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Sp6/Epiprofin is a master regulator in the developing tooth. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 581:89-95. [PMID: 34662808 PMCID: PMC8585705 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Tooth development involves the coordinated transcriptional regulation of extracellular matrix proteins produced by ameloblasts and odontoblasts. In this study, whole-genome ChIP-seq analysis was applied to identify the transcriptional regulatory gene targets of Sp6 in mesenchymal cells of the developing tooth. Bioinformatic analysis of a pool of Sp6 target peaks identified the consensus nine nucleotide binding DNA motif CTg/aTAATTA. Consistent with these findings, a number of enamel and dentin matrix genes including amelogenin (Amelx), ameloblastin (Ambn), enamelin (Enam) and dental sialophosphoprotein (Dspp), were identified to contain Sp6 target sequences. Sp6 peaks were also found in other important tooth genes including transcription factors (Dlx2, Dlx3, Dlx4, Dlx5, Sp6, Sp7, Pitx2, and Msx2) and extracellular matrix-related proteins (Col1a2, Col11a2, Halpn1). Unsupervised UMAP clustering of tooth single cell RNA-seq data confirmed the presence of Sp6 transcripts co-expressed with many of the identified target genes within ameloblasts and odontoblasts. Lastly, transcriptional reporter assays using promoter fragments from the Hapln1 and Sp6 gene itself revealed that Sp6 co-expression enhanced gene transcriptional activity. Taken together these results highlight that Sp6 is a major regulator of multiple extracellular matrix genes in the developing tooth.
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Listik E, Azevedo Marques Gaschler J, Matias M, Neuppmann Feres MF, Toma L, Raphaelli Nahás-Scocate AC. Proteoglycans and dental biology: the first review. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 225:115199. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Xu F, Cai W, Chen W, Li L, Li X, Jiang B. Expression of Different Isoforms of Versican During the Development of Mouse Mandibular First Molars. J Histochem Cytochem 2019; 67:471-480. [PMID: 31034318 PMCID: PMC6598129 DOI: 10.1369/0022155419846875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Versican is a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan enriched in the extracellular matrix, and it has at least four different isoforms, termed V0, V1, V2, and V3. Although several studies have demonstrated that versican is stably expressed in various developing organs, the expression of versican isoforms during tooth development has not been elucidated yet. Therefore, the present study was to investigate the expression of versican isoforms in the developing mouse molars. The mandibular first molars from embryonic day (E) 11.5 to postnatal day (PN) 21 were used to investigate the expression of versican isoforms by immunohistochemistry, and the gene expressions of versican (Vcan) isoforms from E13.5 to PN7 were analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR. The results exhibited different expressing patterns of versican isoforms-the stellate reticulum (SR) and the dental mesenchymal cells adjacent to Hertwig's Epithelial Root Sheath (HERS) only expressed V1 and the mature odontoblasts mainly expressed V2, while the dental papilla and the ameloblasts might both express V0/V1/V2. These results suggested that different versican isoforms may act different roles in the tooth development, and we speculated that V0/V1 might be intimately involved in the cell proliferation while V2 was associated in the cytodifferentiation.
