ニフジ アキラ   Nifuji Akira
  二藤 彰
   所属   鶴見大学  歯学部 歯学科 薬理学
   職種   教授
論文種別 【査読あり】 研究論文(学術雑誌)
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読あり
表題 G9a is involved in the regulation of cranial bone formation through activation of Runx2 function during development.
掲載誌名 正式名:Bone
巻・号・頁 137,pp.115332-115332
著者・共著者 Hisashi Ideno,Kazuhisa Nakashima,Koichiro Komatsu,Ryoko Araki,Masumi Abe,Yoshinori Arai,Hiroshi Kimura,Yoichi Shinkai,Makoto Tachibana,Akira Nifuji
担当区分 責任著者
発行年月 2020/04
概要 The methyltransferase G9a was originally isolated as a histone methyltransferase that catalyzes the methylation of histone 3 lysine 9 (H3K9) to a dimethylated state (H3K9me2). Recent studies have revealed that G9a has multiple functions in various cells, including osteoblasts. Here, we investigated G9a function during cranial bone formation. Crossing Sox9-cre with G9aflox/flox (fl/fl) mice generated conditional knockout mice lacking G9a expression in Sox9-positive neural crest-derived bone cells. Sox9-Cre/G9afl/fl mice showed severe hypo-mineralization of cranial vault bones, including defects in nasal, frontal, and parietal bones with opened fontanelles.
DOI 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115332
PMID 32344102