SATB2: A versatile transcriptional regulator of craniofacial and skeleton development, neurogenesis and tumorigenesis, and its applications in regenerative medicine

Xia Huang; Qiuman Chen; Wenping Luo; Mikhail Pakvasa; Yuxin Zhang; Liwen Zheng; Shuang Li; Zhuohui Yang; Huan Zeng; Fang Liang; Fugui Zhang; Daniel A Hu; Kevin H Qin; Eric J Wang; David S Qin; Russell R Reid; Tong-Chuan He; Aravind Athiviraham; Mostafa El Dafrawy; Hongmei Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.gendis.2020.10.003

SATB2: A versatile transcriptional regulator of craniofacial and skeleton development, neurogenesis and tumorigenesis, and its applications in regenerative medicine

Genes Dis. 2020 Oct 17;9(1):95-107. doi: 10.1016/j.gendis.2020.10.003. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Xia Huang^{1

2}, Qiuman Chen^{1

2}, Wenping Luo^{1

2

3}, Mikhail Pakvasa^{3

4

5}, Yuxin Zhang^{1

2}, Liwen Zheng^{1

2}, Shuang Li^{1

2}, Zhuohui Yang^{1

2}, Huan Zeng^{1

2}, Fang Liang^{1

2}, Fugui Zhang^{1

2

3}, Daniel A Hu³, Kevin H Qin³, Eric J Wang³, David S Qin³, Russell R Reid^{3

5}, Tong-Chuan He^{3

5}, Aravind Athiviraham³, Mostafa El Dafrawy³, Hongmei Zhang^{1

3

6}

Affiliations

¹ Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401147, PR China.
² Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing 401147, PR China.
³ Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
⁴ The Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
⁵ Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
⁶ Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing 401147, PR China.

Abstract

SATB2 (special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2) is a member of the special AT-rich binding protein family. As a transcription regulator, SATB2 mainly integrates higher-order chromatin organization. SATB2 expression appears to be tissue- and stage-specific, and is governed by several cellular signaling molecules and mediators. Expressed in branchial arches and osteoblast-lineage cells, SATB2 plays a significant role in craniofacial pattern and skeleton development. In addition to regulating osteogenic differentiation, SATB2 also displays versatile functions in neural development and cancer progression. As an osteoinductive factor, SATB2 holds great promise in improving bone regeneration toward bone defect repair. In this review, we have summarized our current understanding of the physiological and pathological functions of SATB2 in craniofacial and skeleton development, neurogenesis, tumorigenesis and regenerative medicine.

Keywords: Bone regeneration; Development; Neurogenesis; SATB2; Tumorigenesis.

Publication types

Review