Acan	Aggrecan
ADAMTS	a disintegrin and metalloproteinases with thrombospondin motif
ceRNA	competing endogenous RNA
ChIP-Seq	chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing
circRNA	circular RNA
Col2a1	collagen type II alpha 1
Col9a2	collagen type IX alpha 2
Col11a2	collagen type XI alpha 2
Col10a1	collagen type X alpha 1
Col27a1	collagen type XXVII alpha 1
ceRNA	competing endogenous RNA
CRISPR-ChIP-MS	CRISPR-ChIP-mass spectrometry
DMM	destabilization of the medial meniscus
DNMT	DNA methyltransferase
ECM	extracellular matrix
EPAS1	endothelial PAS domain protein 1
ES	embryonic stem
GAS5	Growth-arrest-specific 5
hADSC	human adipose-derived stem cell
HDAC	histone deacetylase
HMG	high-mobility group
HIF	hypoxia inducible factor
hMSC	human mesenchymal stem cell
ISS	idiopathic short stature
JAK3	Janus kinase 3
KO	knockout
lncRNA	long ncRNA
miR-140	MiRNA-140
miRNA	microRNA
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
ncRNAs	noncoding RNAs
OA	Osteoarthritis
OARSI	Osteoarthritis Research Society International
PAK2	P21-activated kinase
PARylation	poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation
piRNAs	Piwi-interacting RNAs
pre-miRNA	precursor miRNA
pri-miRNA	primary miRNA
RCSE	rib cage-specific enhancer
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
Runx2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
siRNA	small interfering RNA
snoRNA	small nucleolar RNA
Sox5	SRY-box transcription factor 5
Sox6	SRY-box transcription factor 6
Sox9	SRY-box transcription factor 9
tRF	tRNA-derived fragment
tRNA	transition RNA
TGFβ	transforming growth factor-β
VMA21	vacuolar ATPase assembly factor 21
WT	wild-type
Wwp2	WW domain-containing protein 2