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics,
School & Hosipital of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai Engineering
Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China (FX,
WChen, LL, XL, BJ)
- Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and
Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School
of Medicine, Shanghai, China (WCai)
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics,
School & Hosipital of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai Engineering
Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China (FX,
WChen, LL, XL, BJ)
- Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and
Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School
of Medicine, Shanghai, China (WCai)
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics,
School & Hosipital of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai Engineering
Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China (FX,
WChen, LL, XL, BJ)
- Center for Translational Neurodegeneration and
Regenerative Therapy, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School
of Medicine, Shanghai, China (WCai)
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- Beizhan Jiang, Department of Operative
Dentistry and Endodontics, School & Hosipital of Stomatology, Tongji
University, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and
Regeneration, 399 Middle Yan Chang Road, Shanghai 200072, China. E-mail:
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Jiang B, Xu F, Li L, Chen W, Hong S, Chen R. The inhibition of glycosaminoglycan incorporation influences the cell proliferation and cytodifferentiation in cultured embryonic mouse molars. J Mol Histol 2018; 50:11-19. [PMID: 30498999 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-018-9803-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) contains a variety of complex macromolecules including proteoglycans (PGs) and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). PG consists of a protein core with covalently attached carbohydrate side chains called GAGs. Several PGs, including versican, biglycan, decorin and syndecan are involved in odontogenesis while the role of GAGs in those PGs in this process remains unclarified. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of GAGs on tooth development. The mandibular first molars at early bell stage were cultivated with or without 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-xyloside (Xyl-MU). The cultured tooth germs were metabolically labelled with [35S] Na2SO4, then PGs in tooth germs and cultured medium were extracted separately and analyzed by gel filtration. Morphological changes were evaluated on days 2, 4, 6, and histological changes were examined by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Related proteins and genes of cytodifferentiation were further examined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and quantitive real-time PCR (qPCR) respectively. Meanwhile, BrdU incorporation assay was used to explore the effect of Xyl-MU on the cell proliferation of cultured tooth germs. The results demonstrated that the incorporation of GAGs to PGs in cultured tooth germs was heavily inhibited by Xyl-MU. Accompanied by the inhibition of GAGs incorporation, Xyl-MU altered tooth morphogenesis and delayed the differentiation of ameloblasts and odontoblasts. Proliferation of inner enamel epithelium (IEE) was also inhibited. Therefore, we draw a conclusion that the inhibition of GAGs incorporation influences the cell proliferation and cytodifferentiation in cultured embryonic mouse molars.
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- Beizhan Jiang
- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, School & Hosipital of Stomatology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Tongji University, 399 Middle Yan Chang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China.
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, School & Hosipital of Stomatology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Tongji University, 399 Middle Yan Chang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, School & Hosipital of Stomatology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Tongji University, 399 Middle Yan Chang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, School & Hosipital of Stomatology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Tongji University, 399 Middle Yan Chang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, School & Hosipital of Stomatology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Tongji University, 399 Middle Yan Chang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, School & Hosipital of Stomatology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Tongji University, 399 Middle Yan Chang Road, Shanghai, 200072, China
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Nahás-Scocate ACR, de Moraes GFA, Nader HB, Vicente CM, Toma L. Analysis of proteoglycan expression in human dental pulp. Arch Oral Biol 2018; 90:67-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2018.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Grawish MEA, Khounganian R, Hamam MK, Zaher AR, Hegazy D, El-Negoly SAER, Hassan G, Zyada MM. Altered coronal tissue of the human dental pulp in chronic hepatitis C virus infected patients. J Endod 2013; 39:752-8. [PMID: 23683274 DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2012.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2012] [Revised: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 11/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is characterized by a high rate of chronicity and concerns 170 million individuals worldwide. Extrahepatic manifestations are frequently observed in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. Although extrahepatic manifestations do exist with all hepatitis viruses, they are more commonly associated with chronic HCV infection. This study aimed to evaluate qualitatively and quantitatively the effect of chronic HCV infection on the coronal tissue of the human dental pulp. METHODS Thirty sound impacted teeth were obtained from healthy individuals as healthy controls. The patient group included another 30 sound impacted teeth obtained from chronic HCV-infected patients. The coronal pulp tissues were carefully removed, fixed, and processed to be stained with hematoxylin-eosin, alcian blue (2.5)/periodic acid-Schiff, van Gieson, and fibronectin. RESULTS The tissue sections of chronic HCV patients revealed disorganized pulp tissue, chronic inflammatory cell infiltrate, thickening, stenosis and occlusion of large-sized blood vessel arteriole, and collapsed venule and lymphatic system. The acidic, neutral, and mixed mucins were increased, whereas the amount of collagen was decreased, accompanied with marked decrease in the distribution and quantity of fibronectin glycoprotein. Application of Kruskal-Wallis test showed that there were statistically significant changes between the 2 groups (P ≤ .05). CONCLUSIONS The coronal tissue of the dental pulp, like any other body tissues, is affected by chronic HCV infection, with an inappropriate cellularity, vasculature, and extracellular matrix proteins. The clinician should be alerted to these histologic changes and their subsequent implications.
