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Sriwattanapong K, Theerapanon T, Khamwachirapitak C, Sae-Ear P, Sa-Ard-Iam N, Shotelersuk V, Porntaveetus T. In-depth investigation of FAM20A insufficiency effects on deciduous dental pulp cells: Altered behaviours, osteogenic differentiation, and inflammatory gene expression. Int Endod J 2024; 57:745-758. [PMID: 38477421 DOI: 10.1111/iej.14056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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AIM Loss-of-function mutations in FAM20A result in amelogenesis imperfecta IG (AI1G) or enamel-renal syndrome, characterized by hypoplastic enamel, ectopic calcification, and gingival hyperplasia, with some cases reporting spontaneous tooth infection. Despite previous reports on the consequence of FAM20A reduction in gingival fibroblasts and transcriptome analyses of AI1G pulp tissues, suggesting its involvement in mineralization and infection, its role in deciduous dental pulp cells (DDP) remains unreported. The aim of this study was to evaluate the properties of DDP obtained from an AI1G patient, providing additional insights into the effects of FAM20A on the mineralization of DDP. METHODOLOGY DDP were obtained from a FAM20A-AI1G patient (mutant cells) and three healthy individuals. Cellular behaviours were examined using flow cytometry, MTT, attachment and spreading, colony formation, and wound healing assays. Osteogenic induction was applied to DDP, followed by alizarin red S staining to assess their osteogenic differentiation. The expression of FAM20A-related genes, osteogenic genes, and inflammatory genes was analysed using real-time PCR, Western blot, and/or immunolocalization. Additionally, STRING analysis was performed to predict potential protein-protein interaction networks. RESULTS The mutant cells exhibited a significant reduction in FAM20A mRNA and protein levels, as well as proliferation, migration, attachment, and colony formation. However, normal FAM20A subcellular localization was maintained. Additionally, osteogenic/odontogenic genes, OSX, OPN, RUNX2, BSP, and DSPP, were downregulated, along with upregulated ALP. STRING analysis suggested a potential correlation between FAM20A and these osteogenic genes. After osteogenic induction, the mutant cells demonstrated reduced mineral deposition and dysregulated expression of osteogenic genes. Remarkably, FAM20A, FAM20C, RUNX2, OPN, and OSX were significantly upregulated in the mutant cells, whilst ALP, and OCN was downregulated. Furthermore, the mutant cells exhibited a significant increase in inflammatory gene expression, that is, IL-1β and TGF-β1, whereas IL-6 and NFκB1 expression was significantly reduced. CONCLUSION The reduction of FAM20A in mutant DDP is associated with various cellular deficiencies, including delayed proliferation, attachment, spreading, and migration as well as altered osteogenic and inflammatory responses. These findings provide novel insights into the biology of FAM20A in dental pulp cells and shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying AI1G pathology.
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- Kanokwan Sriwattanapong
- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Precision Dentistry, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Precision Dentistry, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Precision Dentistry, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Oral Biology Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Periodontal Disease and Dental Implant, Immunology Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Excellence Center for Genomics and Precision Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Genomics and Precision Dentistry, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- International Graduate Program in Geriatric Dentistry and Special Patients Care, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Li L, Liu P, Lv X, Yu T, Jin X, Wang R, Xie X, Wang Q, Liu Y, Saiyin W. Ablation of FAM20C caused short root defects via suppressing the BMP signaling pathway in mice. J Orofac Orthop 2023; 84:349-361. [PMID: 35316352 DOI: 10.1007/s00056-022-00386-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Short root defects are prone to cause various periodontal diseases and lead to tooth loss in some serious cases. Studies about the mechanisms governing the development of the root are needed for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of short root defects. The protein family with sequence similarity 20 group C (FAM20C) is a Golgi casein kinase that has been well studied in the development of tooth crown formation. However, whether FAM20C plays a role in the development of tooth root is still unknown. Thus, we generated Sox2-Cre;Fam20cfl/fl (cKO) mice, in which Fam20c was ablated in both the dental epithelium and dental mesenchyme, and found that the cKO mice showed severe short root defects mainly by inhibiting the development of dental mesenchyme in the root region. In this investigation, we found morphological changes and differentiation defects, with reduced expression of dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) in odontoblasts of the root region in cKO mice. Furthermore, the proliferation rate of apical papillary cells was reduced in the root of cKO mice. In addition, the levels of bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) and phospho-Smad1/5/8, and that of Osterix and Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4), two downstream target molecules of the BMP signaling pathway, were significantly reduced in the root of cKO mice. These results indicate that FAM20C plays an essential role in the development of the root by regulating the BMP signaling pathway.
