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Hanson-Drury S, Patni AP, Lee DL, Alghadeer A, Zhao YT, Ehnes DD, Vo VN, Kim SY, Jithendra D, Phal A, Edman NI, Schlichthaerle T, Baker D, Young JE, Mathieu J, Ruohola-Baker H. Single Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Human Tooth Type Identity and Guides In Vitro hiPSC Derived Odontoblast Differentiation (iOB). FRONTIERS IN DENTAL MEDICINE 2023; 4:10.3389/fdmed.2023.1209503. [PMID: 38259324 PMCID: PMC10802932 DOI: 10.3389/fdmed.2023.1209503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Over 90% of the U.S. adult population suffers from tooth structure loss due to caries. Most of the mineralized tooth structure is composed of dentin, a material produced and mineralized by ectomesenchyme derived cells known as odontoblasts. Clinicians, scientists, and the general public share the desire to regenerate this missing tooth structure. To bioengineer missing dentin, increased understanding of human tooth development is required. Here we interrogate at the single cell level the signaling interactions that guide human odontoblast and ameloblast development and which determine incisor or molar tooth germ type identity. During human odontoblast development, computational analysis predicts that early FGF and BMP activation followed by later HH signaling is crucial. Application of this sci-RNA-seq analysis generates a differentiation protocol to produce mature hiPSC derived odontoblasts in vitro (iOB). Further, we elucidate the critical role of FGF signaling in odontoblast maturation and its biomineralization capacity using the de novo designed FGFR1/2c isoform specific minibinder scaffolded as a C6 oligomer that acts as a pathway agonist. We find that FGFR1c is upregulated in functional odontoblasts and specifically plays a crucial role in driving odontoblast maturity. Using computational tools, we show on a molecular level how human molar development is delayed compared to incisors. We reveal that enamel knot development is guided by FGF and WNT in incisors and BMP and ROBO in the molars, and that incisor and molar ameloblast development is guided by FGF, EGF and BMP signaling, with tooth type specific intensity of signaling interactions. Dental ectomesenchyme derived cells are the primary source of signaling ligands responsible for both enamel knot and ameloblast development.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sesha Hanson-Drury
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
| | - Anjali P. Patni
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
| | - Deborah L. Lee
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
| | - Ammar Alghadeer
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
| | - Yan Ting Zhao
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
| | - Devon Duron Ehnes
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
| | - Vivian N. Vo
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
| | - Sydney Y. Kim
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
| | - Druthi Jithendra
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Biotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India
| | - Ashish Phal
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
| | - Natasha I. Edman
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Washington,Seattle, WA 98195, USA
| | - Thomas Schlichthaerle
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
| | - David Baker
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
| | - Jessica E. Young
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
| | - Julie Mathieu
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
| | - Hannele Ruohola-Baker
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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