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- Mohammed El-Awady Grawish
- Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Orsini G, Ruggeri A, Mazzoni A, Nato F, Manzoli L, Putignano A, Di Lenarda R, Tjäderhane L, Breschi L. A review of the nature, role, and function of dentin non-collagenous proteins. Part 1: proteoglycans and glycoproteins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-1546.2012.00270.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Hou C, Liu ZX, Tang KL, Wang MG, Sun J, Wang J, Li S. Developmental changes and regional localization of Dspp, Mepe, Mimecan and Versican in postnatal developing mouse teeth. J Mol Histol 2011; 43:9-16. [DOI: 10.1007/s10735-011-9368-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Jiang BZ, Yokohama-Tamaki T, Wang ZL, Obara N, Shibata S. Expression, localisation and synthesis of versican by the enamel organ of developing mouse molar tooth germ: an in vivo and in vitro study. Arch Oral Biol 2010; 55:995-1006. [PMID: 20813348 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2010] [Revised: 07/28/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Versican is a large, aggregating chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan. In dental tissue, versican expression occurs primarily in mesenchymal tissue but rarely in epithelial tissue. We investigated the expression, localisation and synthesis of versican in the enamel organ of the developing tooth germ. DESIGN To elucidate versican localisation in vivo, in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry were conducted in foetal ICR mice at E11.5-E18.5. Epithelium and mesenchyme from the lower first molars at E16.0 were enzymatically separated and versican mRNA expression was investigated by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Organ culture of the separated samples combined with metabolic labelling with [(35)S], followed by gel filtration, was performed to analyse secreted proteoglycans. RESULTS Versican mRNA was first expressed in the thickened dental epithelium at E12.0 and continued to be expressed in the enamel organ until the bell stage. Versican immunostaining was detected in the stellate reticulum areas from the bud stage to the apposition stage. The enamel organ at E16.0 expressed versican mRNA at a level comparable to that in dental mesenchyme. Furthermore, when compared to dental mesenchyme, about 1/2-3/4 of the [(35)S]-labelled versican-like large proteoglycan was synthesised and released into tissue explants by the enamel organ. CONCLUSIONS The dental epithelium of developing tooth germ is able to synthesise significant amounts of versican.
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- Bei-Zhan Jiang
- Division of Histology, Department of Oral Growth and Development, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Kanazawa 1757 Tobetsu-cho, Ishikari-gun, Hokkaido 061-0293, Japan
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Ruggeri A, Orsini G, Mazzoni A, Nato F, Papa V, Piccirilli M, Putignano A, Mazzotti G, De Stefano Dorigo E, Breschi L. Immunohistochemical and biochemical assay of versican in human sound predentine/dentine matrix. Eur J Histochem 2009; 53:e15. [PMID: 19864206 PMCID: PMC3168232 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2009.e15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2009] [Accepted: 06/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of versican proteoglycan within the human dentine organic matrix by means of a correlative immunohistochemical analysis with field emission in-lens scanning electron microscope (FEI-SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), fluorescence microscope (FM) and biochemical assay. Specimens containing dentine and predentine were obtained from non carious human teeth and divided in three groups: 1) FEI-SEM group: sections were exposed to a pre-embedding immunohistochemical procedure; 2) TEM group: specimens were fixed, demineralised, embedded and submitted to a post-embedding immunohistochemical procedure; 3) FM group: sections mineralised and submitted to a pre-embedding immunohistochemical procedure with fluorescence labelling. Specimens were exposed to two different antibodies to assay distribution of versican fragments and whole versican molecule.Western Blotting analysis of dentine and pulp extracts was also performed. The correlative FEI-SEM,TEM and FM analysis revealed positive immunoreaction for versican fragments both in predentine and dentine, while few gold particles identifying the whole versican molecule were found in predentine only under TEM. No labelling of versican whole molecule was detected by FEI-SEM and FM analysis. The immunoblotting analysis confirmed the morphological findings. This study suggests that in fully developed human teeth versican fragments are significant constituents of the human dentine and predentine organic matrix, while versican whole molecule can be visualised in scarce amount within predentine only. The role of versican fragments within human dentine organic matrix should be further elucidated.
