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Mechanistically, IRF2BP2 bound to and stabilized Fos-related antigen 2 (FOSL2), an activator protein 1 (AP-1) family member, thereby facilitating FOSL2\/c-Jun complex formation and repressing SOX9 expression. Adeno-associated virus\u2013mediated (AAV-mediated) FOSL2 overexpression reversed the protective phenotype observed in\n                    <jats:italic>Irf2bp2<\/jats:italic>\n                    -deficient mice. These findings establish the Hippo\/IRF2BP2\/FOSL2\/SOX9 regulatory axis as critical for cartilage regeneration. 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