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- Lili Li
- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Road, Nangang, 150086, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Road, Nangang, 150086, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Road, Nangang, 150086, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Road, Nangang, 150086, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Road, Nangang, 150086, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Road, Nangang, 150086, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Institute of Hard Tissue Development and Regeneration, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 150001, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, The Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, 82 Zhongshan Road, Xiangfang, 150036, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Road, Nangang, 150086, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Road, Nangang, 150086, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
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Naniwa K, Hirose K, Usami Y, Hata K, Araki R, Uzawa N, Komori T, Toyosawa S. Fam20C overexpression in odontoblasts regulates dentin formation and odontoblast differentiation. J Mol Histol 2023; 54:329-347. [PMID: 37357253 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-023-10123-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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FAM20C phosphorylates secretory proteins at S-x-E/pS motifs, and previous studies of Fam20C-dificient mice revealed that FAM20C played essential roles in bone and tooth formation. Inactivation of FAM20C in mice led to hypophosphatemia that masks direct effect of FAM20C in these tissues, and consequently the direct role of FAM20C remains unknown. Our previous study reported that osteoblast/odontoblast-specific Fam20C transgenic (Fam20C-Tg) mice had normal serum phosphate levels and that osteoblastic FAM20C-mediated phosphorylation regulated bone formation and resorption. Here, we investigated the direct role of FAM20C in dentin using Fam20C-Tg mice. The tooth of Fam20C-Tg mice contained numerous highly phosphorylated proteins, including SIBLINGs, compared to that of wild-type mice. In Fam20C-Tg mice, coronal dentin volume decreased and mineral density unchanged at early age, while the volume unchanged and the mineral density elevated at maturity. In these mice, radicular dentin volume and mineral density decreased at all ages, and histologically, the radicular dentin had wider predentin and abnormal apical-side dentin with embedded cells and argyrophilic canaliculi. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed that abnormal apical-side dentin had bone and dentin matrix properties accompanied with osteoblast-lineage cells. Further, in Fam20C-Tg mice, DSPP content which is important for dentin formation, was reduced in dentin, especially radicular dentin, which might lead to defects mainly in radicular dentin. Renal subcapsular transplantations of tooth germ revealed that newly formed radicular dentin replicated apical abnormal dentin of Fam20C-Tg mice, corroborating that FAM20C overexpression indeed caused the abnormal dentin. Our findings indicate that odontoblastic FAM20C-mediated phosphorylation in the tooth regulates dentin formation and odontoblast differentiation.
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- Kohei Naniwa
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Oncology and Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Bruker Japan K.K. BioSpin Division, Application Department, 3-9 Kanagawaku Moriyacho, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 221-0022, Japan
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Oncology and Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Bone Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Non-lethal Raine Syndrome Report Lacking Characteristic Clinical Features. J Mol Neurosci 2021; 71:2482-2486. [PMID: 34259997 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-021-01873-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Raine syndrome is a rare, often lethal autosomal recessive condition marked by congenital malformations that range in severity. Considering that several case reports of this syndrome describe cases of stillbirth or perinatal death, information about the clinical presentation and development of this condition in mild, non-lethal cases is lacking. With that in mind, in this case report, we describe the clinical, oro-dental, and skeletal findings of a 14-year-old Brazilian patient diagnosed with a mild form of non-lethal Raine syndrome. This patient has very mild facial dysmorphia, not displaying hypoplastic nose, micrognathia, low set ears or depressed nasal bridge, which is uncommon even in other mild, non-lethal cases of RS. Furthermore, this patient has bilateral brain calcifications and a series of oro-dental abnormalities, such as amelogenesis imperfecta and recurrent periodontal abcesses. Sanger sequencing of genomic DNA identified a homozygous missense variant c.1487C > T at exon 9 of FAM20C (NM_020223.4) in the patient. The patient's mother carries the same variant but is heterozygous. This variant predicts a proline to leucine substitution in position 496 (p.P496L, NP_064608.2) previously reported, which allows for the phenotypic comparison between these cases. This way, this case report calls attention to how differently RS can appear, highlighting the importance of new non-lethal Raine syndrome case reports to help further determine the phenotypic spectrum of this condition.