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- A Ruggeri
- Department of SAU&FAL, University of Bologna, Italy
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Ho SP, Sulyanto RM, Marshall SJ, Marshall GW. The cementum-dentin junction also contains glycosaminoglycans and collagen fibrils. J Struct Biol 2005; 151:69-78. [PMID: 15964205 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2005.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2005] [Revised: 04/29/2005] [Accepted: 05/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The presence of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and their contribution to mechanical properties of the cementum-dentin junction (CDJ) were investigated using nanometer scale characterization techniques. Five to two millimeter thick transverse sections from the apical ends of human molars were ultrasectioned at room temperature under wet conditions using a diamond knife and an ultramicrotome. The structure of the CDJ under dry and wet conditions before and after digestion of GAGs and collagen fibrils was studied using an atomic force microscope (AFM). The mechanical properties of the untreated and enzyme treated CDJ under wet conditions were studied using an AFM-based nanoindenter. GAG digestion was performed for 1, 3, and 5 h at 37 degrees C using chondroitinase-ABC. Collagen fibril digestion was performed for 24 and 48 h at 37 degrees C using collagenase. As reported previously, AFM scans of dry untreated CDJ (control) revealed a valley, which transformed into a peak under wet conditions. The height differences relative to cementum and dentin of untreated and treated CDJ were determined by measuring the CDJ profile under dry and wet conditions. The depth of the valley of GAG and collagen-digested CDJ was greater than that of undigested CDJ under dry conditions. The height of the peak of GAG-digested CDJ was significantly higher than that of the undigested CDJ under wet conditions. The collagen-digested CDJ under wet conditions is assumed to form a valley because of the removal of collagen fibrils from the CDJ. However, the depth of the valley was lower compared to the depth under dry conditions. Wet AFM-based nanoindentation showed that the elastic modulus and hardness of control (3.3+/-1.2 and 0.08+/-0.03 GPa) were significantly higher (ANOVA & SNK, P < 0.05) than chondroitinase-ABC treated CDJ (0.9+/-0.4 and 0.02+/-0.004 GPa) and collagenase treated CDJ (1.5+/-0.6 and 0.04+/-0.01 GPa). No significant difference in mechanical properties between chondroitinase-ABC and collagenase treated CDJ was observed. Based on the results it was concluded that the 10-50 microm wide CDJ is a composite that includes, chondroitin-4-sulfate, chondroitin-6-sulfate, and possibly dermatan sulfate, and collagen fibrils. The association of GAGs with the collagen fibrils provides the observed controlled hydration and partially contributes toward the stiffness of the CDJ under wet conditions.
