Fig. 2

Transcriptomic analysis of WT and Mkx−/− tendons. a Volcano plot of differentially expressed genes between WT and Mkx−/− tendons. b Representative enriched GO terms corresponding to upregulated genes in Mkx−/− tendons. c Representative enriched GO terms corresponding to downregulated genes in Mkx−/− tendons. d Boxplots of the expression levels of genes related to angiogenesis (Ctgf, Mmp2, Pecam1 and Runx1) and osteochondrogenesis (Sox9, Runx2, Spp1 and Postn) in WT and Mkx−/− tendons. *:p < 0.05