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Nikoloudaki G. Functions of Matricellular Proteins in Dental Tissues and Their Emerging Roles in Orofacial Tissue Development, Maintenance, and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126626. [PMID: 34205668 PMCID: PMC8235165 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Matricellular proteins (MCPs) are defined as extracellular matrix (ECM) associated proteins that are important regulators and integrators of microenvironmental signals, contributing to the dynamic nature of ECM signalling. There is a growing understanding of the role of matricellular proteins in cellular processes governing tissue development as well as in disease pathogenesis. In this review, the expression and functions of different MP family members (periostin, CCNs, TSPs, SIBLINGs and others) are presented, specifically in relation to craniofacial development and the maintenance of orofacial tissues, including bone, gingiva, oral mucosa, palate and the dental pulp. As will be discussed, each MP family member has been shown to have non-redundant roles in development, tissue homeostasis, wound healing, pathology and tumorigenesis of orofacial and dental tissues.
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- Georgia Nikoloudaki
- Schulich Dentistry Department, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada; ; Tel.: +1-519-661-2111 (ext. 81102)
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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The ABCs of the atypical Fam20 secretory pathway kinases. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100267. [PMID: 33759783 PMCID: PMC7948968 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The study of extracellular phosphorylation was initiated in late 19th century when the secreted milk protein, casein, and egg-yolk protein, phosvitin, were shown to be phosphorylated. However, it took more than a century to identify Fam20C, which phosphorylates both casein and phosvitin under physiological conditions. This kinase, along with its family members Fam20A and Fam20B, defined a new family with altered amino acid sequences highly atypical from the canonical 540 kinases comprising the kinome. Fam20B is a glycan kinase that phosphorylates xylose residues and triggers peptidoglycan biosynthesis, a role conserved from sponges to human. The protein kinase, Fam20C, conserved from nematodes to humans, phosphorylates well over 100 substrates in the secretory pathway with overall functions postulated to encompass endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis, nutrition, cardiac function, coagulation, and biomineralization. The preferred phosphorylation motif of Fam20C is SxE/pS, and structural studies revealed that related member Fam20A allosterically activates Fam20C by forming a heterodimeric/tetrameric complex. Fam20A, a pseudokinase, is observed only in vertebrates. Loss-of-function genetic alterations in the Fam20 family lead to human diseases such as amelogenesis imperfecta, nephrocalcinosis, lethal and nonlethal forms of Raine syndrome with major skeletal defects, and altered phosphate homeostasis. Together, these three members of the Fam20 family modulate a diverse network of secretory pathway components playing crucial roles in health and disease. The overarching theme of this review is to highlight the progress that has been made in the emerging field of extracellular phosphorylation and the key roles secretory pathway kinases play in an ever-expanding number of cellular processes.
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Lin JH, Lin IP, Ohyama Y, Mochida H, Kudo A, Kaku M, Mochida Y. FAM20C directly binds to and phosphorylates Periostin. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17155. [PMID: 33051588 PMCID: PMC7555550 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74400-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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It is widely accepted that FAM20C functions as a Golgi casein kinase and has large numbers of kinase substrates within the secretory pathway. It has been previously reported that FAM20C is required for maintenance of healthy periodontal tissues. However, there has been no report that any extracellular matrix molecules expressed in periodontal tissues are indeed substrates of FAM20C. In this study, we sought to identify the binding partner(s) of FAM20C. FAM20C wild-type (WT) and its kinase inactive form D478A proteins were generated. These proteins were electrophoresed and the Coomassie Brilliant Blue (CBB)-positive bands were analyzed to identify FAM20C-binding protein(s) by Mass Spectrometry (MS) analysis. Periostin was found by the analysis and the binding between FAM20C and Periostin was investigated in cell cultures and in vitro. We further determined the binding region(s) within Periostin responsible for FAM20C-binding. Immunolocalization of FAM20C and Periostin was examined using mouse periodontium tissues by immunohistochemical analysis. In vitro kinase assay was performed using Periostin and FAM20C proteins to see whether FAM20C phosphorylates Periostin in vitro. We identified Periostin as one of FAM20C-binding proteins by MS analysis. Periostin interacted with FAM20C in a kinase-activity independent manner and the binding was direct in vitro. We further identified the binding domain of FAM20C in Periostin, which was mapped within Fasciclin (Fas) I domain 1-4 of Periostin. Immunolocalization of FAM20C was observed in periodontal ligament (PDL) extracellular matrix where that of Periostin was also immunostained in murine periodontal tissues. FAM20C WT, but not D478A, phosphorylated Periostin in vitro. Consistent with the overlapped expression pattern of FAM20C and Periostin, our data demonstrate for the first time that Periostin is a direct FAM20C-binding partner and that FAM20C phosphorylates Periostin in vitro.
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- Ju-Hsien Lin
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Information, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Bio-Prosthodontics, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Fan L, Deng S, Sui X, Liu M, Cheng S, Wang Y, Gao Y, Chu CH, Zhang Q. Constitutive activation of β-catenin in ameloblasts leads to incisor enamel hypomineralization. J Mol Histol 2018; 49:499-507. [PMID: 30066216 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-018-9788-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Enamel is the hardest tissue with the highest degree of mineralization protecting the dental pulp from injury in vertebrates. The ameloblasts differentiated from ectoderm-derived epithelial cells are a single cell layer and are important for the enamel formation and mineralization. Wnt/β-catenin signaling has been proven to exert an important role in the mineralization of bone, dentin and cementum. Little was known about the regulatory mechanism of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in ameloblasts during amelogenesis, especially in the mineralization of enamel. To investigate the role of β-catenin in ameloblasts, we established Amelx-Cre; β-catenin∆ex3fl/fl (CA-β-catenin) mice, which could constitutive activate β-catenin in ameloblasts. It showed the delayed mineralization and eventual hypomineralization in the incisor enamel of CA-β-catenin mice. Meanwhile, the amelogenesis-related proteinases Mmp20 and Klk4 were decreased in the incisors of CA-β-catenin mice. These data indicated that β-catenin plays an essential role in differentiation and function of ameloblasts during amelogenesis.
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- Linlin Fan
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Hospital Affiliated to Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, Shandong, China
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China. .,Department of Endodontics, School of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
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Liu C, Zhou N, Wang Y, Zhang H, Jani P, Wang X, Lu Y, Li N, Xiao J, Qin C. Abrogation of Fam20c altered cell behaviors and BMP signaling of immortalized dental mesenchymal cells. Exp Cell Res 2018; 363:188-195. [PMID: 29337188 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2018.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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FAM20C mutations compromise the mineralization of skeleton and tooth in both human and mouse. Putatively, the mineralization disorder is attributed to the elevated fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), which reduced the serum phosphorus by suppressing the reabsorption of phosphorus in kidney. Besides the regulation on systemic phosphorus homeostasis, FAM20C was also implicated to regulate cell behaviors and gene expression through a cell-autonomous manner. To identify the primary effects of Fam20c on dental mesenchymal cells, mouse Fam20c-deficient dental mesenchymal cells were generated by removing the floxed alleles from the immortalized mouse Fam20cf/f dental mesenchymal cells with Cre-expressing lentivirus. The removal of Fam20c exerted no impact on cell morphology, but suppressed the proliferation and mobility of the dental mesenchymal cells. Fam20c deficiency also significantly reduced the expression of Osterix, Runx2, type I Collagen a 1 (Col1a1), Alkaline phosphatase (Alpl) and the members of the small integrin-binding ligand, N-linked glycoprotein (SIBLING) family, but increased Fgf23 expression. Consistently, the in vitro mineralization of Fam20c-deficient dental mesenchymal cells was severely disabled. However, supplements of the non-collagenous proteins from wild type rat dentin failed to rescue the compromised mineralization, suggesting that the roles of FAM20C in tooth mineralization are more than phosphorylating local matrices and regulating systemic phosphorus metabolism. Moreover, the down-regulated BMP signaling pathways in the Fam20c deficient dental mesenchymal cells revealed that the kinase activity of FAM20C might be required to maintain BMP signaling. In summary, our study discloses that Fam20c indeed regulates cell behaviors and cell signaling pathway in a cell-autonomous manner.
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- Chao Liu
- Department of Oral Biology, College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75246, USA.
