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Guimarães LM, Coura BP, Gomez RS, Gomes CC. The Molecular Pathology of Odontogenic Tumors: Expanding the Spectrum of MAPK Pathway Driven Tumors. FRONTIERS IN ORAL HEALTH 2022; 2:740788. [PMID: 35048058 PMCID: PMC8757814 DOI: 10.3389/froh.2021.740788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Odontogenic tumors comprise a heterogeneous group of lesions that arise from the odontogenic apparatus and their remnants. Although the etiopathogenesis of most odontogenic tumors remains unclear, there have been some advances, recently, in the understanding of the genetic basis of specific odontogenic tumors. The mitogen-activated protein kinases/extracellular signal-regulated kinases (MAPK/ERK) pathway is intimately involved in the regulation of important cellular functions, and it is commonly deregulated in several human neoplasms. Molecular analysis performed by different techniques, including direct sequencing, next-generation sequencing, and allele-specific qPCR, have uncovered mutations in genes related to the oncogenic MAPK/ERK signaling pathway in odontogenic tumors. Genetic mutations in this pathway genes have been reported in epithelial and mixed odontogenic tumors, in addition to odontogenic carcinomas and sarcomas. Notably, B-Raf proto-oncogene serine/threonine kinase (BRAF) and KRAS proto-oncogene GTPase (KRAS) pathogenic mutations have been reported in a high proportion of ameloblastomas and adenomatoid odontogenic tumors, respectively. In line with the reports about other neoplasms that harbor a malignant counterpart, the frequency of BRAF p.V600E mutation is higher in ameloblastoma (64% in conventional, 81% in unicystic, and 63% in peripheral) than in ameloblastic carcinoma (35%). The objective of this study was to review MAPK/ERK genetic mutations in benign and malignant odontogenic tumors. Additionally, such genetic alterations were discussed in the context of tumorigenesis, clinical behavior, classification, and future perspectives regarding therapeutic approaches.
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- Letícia Martins Guimarães
- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Peralta S, McCleary-Wheeler AL, Duhamel GE, Heikinheimo K, Grenier JK. Ultra-frequent HRAS p.Q61R somatic mutation in canine acanthomatous ameloblastoma reveals pathogenic similarities with human ameloblastoma. Vet Comp Oncol 2019; 17:439-445. [PMID: 31041834 DOI: 10.1111/vco.12487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ameloblastoma is a locally aggressive odontogenic tumour that occurs in humans and dogs. Most ameloblastomas (AM) in humans harbour mutually-exclusive driving mutations in BRAF, HRAS, KRAS, NRAS or FGFR2 that activate MAPK signalling, and in SMO that activates Hedgehog signalling. The remarkable clinical and histological similarities between canine acanthomatous ameloblastoma (CAA) and AM suggest they may harbour similar driving mutations. In this study, aimed at characterizing the mutational status of SMO, BRAF, HRAS, KRAS, NRAS and FGFR2 in CAA, we used RNA sequencing, Sanger sequencing and restriction fragment length polymorphism assays to demonstrate that 94% of CAA (n = 16) harbour a somatic HRAS p.Q61R mutation. The similarities in MAPK-activating mutational profiles between CAA and AM implicate conserved molecular mechanisms of tumorigenesis, thus, qualifying the dog as a potentially useful model of disease. Given the relevance of RAS mutations in the pathogenesis of odontogenic tumours and other types of cancer, the results of this study are of comparative, translational, and veterinary value.
