ACAN	aggrecan
ADAMTS	a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motif
ALPL	alkaline phosphatase
AP-1	activator protein 1
ATF2	activating transcription factor 2
ATG	autophagy-related
BAPX-1	homeobox protein Nkx-3.2
C/EBP	CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein
COL10A1	collagen type X
COL2A1	collagen type II
CREB	cAMP response element binding protein
DMM	destabilization of the medial meniscus
ECM	extracellular matrix
ENaC	epithelial sodium channel
ETS	erythroblast transformation specific
FOXA	forkhead box transcription factor class A
FOXO	forkhead box transcription factor class O
GATA4	GATA-binding factor 4
GLI	glioma-associated oncogene
HAT	histone acetyltransferase
HDAC	histone deacetylase
HIF	hypoxia-inducible factor
IHH	Indian hedgehog
IKK	IκB kinase
IL	interleukin
KCa	Ca2+ activated potassium channels
LC3	light chain 3
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEF2C	myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2C
MMP	matrix matalloproteinase
MR	master regulator
mTOR	mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase
MYOD	myoblast determination protein
NFAT	nuclear factor of activated T-cell
NFκB	nuclear factor kappa B
OA	osteoarthritis
PAX	paired box
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PITX1	paired-like homeodomain 1
PKA	cAMP-dependent protein kinase A
PTHrP	parathyroid hormone-like protein
RUNX2	runt-related transcription factor 2
SASP	Senescence-associated secretory phenotype
siRNA	small interfering RNA
SIRT1	sirtuin 1
SMAD3	SMAD family member 3
SOX9	SRY-BOX transcription factor 9
SP1	specificity protein 1
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
T3	active thyroid hormone
TASK-2	Acid-sensing potassium channel
tBHP	tert-butyl-hydroperoxide
TCF/LEF	T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor
TF	transcription factor
TFD ODN	transcription factor decoy oligodeoxynucleotides
TFEB	transcription factor EB
TGFβ	transforming growth factor β
TMEM16	Ca2+ activated chloride channel
TNFα	tumor necrosis factor alpha
TSS	transcription start site
ULK1/2	unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase 1 and 2
ZKSCAN3	zinc-finger protein with KRAB and SCAN domain 3