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- Department of Oral Biology, College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Oral Biology, College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Oral Biology, College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75246, USA.
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Li Q, Yi B, Feng Z, Meng R, Tian C, Xu Q. FAM20C could be targeted by TET1 to promote odontoblastic differentiation potential of human dental pulp cells. Cell Prolif 2017; 51:e12426. [PMID: 29277934 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Ten-eleven translocation 1 (TET1) is a DNA methylcytosine (mC) dioxygenase discovered recently that can convert 5-mC into 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC). We previously reported that TET1 promotes odontoblastic differentiation of human dental pulp cells (hDPCs). The gene encoding the family with sequence similarity 20, member C (FAM20C) protein, is a potential TET1 target and showed demethylation during odontoblastic differentiation of hDPCs in our previous study. This study aimed to explore whether TET1-mediated hydroxymethylation could activate the FAM20C gene, thereby regulating hDPC differentiation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The expression pattern of FAM20C and its potential changes during odontoblastic induction of hDPCs were assessed by Western blotting. Lentivirus-mediated transduction with short hairpin RNA (shRNA) was used to knock down FAM20C and TET1 expression in hDPCs. The mineralization potential of hDPCs was evaluated with an ALPase activity assay and by observing the mineralized matrix deposition and the expression of odontoblast-related markers DSPP and DMP1. Recombinant human FAM20C protein (rhFAM20C) was reintroduced into shTET1 cells in a rescue experiment. The dynamic hydroxymethylation status of the FAM20C gene promoter was examined using hydroxymethylated DNA immunoprecipitation (IP)-PCR. Chromatin IP-PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis were utilized to validate the recruitment of TET1 to its target loci in the FAM20C promoter. RESULTS FAM20C protein level was upregulated after the odontoblastic induction of hDPCs. shRNA-mediated FAM20C suppression reduced the expression of DSPP and DMP1 after odontoblastic induction for 7 and 14 days. ALPase activity was reduced on day 7, and the formation of mineralized nodules was attenuated on day 14 after odontoblastic induction in FAM20C-inhibited hDPCs. Genomic 5hmC levels significantly decreased, and total 5mC levels increased in TET1-deficient hDPCs. In addition, a significant reduction in FAM20C also emerged. The rhFAM20C treatment of shTET1 cells attenuated the mineralization abnormalities caused by TET1 depletion. TET1 depletion prompted a decline in 5hmC levels in several regions on the FAM20C promoter. Enhanced TET1 recruitment was detected at the corresponding loci in the FAM20C promoter during odontoblastic induction. CONCLUSION TET1 knockdown suppressed odontoblastic differentiation by restraining its direct binding to FAM20C promoter, and hence inhibiting FAM20C hydroxymethylation and subsequent transcription. These results suggest that TET1 potentially promotes the cytodifferentiation potential of hDPCs through its DNA demethylation machinery and upregulation of FAM20C protein expression.
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- Qimeng Li
- Hospital of Stomatology & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Liu C, Zhang H, Jani P, Wang X, Lu Y, Li N, Xiao J, Qin C. FAM20C regulates osteoblast behaviors and intracellular signaling pathways in a cell-autonomous manner. J Cell Physiol 2017; 233:3476-3486. [PMID: 28926103 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Recent studies indicate that Family with sequence similarity 20 member C (FAM20C) catalyzes the phosphorylation of secreted proteins, and participates in a variety of biological processes, including cell proliferation, migration, mineralization, and phosphate homeostasis. To explore the local influences of FAM20C on osteoblast, Fam20c-deficient osteoblasts were generated by treating the immortalized Fam20cf/f osteoblasts with CMV-Cre-IRES-EGFP lentivirus. Compared with the normal Fam20cf/f osteoblasts, the expression of Bone sialoprotein (Bsp), Osteocalcin (Ocn), Fibroblast growth factor 23 (Fgf23), and transcription factors that promote osteoblast maturation were up-regulated in the Fam20c-deficient osteoblasts. In contrast, the expression of Dental matrix protein 1 (Dmp1), Dentin sialophosphoprotein (Dspp), Osteopontin (Opn), type I Collagen a 1 (Col1a1), and Alkine phosphatase (Alp) were down-regulated in the Fam20c-deficient cells. These alterations disclosed the primary regulation of Fam20c on gene expression. The Fam20c-deficient osteoblasts showed a remarkable reduction in the ability of forming mineralized nodules. However, supplements of extracellular matrix proteins extracted from the normal bone failed to rescue the reduced mineralization, suggesting that FAM20C may affect the biomineralization by the means more than local phosphorylation of extracellular matrix proteins and systemic phosphorus homeostasis. Moreover, although Fam20c deficiency had little impact on cell proliferation, it significantly reduced cell migration and lowered the levels of p-Smad1/5/8, p-Erk and p-p38, suggesting that the kinase activity of FAM20C might be essential to cell mobility and the activity of BMP ligands. In summary, these findings provide evidences that FAM20C may regulate osteoblast maturation, migration, mineralization, and BMP signaling pathways in a cell-autonomous manner.
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- Chao Liu
- Department of Oral Biology, College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Oral Biology, College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Oral Biology, College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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Liu P, Ma S, Zhang H, Liu C, Lu Y, Chen L, Qin C. Specific ablation of mouse Fam20C in cells expressing type I collagen leads to skeletal defects and hypophosphatemia. Sci Rep 2017; 7:3590. [PMID: 28620244 PMCID: PMC5472603 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03960-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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FAM20C mutations in humans cause Raine syndrome and our previous studies showed that global inactivation of mouse Fam20C led to bone and dental defects. By crossbreeding 2.3
kb Col 1a1-Cre mice with Fam20Cflox/flox mice, we created 2.3
kb Col 1a1-Cre;Fam20Cfoxl/flox (cKO) mice, in which Fam20C was inactivated in cells expressing Type I collagen. This study showed that the long bones of cKO mice were shorter and had a lower level of mineralization compared to the normal mice. The collagen fibrils in Fam20C-deficient bone were disorganized and thicker while the growth plate cartilage in cKO mice was disorganized and wider compared to the normal mice. The Fam20C-deficient bone had a lower level of dentin matrix protein 1, and higher levels of osteopontin and bone sialoprotein than the normal. The blood of cKO mice had an elevated level of fibroblast growth factor 23 and reduced level of phosphorus. These findings indicate that inactivation of Fam20C in cells expressing type I collagen led to skeletal defects and hypophosphatemia. The altered levels of dentin matrix protein 1 and osteopontin in Fam20C-deficient bone may be significant contributors to the mineralized tissue defects in human patients and animals suffering from the functional loss of FAM20C.
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- Peihong Liu
- Department of Periodontics, Harbin Medical University School of Stomatology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, 75246, USA
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- Department of Periodontics, Harbin Medical University School of Stomatology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China.,Longjiang Scholar Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, 75246, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, 75246, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, 75246, USA
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- Longjiang Scholar Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, 75246, USA.
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Periodontal disease and FAM20A mutations. J Hum Genet 2017; 62:679-686. [PMID: 28298625 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2017.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Enamel-renal-gingival syndrome (ERGS; OMIM #204690), a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in FAM20A, is characterized by nephrocalcinosis, nephrolithiasis, amelogenesis imperfecta, hypoplastic type, gingival fibromatosis and other dental abnormalities, including hypodontia and unerupted teeth with large dental follicles. We report three patients and their families with findings suggestive of ERGS. Mutation analysis of FAM20A was performed in all patients and their family members. Patients with homozygous frameshift and compound heterozygous mutations in FAM20A had typical clinical findings along with periodontitis. The other had a novel homozygous missense mutation in exon 10, mild gingival fibromatosis and renal calcifications. The periodontitis in our patients may be a syndrome component, and similar findings in previous reports suggest more than coincidence. Fam20a is an allosteric activator that increases Fam20c kinase activity. It is hypothesized that lack of FAM20A activation of FAM20C in our patients with FAM20A mutations might have caused amelogenesis imperfecta, abnormal bone remodeling and periodontitis. Nephrocalcinosis appears not to be a consistent finding of the syndrome and the missense mutation may correlate with mild gingival fibromatosis. Here we report three patients with homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in FAM20A and findings that extend the phenotypic spectrum of this disorder, showing that protein truncation is associated with greater clinical severity.
