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Leurs N, Martinand-Mari C, Marcellini S, Debiais-Thibaud M. Parallel evolution of ameloblastic scpp genes in bony and cartilaginous vertebrates. Mol Biol Evol 2022; 39:6582990. [PMID: 35535508 PMCID: PMC9122587 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In bony vertebrates, skeletal mineralization relies on the secretory calcium-binding phosphoproteins (Scpp) family whose members are acidic extracellular proteins posttranslationally regulated by the Fam20°C kinase. As scpp genes are absent from the elephant shark genome, they are currently thought to be specific to bony fishes (osteichthyans). Here, we report a scpp gene present in elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) that evolved from local tandem duplication of sparc-L 5′ exons and show that both genes experienced recent gene conversion in sharks. The elasmobranch scpp is remarkably similar to the osteichthyan scpp members as they share syntenic and gene structure features, code for a conserved signal peptide, tyrosine-rich and aspartate/glutamate-rich regions, and harbor putative Fam20°C phosphorylation sites. In addition, the catshark scpp is coexpressed with sparc-L and fam20°C in tooth and scale ameloblasts, similarly to some osteichthyan scpp genes. Despite these strong similarities, molecular clock and phylogenetic data demonstrate that the elasmobranch scpp gene originated independently from the osteichthyan scpp gene family. Our study reveals convergent events at the sparc-L locus in the two sister clades of jawed vertebrates, leading to parallel diversification of the skeletal biomineralization toolkit. The molecular evolution of sparc-L and its coexpression with fam20°C in catshark ameloblasts provides a unifying genetic basis that suggests that all convergent scpp duplicates inherited similar features from their sparc-L precursor. This conclusion supports a single origin for the hypermineralized outer odontode layer as produced by an ancestral developmental process performed by Sparc-L, implying the homology of the enamel and enameloid tissues in all vertebrates.
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- Nicolas Leurs
- Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier, ISEM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, EPHE, Montpellier, France
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- Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier, ISEM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, EPHE, Montpellier, France
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
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- Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier, ISEM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, EPHE, Montpellier, France
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Liang T, Xu Q, Zhang H, Wang S, Diekwisch TGH, Qin C, Lu Y. Enamel Defects Associated With Dentin Sialophosphoprotein Mutation in Mice. Front Physiol 2021; 12:724098. [PMID: 34630144 PMCID: PMC8497714 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.724098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) is an extracellular matrix protein that is highly expressed in odontoblasts, but only transiently expressed in presecretory ameloblasts during tooth development. We previously generated a knockin mouse model expressing a mouse equivalent (DSPP, p.P19L) of human mutant DSPP (p.P17L; referred to as “DsppP19L/+”), and reported that DsppP19L/+ and DsppP19L/P19L mice manifested a dentin phenotype resembling human dentinogenesis imperfecta (DGI). In this study, we analyzed pathogenic effects of mutant P19L-DSPP on enamel development in DsppP19L/+ and DsppP19L/P19L mice. Micro-Computed Tomography (μCT) analyses of 7-week-old mouse mandibular incisors showed that DsppP19L/P19L mice had significantly decreased enamel volume and/or enamel density at different stages of amelogenesis examined. Acid-etched scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses of mouse incisors demonstrated that, at the mid-late maturation stage of amelogenesis, the enamel of wild-type mice already had apparent decussating pattern of enamel rods, whereas only minute particulates were found in DsppP19L/+ mice, and no discernible structures in DsppP19L/P19L mouse enamel. However, by the time that incisor enamel was about to erupt into oral cavity, distinct decussating enamel rods were evident in DsppP19L/+ mice, but only poorly-defined enamel rods were revealed in DsppP19L/P19L mice. Moreover, μCT analyses of the mandibular first molars showed that DsppP19L/+ and DsppP19L/P19L mice had a significant reduction in enamel volume and enamel density at the ages of 2, 3, and 24weeks after birth. Backscattered and acid-etched SEM analyses revealed that while 3-week-old DsppP19L/+ mice had similar pattern of enamel rods in the mandibular first molars as age-matched wild-type mice, no distinct enamel rods were observed in DsppP19L/P19L mice. Yet neither DsppP19L/+ nor DsppP19L/P19L mice showed well-defined enamel rods in the mandibular first molars by the age of 24weeks, as judged by backscattered and acid-etched SEM. In situ hybridization showed that DSPP mRNA level was markedly reduced in the presecretory ameloblasts, but immunohistochemistry revealed that DSP/DSPP immunostaining signals were much stronger within the presecretory ameloblasts in Dspp mutant mice than in wild-type mice. These results suggest that mutant P19L-DSPP protein caused developmental enamel defects in mice, which may be associated with intracellular retention of mutant DSPP in the presecretory ameloblasts.