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- Santiago Peralta
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.,RNA Sequencing Core, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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Coura BP, Bernardes VF, de Sousa SF, França JA, Pereira NB, Pontes HAR, Batista AC, da Cruz Perez DE, Albuquerque Junior RLCD, de Souza LB, Martins MD, Diniz MG, Gomez RS, Gomes CC. KRAS mutations drive adenomatoid odontogenic tumor and are independent of clinicopathological features. Mod Pathol 2019; 32:799-806. [PMID: 30643167 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-018-0194-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor is a benign encapsulated epithelial odontogenic tumor that shows an indolent clinical behavior. We have reported in a few adenomatoid odontogenic tumors mutations in KRAS, which is a proto-oncogene frequently mutated in cancer such as lung, pancreas, and colorectal adenocarcinomas. We aimed to assess KRAS mutations in the hotspot codons 12, 13, and 61 in a large cohort of adenomatoid odontogenic tumors and to test the association of these mutations with clinical (age, site, tumor size, follicular/extrafollicular subtypes) and histopathological parameters. Thirty eight central cases were studied. KRAS codon 12 mutations were assessed by TaqMan allele-specific qPCR (p.G12V/R) and/or Sanger sequencing, and codon 13 and 61 mutations were screened by Sanger. Histological tumor capsule thickness was evaluated by morphometric analysis. Additionally, the phosphorylated form of the MAPK downstream effector ERK1/2 was investigated. Statistical analysis was carried out to test the association of KRAS mutations with clinicopathological parameters. KRAS c.35 G >T mutation, leading to p.G12V, was detected in 15 cases. A novel mutation in adenomatoid odontogenic tumor, c.34 G >C, leading to p.G12R, was detected in 12 cases and the other 11 were wild-type. Codon 12 mutations were not associated with the clinicopathological parameters tested. RAS mutations are known to activate the MAPK pathway, and we show that adenomatoid odontogenic tumors express phosphorylated ERK1/2. In conclusion, a high proportion of adenomatoid odontogenic tumors (27/38, 71%) have KRAS codon 12 mutations, which occur independently of the clinicopathological features evaluated. Collectively, these findings indicate that KRAS mutations and MAPK pathway activation are the common features of this tumor and some cancer types. Although it is unclear why different codon 12 alleles occur in different disease contexts and the complex interactions between tumor genotype and phenotype need clarification, on the basis of our results the presence of KRAS p.G12V/R favors the adenomatoid odontogenic tumor diagnosis in challenging oral neoplasm cases.
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- Bruna Pizziolo Coura
- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Service of Oral Pathology, João de Barros Barreto University Hospital, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Preventive Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Brazil
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- Department of Dentistry, Service of Oral Pathology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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Diniz MG, Gomes CC, de Sousa SF, Xavier GM, Gomez RS. Oncogenic signalling pathways in benign odontogenic cysts and tumours. Oral Oncol 2017; 72:165-173. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Fossey S, Vahle J, Long P, Schelling S, Ernst H, Boyce RW, Jolette J, Bolon B, Bendele A, Rinke M, Healy L, High W, Roth DR, Boyle M, Leininger J. Nonproliferative and Proliferative Lesions of the Rat and Mouse Skeletal Tissues (Bones, Joints, and Teeth). J Toxicol Pathol 2016; 29:49S-103S. [PMID: 27621538 PMCID: PMC5013709 DOI: 10.1293/tox.29.3s-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The INHAND (International Harmonization of Nomenclature and Diagnostic Criteria for Lesions in Rats and Mice) Project (www.toxpath.org/inhand.asp) is an initiative of the Societies of Toxicological Pathology from Europe (ESTP), Great Britain (BSTP), Japan (JSTP) and North America (STP) to develop an internationally accepted nomenclature for proliferative and nonproliferative lesions in laboratory animals. The purpose of this publication is to provide a standardized nomenclature for classifying microscopic lesions observed in the skeletal tissues and teeth of laboratory rats and mice, with color photomicrographs illustrating examples of many common lesions. The standardized nomenclature presented in this document is also available on the internet (http://www.goreni.org/). Sources of material were databases from government, academic and industrial laboratories throughout the world.
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., Andover, MA, USA
- Dr. Schelling retired April 2015
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- LNH Tox Path Consulting, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
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- WB High Preclin Path/Tox Consulting, LLC, Rochester, NY,
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- JRL Consulting, LLC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Chair of the Skeletal Tissues INHAND Committee
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Johnson LK. Pathobiology of Transgenic and Other Induced Mutant Animals. Toxicol Pathol 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/019262339502300613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gomes CC, de Sousa SF, de Menezes GHF, Duarte AP, Pereira TDSF, Moreira RG, de Castro WH, Villacis RAR, Rogatto SR, Diniz MG, Gomez RS. Recurrent KRAS G12V pathogenic mutation in adenomatoid odontogenic tumours. Oral Oncol 2016; 56:e3-5. [PMID: 26979257 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Carolina Cavalieri Gomes
- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Genomics Multi-user Laboratory, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- International Research Center (CIPE), A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil
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- International Research Center (CIPE), A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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The aim of the present work is to analyze all scientific evidence to verify whether similarities supporting a unified explanation for odontomas and supernumerary teeth exist. A literature search was first conducted for epidemiologic studies indexed by PubMed, to verify their worldwide incidence. The analysis of the literature data shows some interesting similarities between odontomas and supernumerary teeth concerning their topographic distribution and pathologic manifestations. There is also some indication of common genetic and immuno-histochemical factors. Although from a nosological point of view, odontomas and supernumeraries are classified as distinct entities, they seem to be the expression of the same pathologic process, either malformative or hamartomatous.
