Here, the authors show that IRX3 is a transcriptional master regulator of multiple histone- and chromatin-remodeling enzymes and the SUMOylation pathway in adipocyte precursor cells. IRX3 ablation results in a SUMOylation-dependent switch from adipogenic to osteogenic identity.
- Jan-Inge Bjune
- Samantha Laber
- Simon N. Dankel