title: Odd-skipped related 2 regulates genes related to proliferation and development.
abstract: Cell proliferation is a biological process in which chromosomes replicate in one cell and equally divide into two daughter cells. Our previous findings suggested that Odd-skipped related 2 (Osr2) plays an important role in cellular quiescence and proliferation under epigenetic regulation. However, the mechanism used by Osr2 to establish and maintain proliferation is unknown. To examine the functional role of Osr2 in cell proliferation, we analyzed its downstream target genes using microarray analysis following adenovirus-induced overexpression of Osr2 as well as knockdown with Osr2 siRNA, which showed that Osr2 regulates a multitude of genes involved in proliferation and the cell cycle, as well as development. Additional proliferation assays also indicated that Osr2 likely functions to elicit cell proliferation. Together, these results suggest that Osr2 plays important roles in proliferation and development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Frontier Biology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita-Osaka 565-0871, Japan. skawai@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Yoshimitsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abiko
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000235:genetics*; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D051379:Mice; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: C438618:Osr2 protein, mouse; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014157:Transcription Factors