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- Roberto Pippi
- “Sapienza” University of Rome - Department of Odontostomatological and Maxillo Facial Sciences - Via Caserta 6, 00161 Rome - Italy
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Kumamoto H. Molecular alterations in the development and progression of odontogenic tumors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3353/omp.14.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Odontogenic tumors are lesions derived from the elements of the tooth-forming apparatus and are found exclusively within the jawbones. This review represents a contemporary outline of our current understanding of the molecular and genetic alterations associated with the development and progression of odontogenic tumors, including oncogenes, tumor-suppressor genes, oncoviruses, growth factors, telomerase, cell cycle regulators, apoptosis-related factors, regulators of tooth development, hard tissue-related proteins, cell adhesion molecules, matrix-degrading proteinases, angiogenic factors, and osteolytic cytokines. It is hoped that better understanding of related molecular mechanisms will help to predict the course of odontogenic tumors and lead to the development of new therapeutic concepts for their management.
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- H Kumamoto
- Division of Oral Pathology, Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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Ando M, Kado S, Hashimoto K, Nagata Y, Iwata S, Takahashi M, Uchida K, Onoue M. Ameloblastic Odontoma with Amyloid Deposition in a Mouse. J Toxicol Pathol 2005. [DOI: 10.1293/tox.18.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Minoru Ando
- Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research
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- Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research
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- Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research
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- Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research
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- Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research
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Miliani de Marval PL, Macias E, Rounbehler R, Sicinski P, Kiyokawa H, Johnson DG, Conti CJ, Rodriguez-Puebla ML. Lack of cyclin-dependent kinase 4 inhibits c-myc tumorigenic activities in epithelial tissues. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:7538-47. [PMID: 15314163 PMCID: PMC506988 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.17.7538-7547.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The proto-oncogene c-myc encodes a transcription factor that is implicated in the regulation of cellular proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis and that has also been found to be deregulated in several forms of human and experimental tumors. We have shown that forced expression of c-myc in epithelial tissues of transgenic mice (K5-Myc) resulted in keratinocyte hyperproliferation and the development of spontaneous tumors in the skin and oral cavity. Although a number of genes involved in cancer development are regulated by c-myc, the actual mechanisms leading to Myc-induced neoplasia are not known. Among the genes regulated by Myc is the cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) gene. Interestingly, previous studies from our laboratory showed that the overexpression of CDK4 led to keratinocyte hyperproliferation, although no spontaneous tumor development was observed. Thus, we tested the hypothesis that CDK4 may be one of the critical downstream genes involved in Myc carcinogenesis. Our results showed that CDK4 inhibition in K5-Myc transgenic mice resulted in the complete inhibition of tumor development, suggesting that CDK4 is a critical mediator of tumor formation induced by deregulated Myc. Furthermore, a lack of CDK4 expression resulted in marked decreases in epidermal thickness and keratinocyte proliferation compared to the results obtained for K5-Myc littermates. Biochemical analysis of the K5-Myc epidermis showed that CDK4 mediates the proliferative activities of Myc by sequestering p21Cip1 and p27Kip1 and thereby indirectly activating CDK2 kinase activity. These results show that CDK4 mediates the proliferative and oncogenic activities of Myc in vivo through a mechanism that involves the sequestration of specific CDK inhibitors.
