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Nevertheless, the specific involvement of ZNF750 in the regulation of mesenchymal cell differentiation and bone homeostasis has yet to be elucidated. In the current study, we observed a substantial presence of ZNF750 in bone tissue and noted alterations in its expression during osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal progenitor cells. Functional experiments indicated that ZNF750 promoted osteogenic differentiation while impeding adipogenic differentiation from mesenchymal stem\/progenitor cells. Further mechanistic investigations revealed that ZNF750 transcriptionally suppressed the expression of Snail family transcriptional repressor 1 (SNAI1) by binding to the proximal promoter region of Snai1 gene, thereby activating Wnt\/\u03b2-catenin signaling. SNAI1 exerted opposing effects on cell differentiation towards osteoblasts and adipocytes in comparison to ZNF750. The overexpression of SNAI1 counteracted the dysregulated osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation induced by ZNF750. 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