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Inactivation of bone morphogenetic protein 1 (Bmp1) and tolloid-like 1 (Tll1) in cells expressing type I collagen leads to dental and periodontal defects in mice. J Mol Histol 2016; 48:83-98. [PMID: 28000152 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-016-9708-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Bone morphogenetic protein 1 (BMP1) and tolloid-like 1 (TLL1) belong to the BMP1/tolloid-like proteinase family, which cleaves secretory proteins. The constitutive deletion of the Bmp1 or Tll1 genes causes perinatal or embryonic lethality in mice. In this study, we first studied the β-galactosidase activity in mice in which an IRES-lacZ-Neo cassette was inserted in the intron of either the Bmp1 or the Tll1 gene; the β-galactosidase activities were used to reflect the expression of endogenous Bmp1 and Tll1, respectively. Our X-gal staining results showed that the odontoblasts in the tooth and cells in the periodontal ligament express both Bmp1 and Tll1. We then created Bmp1 flox/flox and Tll1 flox/flox mice by removing the IRES-lacZ-Neo cassette. By breeding 2.3 kb Col1a1-Cre mice with the Bmp1 flox/flox and Tll1 flox/flox mice, we further generated Col1a1-Cre;Bmp1 flox/flox ;Tll1 flox/flox mice in which both Bmp1 and Tll1 were inactivated in the Type I collagen-expressing cells. We employed X-ray radiography, histology and immunohistochemistry approaches to characterize the Col1a1-Cre;Bmp1 flox/flox ;Tll1 flox/flox mice. Our results showed that the molars of the Col1a1-Cre;Bmp1 flox/flox ;Tll1 flox/flox mice had wider predentin, thinner dentin and larger pulp chambers than those of the normal controls. The dentinal tubules of the molars in the Col1a1-Cre;Bmp1 flox/flox ;Tll1 flox/flox mice appeared disorganized. The level of dentin sialophosphoprotein in the molars of the 6-week-old Col1a1-Cre;Bmp1 flox/flox ;Tll1 flox/flox mice was lower than in the normal controls. The periodontal ligaments of the Col1a1-Cre;Bmp1 flox/flox ;Tll1 flox/flox mice were disorganized and had less fibrillin-1. Our findings indicate that the proteinases encoded by Bmp1 and Tll1 genes play essential roles in the development and maintenance of mouse dentin and periodontal ligaments.
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Foster BL, Kuss P, Yadav MC, Kolli TN, Narisawa S, Lukashova L, Cory E, Sah RL, Somerman MJ, Millán JL. Conditional Alpl Ablation Phenocopies Dental Defects of Hypophosphatasia. J Dent Res 2016; 96:81-91. [PMID: 27582029 DOI: 10.1177/0022034516663633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Loss-of-function mutations in ALPL result in hypophosphatasia (HPP), an inborn error of metabolism that causes defective skeletal and dental mineralization. ALPL encodes tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase, an enzyme expressed in bone, teeth, liver, and kidney that hydrolyzes the mineralization inhibitor inorganic pyrophosphate. As Alpl-null mice die before weaning, we aimed to generate mouse models of late-onset HPP with extended life spans by engineering a floxed Alpl allele, allowing for conditional gene ablation (conditional knockout [cKO]) when crossed with Cre recombinase transgenic mice. The authors hypothesized that targeted deletion of Alpl in osteoblasts and selected dental cells ( Col1a1-cKO) or deletion in chondrocytes, osteoblasts, and craniofacial mesenchyme ( Prx1-cKO) would phenocopy skeletal and dental manifestations of late-onset HPP. Col1a1-cKO and Prx1-cKO mice were viable and fertile, and they did not manifest the epileptic seizures characteristic of the Alpl-/- model of severe infantile HPP. Both cKO models featured normal postnatal body weight but significant reduction as compared with wild type mice by 8 to 12 wk. Plasma alkaline phosphatase for both cKO models at 24 wk was reduced by approximately 75% as compared with controls. Radiography revealed profound skeletal defects in cKO mice, including rachitic changes, hypomineralized long bones, deformations, and signs of fractures. Microcomputed tomography confirmed quantitative differences in cortical and trabecular bone, including decreased cortical thickness and mineral density. Col1a1-cKO mice exhibited classic signs of HPP dentoalveolar disease, including short molar roots with thin dentin, lack of acellular cementum, and osteoid accumulation in alveolar bone. Prx1-cKO mice exhibited the same array of periodontal defects but featured less affected molar dentin. Both cKO models exhibited reduced alveolar bone height and 4-fold increased numbers of osteoclast-like cells versus wild type at 24 wk, consistent with HPP-associated periodontal disease. These novel models of late-onset HPP can inform on long-term skeletal and dental manifestations and will provide essential tools to further studies of etiopathologies and therapeutic interventions.
