Regulatory mechanism of Sox9 gene expression in chondrocytes [ATAC-seq]

The transcription factor Sox9 (Sry-Related HMG-Box gene 9) is essential in chondrogenesis. The expression Sox9 is regulated by 1.5Mb long range genomic region in temporospatial manner and genome translocation or deletion which affect Sox9 expression cause campomelic dysplasia (CD), characterized by skeletal malformations. Although functional mechanism of Sox9 are well studied so far, regulatory mechanism of Sox9 expression and its related enhancer in chondrocytes are largely remains to be elucidated. The purpose of this study is to identify Sox9 enhancers in chondrocytes ATAC-seq