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- Sunita P Ho
- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, 707 Parnassus Avenue, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0758, USA
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Sone S, Nakamura M, Maruya Y, Takahashi I, Mizoguchi I, Mayanagi H, Sasano Y. Expression of Versican and ADAMTS During Rat Tooth Eruption. J Mol Histol 2005; 36:281-8. [PMID: 16200461 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-005-5534-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2005] [Revised: 04/14/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motifs (ADAMTS) is a family of extracellular proteases and implicated in cleaving proteoglycans, such as aggrecan, versican and brevican. No information is available about expression or localization of these ADAMTSs in teeth. Versican is a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan that is present in a variety of connective tissue including dental pulp, dentin, cementum and periodontal ligaments. The present study was designed to investigate expression of ADAMTSs and versican during rat tooth eruption. Rat maxillary first molars in weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 were examined. The mRNA expression of ADAMTS1, ADAMTS4, ADAMTS5 and versican was localized using in situ hybridization. ADAMTS1, ADAMTS4, ADAMTS5 and versican were expressed in dental pulp cells, odontoblasts, cementoblasts, cementocytes, periodontal ligament cells, osteoblasts and osteocytes. The temporal and spatial expression pattern in these cellular phenotypes was comparable among ADAMTSs and versican. The present study suggests that dental pulp cells, odontoblasts, cementoblasts, cementocytes, periodontal ligament cells, osteoblasts and osteocytes may be involved in both production and degradation of versican with secreting ADAMTS1, ADAMTS4 and ADAMTS5.
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- Shinya Sone
- Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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Snow HE, Riccio LM, Mjaatvedt CH, Hoffman S, Capehart AA. Versican expression during skeletal/joint morphogenesis and patterning of muscle and nerve in the embryonic mouse limb. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 282:95-105. [PMID: 15633171 DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Versican, an extracellular matrix proteoglycan, has been implicated in limb development and is expressed in precartilage mesenchymal condensations. However, studies have lacked precise spatial and temporal investigation of versican localization during skeletogenesis and its relationship to patterning of muscle and nerve during mammalian limb development. The transgenic mouse line hdf (heart defect), which bears a lacZ reporter construct disrupting Cspg2 encoding versican, allowed ready detection of hdf transgene expression through histochemical analysis. Hdf transgene expression in whole mount heterozygous embryos and localization of versican relative to cartilage, muscle, and nerve tissues in paraffin-embedded limb sections of wild-type embryos from 10.5-14 days postcoitum were evaluated by lacZ histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization. Versican was localized within precartilage condensations and nascent cartilages with expression diminishing during maturation of the cartilage model at later time points. Interestingly, versican remained highly expressed in developing synovial joint interzones, suggesting potential function for versican in joint morphogenesis. Isolated myoblasts, incipient skeletal muscle masses, and neurites were not present in areas of strong versican expression within the developing limb. Versican-expressing tissues may reserve space for the future limb skeleton and developing joints and may aid in patterning of muscle and nerve by deterring muscle migration and innervation into these regions.
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- Holly E Snow
- Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA
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Felszeghy S, Módis L, Németh P, Nagy G, Zelles T, Agre P, Laurikkala J, Fejerskov O, Thesleff I, Nielsen S. Expression of aquaporin isoforms during human and mouse tooth development. Arch Oral Biol 2004; 49:247-57. [PMID: 15003543 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2003.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/22/2003] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Previously, we described the development of hyaluronan (HA) deposition in human tooth germ tissues that are consistent with water transport in different stages of tooth development. The aquaporins (AQP) constitute a family of membrane water channels that are expressed in many organs. However, there are no data available about the expression pattern of aquaporin water channels in dental structures. In the present study we have characterised the expression of six different aquaporin isoforms (AQP1-5, AQP-9) in developing human and mouse tooth germs by immunohistochemistry using isoform specific antibodies. In the "bell stage" AQP1 was expressed in endothelial cells of small vessels whereas no other structures of the tooth primordial were labeled. AQP2, AQP3 and AQP9 immunoreactivity was not observed in tooth germs, whereas strong AQP4 and AQP5 expression was observed in dental lamina, inner enamel epithelium, stratum intermedium, stellate reticulum and the outer enamel epithelium. Oral epithelium also exhibited AQP4 and AQP5 immunolabeling. During development of the matrices of the dental hard tissues AQP4 and AQP5 immunostaining was observed in the odontoblasts and their processes, as well as in the secretory ameloblast and their apical processes. Immunolabeling controls were negative. In conclusion, AQP4 and AQP5 are expressed in tooth germ tissues in early development in cells that previously have been shown to express HA and/or CD44, indicating that AQP water channels may play a role for ECM hydration during tooth development.
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- S Felszeghy
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical and Health Science Centre, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, H-4012 Debrecen, Hungary.
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Shibata S, Fukada K, Imai H, Abe T, Yamashita Y. In situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry of versican, aggrecan and link protein, and histochemistry of hyaluronan in the developing mouse limb bud cartilage. J Anat 2003; 203:425-32. [PMID: 14620382 PMCID: PMC1571175 DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2003.00226.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We investigated the expression pattern of versican, aggrecan, link protein and hyaluronan in the developing limb bud cartilage of the fetal mouse using in situ hybridization and/or immunohistochemistry. Versican mRNA and immunostaining were detected in the mesenchymal cell condensation of the future digital bone at E13. Versican mRNA expression rapidly disappeared from the tibial cartilage, as cartilage formation progressed during E13-15, but the immunostaining was gradually replaced by aggrecan immunostaining from the diaphysis. Immunostaining for both molecules thus had a 'nega-posi' pattern and consequently versican immunostaining was still detected at the epiphyseal end at E15. This result indicated that versican functions as a temporary framework in newly formed cartilage matrix. An aggrecan-positive region within the cartilage invariably had intense hyaluronan staining, whereas a versican-positive region also had affinity for hyaluronan within the cartilage, but not in the mesenchymal cell condensation. Therefore, the presence of versican aggregates was not confirmed in the developing limb bud cartilage. Furthermore, although link protein was more closely related with aggrecan than versican during limb bud cartilage formation, there was a discrepancy between the expression of aggrecan and link protein in tibial cartilage at E15. In particular, only a link protein-positive region was present in the marginal area of the metaphysis and the epiphysis at this stage. This finding may indicate a novel role for link protein.
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- S Shibata
- Maxillofacial Anatomy, Department of Maxillofacial Biology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Czipri M, Otto JM, Cs-Szabó G, Kamath RV, Vermes C, Firneisz G, Kolman KJ, Watanabe H, Li Y, Roughley PJ, Yamada Y, Olsen BR, Glant TT. Genetic rescue of chondrodysplasia and the perinatal lethal effect of cartilage link protein deficiency. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:39214-23. [PMID: 12732630 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m303329200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The targeted disruption of cartilage link protein gene (Crtl1) in homozygous mice resulted in a severe chondrodysplasia and perinatal lethality. This raised the question of whether the abnormalities seen in Crtl1 null mice are all caused by the absence of link protein in cartilage or whether the deficiency of the protein in other tissues and organs contributed to the phenotype. To address this question we have generated transgenic mice overexpressing cartilage link protein under the control of a cartilage-specific promoter, and then these transgenic mice were used for a genetic rescue of abnormalities in Crtl1 null mice. While the overexpression of cartilage link protein resulted in no abnormal phenotype, the cartilage-specific transgene expression of link protein could completely prevent the perinatal mortality of link protein-deficient mice and, depending on the level of the link protein expression, rescue skeletal abnormalities. Although link protein was originally isolated from cartilage, we found and determined Crtl1 transcripts and corresponding proteins in every organ tested from mouse embryos to aging animals. We also identified three additional members of the link protein family, all co-localized with hyaluronic acid-binding proteoglycans in the mouse genome. The ubiquitous presence of link protein suggests a general and systemic function of link protein in the organization of extracellular matrix in a number of tissues, possibly interacting with other proteoglycans, such as versican, brevican, and neurocan.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Western
- Brevican
- Cartilage/metabolism
- Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans/metabolism
- Cloning, Molecular
- Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary/genetics
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Genotype
- Homozygote
- Hyaluronic Acid/metabolism
- Lectins, C-Type
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Transgenic
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Models, Genetic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism
- Neurocan
- Phenotype
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Protein Binding
- Proteins/genetics
- Proteoglycans
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Tissue Distribution
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transgenes
- Versicans
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Affiliation(s)
- Mátyás Czipri
- Section of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Biochemistry, Rush University at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Yoneda S, Shibata S, Yamashita Y, Yanagishita M. Biosynthesis of versican by rat dental pulp cells in culture. Arch Oral Biol 2002; 47:435-42. [PMID: 12102759 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(02)00029-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The biosynthesis of proteoglycans by these cultured pulp cells was investigated by metabolic labelling, using [(35)S]sulphate, [(3)H]glucosamine and [(3)H]leucine as precursors. Versican-like large proteoglycan, decorin- and biglycan-like small proteoglycans and a small amount of sulphated protein were released into the culture medium. Heparan sulphate species were also identified in cell-layer extracts. Versican-like proteoglycan had an average molecular mass of approximately 800kDa. The molecular mass of chondroihnase ABC-digested core protein exhibited heterogeneity, ranging from 250 to 400kDa, and the glycosaminoglycan chains had an average molecular mass of approximately 42kDa. These results indicate the presence of 10-13 glycosaminoglycan chains per core protein, consistent with the characteristics of versican. This glycosaminoglycan chain contained approximately 63% 4-sulphated disaccharides.
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- S Yoneda
- Cariology and Operative Dentistry, Department of Restorative Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan.
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Shibata S, Yoneda S, Yanagishita M, Yamashita Y. Developmental changes and regional differences in histochemical localization of hyaluronan and versican in postnatal molar dental pulp. Int Endod J 2002; 35:159-65. [PMID: 11843971 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2002.00460.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM The main aim of this study was to investigate the developmental changes in the distribution patterns of hyaluronan (HA) and versican in postnatal rat molar dental pulp, in order to confirm the hypothesis that the distribution of both molecules can vary with physiological conditions in the dental pulp. METHODOLOGY Thirty postnatal Sprague-Dawley rats, 1, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and 49 days old, were used for this study. Immunohistochemistry for versican with monoclonal antibodies 12C5 and CS-56 and histochemical staining for HA with HA-binding protein were applied to paraffin sections of the mandibular first molars at each age. RESULTS At day 1, both molecules were evenly distributed in the interior parts of the pulp, but strong reactions for both molecules appeared in the subodontoblastic layer of the coronal pulp by the completion of crown formation. However, a strong reaction for HA and a weak reaction for versican were seen in the subodontoblastic layer of the radicular pulp. Furthermore, a versican-deficient, low-HA area first appeared in the interior of the coronal pulp at day 42 and expanded at day 49. CONCLUSIONS Distribution of hyaluronan and versican in the dental pulp varied with age and also showed regional differences between the coronal and the radicular pulp, and this supports the hypothesis described above.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shunichi Shibata
- Department of Maxillofacial Anatomy, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan.
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Shibata S, Fukada K, Suzuki S, Ogawa T, Yamashita Y. Histochemical localisation of versican, aggrecan and hyaluronan in the developing condylar cartilage of the fetal rat mandible. J Anat 2001; 198:129-35. [PMID: 11273038 PMCID: PMC1468203 DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2001.19820129.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We investigated the histochemical localisation of versican, aggrecan and hyaluronan in the developing condylar cartilage of the fetal rat mandible at d 15-17 of gestation. At d 15 of gestation, immunostaining for versican was detected in the anlage of the future condylar process (condylar anlage), although the staining intensity showed a considerable regional variation. At d 16 of gestation, a metachromatically stained matrix firstly appeared in the condylar anlage. Aggrecan, hyaluronan and versican were simultaneously detected in this newly formed condylar cartilage. At d 17 of gestation, immunostaining for versican became restricted to the perichondrium and was barely detected in the cartilage. Colocalisation of versican and aggrecan was also seen in the cranial base cartilage at d 14 of gestation. These results indicate that although versican is replaced by aggrecan during the transition from prechondrogenic tissue to cartilage, both molecules were temporally colocalised in the newly formed cartilage. A hyaluronan-rich, low-versican area was identified in the posterior end of the condylar anlage during d 15-17 of gestation. The existence of this area is a unique structural feature of the developing condylar cartilage.