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- B L Foster
- 1 Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 2 Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- 2 Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- 1 Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- 2 Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- 3 Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- 4 Department of Bioengineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.,5 Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- 4 Department of Bioengineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.,5 Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.,6 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- 7 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 2 Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Liu C, Wang X, Zhang H, Xie X, Liu P, Liu Y, Jani PH, Lu Y, Chen S, Qin C. Immortalized Mouse Floxed Fam20c Dental Papillar Mesenchymal and Osteoblast Cell Lines Retain Their Primary Characteristics. J Cell Physiol 2015; 230:2581-7. [PMID: 25833681 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Fam20c is essential for the normal mineralization of dentin and bone. The generation of odontoblast and osteoblast cell lines carrying floxed Fam20c allele can offer valuable tools for the study of the roles of Fam20c in the mineralization of dentin and bone. The limited capability of the primary odontoblasts and osteoblasts to proliferate necessitates the development of odontoblast and osteoblast cell lines serving as substitutes for the study of differentiation and mineralization of the odontoblasts and osteoblasts. In this study, we established and characterized immortalized mouse floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal and osteoblast cell lines. The isolated primary mouse floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal cells and osteoblasts were immortalized by the infection of lentivirus containing Simian Virus 40 T-antigen (SV40 T-Ag). The immortalization of floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal cells and osteoblasts was verified by the long-term passages and genomic integration of SV40 T-Ag. The immortalized floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal and osteoblast cell lines not only proliferated at a high rate and retained the morphology of their primary counterparts, but also preserved the dentin and bone specific gene expression as the primary dental papilla mesenchymal cells and osteoblasts did. Consistently, the capability of the primary floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal cells and osteoblasts to mineralize was also inherited by the immortalized dental papilla mesenchymal and osteoblast cell lines. Thus, we have successfully generated the immortalized mouse floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal and osteoblast cell lines.
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- Chao Liu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas.,Department of Endodontics, The Institute of Hard Tissue Development and Regeneration, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas.,Department of Periodontics, Harbin Medical University School of Stomatology, Harbin, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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Ramos-Molina B, Lindberg I. Phosphorylation and Alternative Splicing of 7B2 Reduce Prohormone Convertase 2 Activation. Mol Endocrinol 2015; 29:756-64. [PMID: 25811241 DOI: 10.1210/me.2014-1394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
FAM20C is a secretory kinase responsible for the phosphorylation of multiple secreted proteins in mammalian cells; it has been shown to phosphorylate serine residues within a variety of different bone proteins. In this work we demonstrate that FAM20C also phosphorylates threonines, specifically those within the N-terminal domain of the neuroendocrine chaperone 7B2. Analysis of the primary sequence of 7B2 revealed that three threonine residues in its N-terminal domain are located within FAM20C consensus motifs: Thr73, Thr99, and Thr111. The individual substitution of Thr73 and Thr111 residues by neutral alanines caused a marked decrease in the total phosphorylation of 7B2. Furthermore, the phosphomimetic substitution of Thr111 by Glu clearly diminished the ability of 7B2 to activate pro-prohormone convertase 2 (PC2) in 7B2-lacking SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cells, suggesting that the phosphorylation of this residue critically impacts the 7B2-proPC2 interaction. However, the phosphomimetic mutation did not alter 7B2's ability to function as an antiaggregant for human islet amyloid polypeptide. FAM20C-mediated phosphorylation of a common alternatively spliced variant of human 7B2 that lacks Ala100 (thus eliminating the Thr99 phosphorylation consensus site) was similar to the Ala-containing protein, but this variant did not activate proPC2 as efficiently as the Ala-containing protein. Although threonines within 7B2 were phosphorylated efficiently, FAM20C was incapable of performing the well-known regulatory threonine phosphorylation of the molecular chaperone binding immunoglobulin protein. Taken together, these results indicate that FAM20C plays a role in 7B2-mediated proPC2 activation by phosphorylating residue Thr111; and that 7B2 function is regulated by alternative splicing.
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- Bruno Ramos-Molina
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland-Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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