Genome-wide screening in human growth plates during puberty in one patient suggests a role for RUNX2 in epiphyseal maturation

Joyce Emons, Bas E. Dutilh, Eva Decker, Heide Pirzer, Carsten Sticht, Norbert Gretz, Gudrun Rappold, Ewan R. Cameron, James C. Neil, Gary S. Stein, Andre J. van Wijnen, Jan Maarten Wit, Janine N. Post, Marcel Karperien

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Abstract

In late puberty, estrogen decelerates bone growth by stimulating growth plate maturation. In this study, we analyzed the mechanism of estrogen action using two pubertal growth plate specimens of one girl at Tanner stage B2 and Tanner stage B3. Histological analysis showed that progression of puberty coincided with characteristic morphological changes: a decrease in total growth plate height (P=0·002), height of the individual zones (P
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)245-254
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Endocrinology
Volume209
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2011

Keywords

  • cyclic AMP responsive element binding protein
  • estrogen receptor
  • STAT5b protein
  • transcription factor RUNX2
  • animal cell
  • article
  • binding site
  • bone growth
  • bone maturation
  • controlled study
  • down regulation
  • female
  • gene expression
  • gene mapping
  • genetic association
  • growth plate
  • histology
  • human
  • male
  • microarray analysis
  • mouse
  • nonhuman
  • priority journal
  • upregulation

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