ZIP	Zrt- and Irt-like protein
ZnT	zinc transporter
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
OA	osteoarthritis
MTF1	metal-regulatory transcription factor-1
Runx2	runt-related transcription factor 2
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
ADAMTS5	ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 5
Msx2	msh homeobox 2
Ihh	Indian hedgehog
Fgfr3	fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
Sox9	SRY-box transcription factor 9
Col1α2	collagen type I alpha 2
MMPs	matrix metalloproteinases
VCP	valosin-containing protein
cAMP	3′,5′-Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
NFAT	nuclear factor of activated T cells
ALP	alkaline phosphatase
siRNA	small interfering RNA
PDE	phosphodiesterase
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
SCD-EDS	spondylocheiro dysplastic form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
HCI	hyperostosis cranialis interna
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein