Osteochondroprogenitors are essential cells for skeletal development and homeostasis. Here the authors show that the desumoylase SENP6 suppresses p53 activity by desumoylating and stabilising TRIM28, and that SENP6 ablation leads to skeletal abnormalities, senescence in osteochondroprogenitors and chondrocytes, and premature ageing.
- Jianshuang Li
- Di Lu
- Tao Yang