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- Paula L Miliani de Marval
- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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Ameloblastic fibroma, ameloblastic fibro-odontoma, and odontoma. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2004; 16:375-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2004.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gibson CW, Yuan ZA, Hall B, Longenecker G, Chen E, Thyagarajan T, Sreenath T, Wright JT, Decker S, Piddington R, Harrison G, Kulkarni AB. Amelogenin-deficient mice display an amelogenesis imperfecta phenotype. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:31871-5. [PMID: 11406633 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m104624200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 365] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Dental enamel is the hardest tissue in the body and cannot be replaced or repaired, because the enamel secreting cells are lost at tooth eruption. X-linked amelogenesis imperfecta (MIM 301200), a phenotypically diverse hereditary disorder affecting enamel development, is caused by deletions or point mutations in the human X-chromosomal amelogenin gene. Although the precise functions of the amelogenin proteins in enamel formation are not well defined, these proteins constitute 90% of the enamel organic matrix. We have disrupted the amelogenin locus to generate amelogenin null mice, which display distinctly abnormal teeth as early as 2 weeks of age with chalky-white discoloration. Microradiography revealed broken tips of incisors and molars and scanning electron microscopy analysis indicated disorganized hypoplastic enamel. The amelogenin null phenotype reveals that the amelogenins are apparently not required for initiation of mineral crystal formation but rather for the organization of crystal pattern and regulation of enamel thickness. These null mice will be useful for understanding the functions of amelogenin proteins during enamel formation and for developing therapeutic approaches for treating this developmental defect that affects the enamel.
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- C W Gibson
- Department of Anatomy and Histology, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Maas R, Bei M. The genetic control of early tooth development. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ORAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL BIOLOGISTS 1997; 8:4-39. [PMID: 9063623 DOI: 10.1177/10454411970080010101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Most vertebrate organs begin their initial formation by a common, developmentally conserved pattern of inductive tissue interactions between two tissues. The developing tooth germ is a prototype for such inductive tissue interactions and provides a powerful experimental system for elucidation of the genetic pathways involved in organogenesis. Members of the Msx homeobox gene family are expressed at sites of epithelial-mesenchymal interaction during embryogenesis, including the tooth. The important role that Msx genes play in tooth development is exemplified by mice lacking Msx gene function. Msxl-deficient mice exhibit an arrest in tooth development at the bud stage, while Msx2-deficient mice exhibit late defects in tooth development. The co-expression of Msx, Bmp, Lefl, and Activin beta A genes and the coincidence of tooth phenotypes in the various knockout mice suggest that these genes reside within a common genetic pathway. Results summarized here indicate that Msxl is required for the transmission of Bmp4 expression from dental epithelium to mesenchyme and also for Lefl expression. In addition, we consider the role of other signaling molecules in the epithelial-mesenchymal interactions leading to tooth formation, the role that transcription factors such as Msx play in the propagation of inductive signals, and the role of extracellular matrix. Last, as a unifying mechanism to explain the disparate tooth phenotypes in Msxl- and Msx2-deficient mice, we propose that later steps in tooth morphogenesis molecularly resemble those in early tooth development.
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- R Maas
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Yuan ZA, McAndrew KS, Collier PM, Koyama E, Chen E, Sandgren EP, Gibson CW. Albumin gene expression during mouse odontogenesis. Adv Dent Res 1996; 10:119-24; discussion 125. [PMID: 9206328 DOI: 10.1177/08959374960100020301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Albumin protein is present in developing teeth of several species. Oligomer primers and cRNA probes specific for albumin were designed to perform RT-PCR, and for in situ hybridization, respectively. In situ hybridization failed to reveal albumin expression in any tooth cells, however, albumin PCR products were amplified from tissues adhering to the roots of developing teeth from four-week-old mice. It is concluded that this source is not the primary source of albumin protein found in developing enamel, because of the location and level of expression of albumin mRNA in periodontal tissue.
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- Z A Yuan
- Department of Anatomy and Histology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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Malformations of the maxillary incisors, diagnosed as dental dysplasia, were observed as a spontaneous background lesion in 3% (females) to 9% (males) of CD-1 mice and 14.5% (females) to 10.5% (males) of CD (Sprague-Dawley) rats in a chronic inhalation study. Lesions were reported grossly as overgrown, maloccluded, or malformed incisors. Microscopic findings included tooth pulp and periodontal abscesses, fractured and necrotic teeth, periodontal cysts, malformations of the incisor roots, and expansile masses, including odontomas, of the incisor roots. Development of lesions followed a pattern of tooth pulp necrosis and/or traumatic disruption of the epithelial root sheath at the base of the tooth. Feeding a powdered ration, which reduced the normal wearing of the incisors, and repeated clipping of overgrown incisors were believed to contribute to the incidence of disease.
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- P E Losco
- Bushy Run Research Center, Export, Pennsylvania 15632, USA
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Ignelzi MA, Liu YH, Maxson RE, Snead ML. Genetically engineered mice: tools to understand craniofacial development. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ORAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL BIOLOGISTS 1995; 6:181-201. [PMID: 8785260 DOI: 10.1177/10454411950060030201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In this review, we provide a survey of the experimental approaches used to generate genetically engineered mice. Two specific examples are presented that demonstrate the applicability of these approaches to craniofacial development. In the first, a promoter analysis of the Msx2 gene is presented which illustrates the cis regulatory interactions that defined cell-specific gene expression. In the second, a mouse model of the human disease craniosynostosis, Boston type, has been created by misregulation of the Msx2 gene product. Finally. we present a formulary of spontaneously occurring and genetically engineered mice that exhibit defects in developmental processes affecting the craniofacial complex. The purpose of this review is to provide insight into the experimental approaches that are used to create genetically engineered mice and to impress upon the reader that genetically engineered mice are well-suited to address fundamental questions pertaining to the development maintenance, and regeneration of tissues and organs.
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- M A Ignelzi
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, USA
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Wright JT, Hansen L, Mahler J, Szczesniak C, Spalding JW. Odontogenic tumours in the v-Ha-ras (TG.AC) transgenic mouse. Arch Oral Biol 1995; 40:631-8. [PMID: 7575235 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9969(95)00017-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A line of homozygous transgenic mice (TG.AC) carrying a v-Ha-ras gene fused to the promoter of the zeta globin gene produces a variety of mesenchymal and epithelial neoplasms including odontogenic tumours. The 1-year incidence of odontogenic tumour formation in these mice was approx. 35%. Tumours formed more often in the mandible than maxilla. The various types of tumours frequently presented with: (1) primarily mesenchymal cells in a dense fibrous-like matrix, or (2) loose stroma surrounded by anastomosing cords of epithelial cells that exhibited squamous differentiation, or (3) odontomas forming mineralized tooth structures by well-differentiated odontoblasts and ameloblasts. Some tumours had areas with all three of these characteristics. Mineralized dentine and enamel in the odontomas were morphologically similar to those of normal murine teeth. Odontogenic tumours expressed the v-Ha-ras transgene that was primarily localized to the mesenchymal cells. Proliferating-cell nuclear antigen immunohistochemistry showed that the mesenchymal cells adjacent to the epithelial cords not only expressed the ras transgene but were also actively proliferating. The TG.AC mouse provides an excellent model for the study of odontogenic tumours and tooth development.
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- J T Wright
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599-7450, USA
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Robinson C, Brookes SJ, Kirkham J, Shore RC, Bonass WA. Uptake and metabolism of albumin by rodent incisor enamel in vivo and postmortem: implications for control of mineralization by albumin. Calcif Tissue Int 1994; 55:467-72. [PMID: 7895186 DOI: 10.1007/bf00298561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The distribution of albumin throughout enamel development in the rat mandibular incisor was investigated using sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS PAGE) and Western blotting employing an anti-rat albumin antibody. Intact albumin was detectable at all stages of enamel development but was most evident during late secretion/transition. Its concentration was subsequently reduced during the maturation stage. Albumin degradation products appeared during the transition/early maturation stage indicating that albumin breakdown preceded its removal. As albumin inhibits apatite crystal growth, its degradation and removal may be a necessary prerequisite for normal enamel crystal growth, perhaps reflecting a general mechanism for removal of residual endogenous matrix or adventitious crystal growth inhibitors. Additional studies revealed that the maturation stage was particularly susceptible to albumin influx postmortem. Albumin could therefore form part of the natural crystal growth control process, which, if not removed, could hamper maturation and lead to white spot hypoplasias.
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- C Robinson
- Division of Oral Biology, Leeds Dental Institute, University of Leeds, UK
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