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- S Shibata
- Maxillofacial Anatomy, Department of Maxillofacial Biology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
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Shibata S, Yoneda S, Yanagishita M, Yamashita Y. Isolation of proteoglycan (versican) aggregate from rat dental pulp. Arch Oral Biol 2000; 45:563-8. [PMID: 10785519 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(00)00023-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Versican is a large interstitial proteoglycan that is believed to be able to bind hyaluronan to form large aggregate structures, but no study has isolated native versican aggregates from any tissue. In this study, ternary aggregate structures consisting of versican, hyaluronan, and link protein were isolated from rat dental pulp by associative extractions followed by caesium sulphate rate zonal sedimentation centrifugation. Fractions from the centrifugation were analysed by dot blot and Western blot using monoclonal antibodies and hyaluronan-binding protein. About 60% of the hexuronic acid was extracted by associative extractions. Positive reactions for versican, hyaluronan and link protein were clearly detected in the bottom fractions from the centrifugation, but were barely detectable in the top fractions. These results suggest that the majority of the versican, hyaluronan, and link protein forms ternary aggregate structures in the rat dental pulp.
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- S Shibata
- Department of Maxillofacial Anatomy, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Cheng H, Caterson B, Yamauchi M. Identification and immunolocalization of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in tooth cementum. Connect Tissue Res 2000; 40:37-47. [PMID: 10770649 DOI: 10.3109/03008209909005276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Proteoglycans (PGs) display a great diversity in their core proteins as well as carbohydrate structures and are thought to be involved in many biological functions. Recently we have identified and immunolocalized two keratan sulfate PGs, fibromodulin and lumican, in bovine tooth cementum (Cheng et al., Connect. Tissue Res. 34: 87-96, 1996). The objectives of this study were to identify and characterize chondroitin sulfate (CS) PGs in cementum. In order to explore their potential association with mineral, bovine cementum matrix molecules were fractionated into mineral-unbound and -bound matrices by sequential extraction. Both fractions were subjected to DEAE anion exchange column chromatography and the eluate collected was assayed for C4S and C6S isomers by dot blot immunoassay with specific monoclonal antibodies, 2-B-6 and 3-B-3, respectively. Two families of CSPGs were identified mainly in the mineral-unbound fraction. One contained only C4S glycosaminoglycan and the other both C6S and C4S. By biochemical and immunochemical analyses, decorin and biglycan were identified in the former and versican in the latter. The ratio of C6S to C4S isomers of cementum versican was approximately 7:1. Furthermore, these PGs were immunolocalized in and around tooth cementum using antibodies generated against the respective core proteins. Intensive immunostaining for versican was found almost exclusively in the lacunae housing cementocytes in cementum and osteocytes in alveolar bone, respectively. Immunostaining for decorin was mainly associated with collagen fibers in the periodontal ligament and slightly in cementum matrix, while the one for biglycan was mainly in cementoblasts/precementum. These differential tissue distributions of the CSPGs suggest that they may play distinct roles in cementogenesis.
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- H Cheng
- Dental Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7455, USA
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Shibata S, Kaneko S, Yanagishita M, Yamashita Y. Histochemical localization of hyaluronan and versican in the rat molar dental pulp. Arch Oral Biol 1999; 44:373-6. [PMID: 10348364 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(98)00110-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The distribution of hyaluronan and versican in the dental pulp of the young rat was mapped histochemically. The pattern of staining showed considerable variation between different teeth and different specimens. The most common pattern was a strong reaction for hyaluronan and a weak reaction for versican in the subodontoblastic region, with the reverse deeper in the pulp. This was not an entirely consistent pattern and there was considerable regional variation in the staining intensity for both molecules. The localization of these molecules at similar sites could thus indicate related roles in the connective tissue matrix rather than any chemical bonding between them.
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- S Shibata
- 1st Department of Oral Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
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