key role for Osx for bone formation in a non-mammalian species, and reveals conserved and non-conserved features in vertebrate bone formation.
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