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- Tian Liang
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Periodontics and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, United States
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Hajizadeh N, Madani ZS, Zabihi E, Golpour M, Zahedpasha A, Mohammadnia M. Effect of MTA and CEM on Mineralization-Associated Gene Expression in Stem Cells Derived from Apical Papilla. IRANIAN ENDODONTIC JOURNAL 2018; 13:94-101. [PMID: 29692843 PMCID: PMC5800449 DOI: 10.22037/iej.v13i1.17860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This study assessed the effect of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and calcium-enriched mixture (CEM) cement on odontogenic differentiation and mineralization of stem cells. METHODS AND MATERIALS After confirmation of stemness and homogeneity of stem cells derived from apical papilla (SCAPs) using flow cytometry, the cells were exposed for 3 weeks to either osteogenic medium (OS) or CEM extract+OS (CEM+OS) or MTA extract in OS (MTA+OS) or DMEM based regular culture media (negative control). Relative expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), dentine sialophosphoprotein (DSPP), osteocalcin (OSC), and osterix (SP7) were measured at days 14 and 21 using RT-qPCR method. At the same time points Alizarin Red staining method was used to assess mineralization potential of SCAPS. Gene expression changes analysis were made automatically using REST® software and a P<0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS After 2 weeks of exposure, expression of all genes were between 3 and 52 times the expression of GADPH (all were upregulated except SP7 in the control, P<0.05). After 3 weeks, relative expressions of the genes: ALP, SP7, DSPP, and OSC were respectively 275.9, 528.3, 98.4, and 603.7 times the expression of GADPH in the control group (OS). These were respectively 17.405, 29.2, 11.8, and 6.5 in CEM+OS group, and 163.8, 119.7, 102.5, and 723.9 in MTA+OS group. All of these were confirmed as upregulated (P<0.05) except for ALP and OSC of DM+CEM group. After 2 weeks, alizarin red staining showed similar mineralized nodules in OS, MTA+OS, and CEM+OS. In third week, larger nodules were seen in MTA+OS and OS, but not in CEM+OS. CONCLUSION After 2 weeks, gene expressions were almost comparable in OS, CEM+OS, and MTA+OS. After 3 weeks, OS and MTA+OS upregulated genes much greater than in 2nd week. However, upregulation in CEM+OS might not increase in 3rd week compared to those in 2nd week.
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- Niusha Hajizadeh
- Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran;
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- Dental Materials Research Center, School of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran;
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran;
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- Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Student Research Committee, Medical School, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran;
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran;
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran;
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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Park SJ, Lee HK, Seo YM, Son C, Bae HS, Park JC. Dentin sialophosphoprotein expression in enamel is regulated by Copine-7, a preameloblast-derived factor. Arch Oral Biol 2017; 86:131-137. [PMID: 29223640 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Dentin sialophosphoprotein (Dspp) is expressed in odontoblasts and transiently expressed in early ameloblasts. However, the origin of Dspp in ameloblasts remains unclear. Our previous studies demonstrated that copine-7 (CPNE7), a molecule that is secreted by the dental epithelium, is expressed in early ameloblasts and is then translocated to differentiating odontoblasts; its expression levels correlate with odontoblast differentiation under the control of Dspp expression. The objective of this study is to figure out the relationship between CPNE7 and Dspp during amelogenesis. DESIGN The gene expression patterns of CPNE7 and dentin sialoprotein (DSP) were examined by immunohistochemistry, western blot analysis, and real-time polymerase chain reaction. The effects of CPNE7 on Dspp regulation were investigated using luciferase and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays in ameloblastic HAT-7 cells. RESULTS The gene expression pattern of Cpne7 was similar to that of Dspp during ameloblast differentiation. Moreover, Gene expression omnibus profiles indicated that there is a close correlation between Cpne7 and Dspp expression in various normal human tissues. We also confirmed the effects of CPNE7 on the induction of Dspp in ameloblastic HAT-7 cells. Cpne7 overexpression promoted Dspp expression, whereas Dspp expression was down-regulated by Cpne7 inactivation. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the expression of Dspp in early amelogenesis is linked to CPNE7, a preameloblast-derived factor.
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- Su-Jin Park
- Department of Oral Histology-Developmental Biology & Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Oral Histology-Developmental Biology & Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Oral Histology-Developmental Biology & Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Oral Histology-Developmental Biology & Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Oral Hygiene, Namseoul University, Cheonan, 31020, Korea
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- Department of Oral Histology-Developmental Biology & Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.
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Dentin sialophosphoprotein is a potentially latent bioactive protein in dentin. J Oral Biosci 2016; 58:134-142. [DOI: 10.1016/j.job.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Gullard A, Gluhak-Heinrich J, Papagerakis S, Sohn P, Unterbrink A, Chen S, MacDougall M. MEPE Localization in the Craniofacial Complex and Function in Tooth Dentin Formation. J Histochem Cytochem 2016; 64:224-36. [PMID: 26927967 DOI: 10.1369/0022155416635569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) is an extracellular matrix protein found in dental and skeletal tissues. Although information regarding the role of MEPE in bone and disorders of phosphate metabolism is emerging, the role of MEPE in dental tissues remains unclear. We performed RNA in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry analyses to delineate the expression pattern of MEPE during embryonic and postnatal development in craniofacial mineralizing tissues. Mepe RNA expression was seen within teeth from cap through root formation in association with odontoblasts and cellular cementoblasts. More intense expression was seen in the alveolar bone within the osteoblasts and osteocytes. MEPE immunohistochemistry showed biphasic dentin staining in incisors and more intense staining in alveolar bone matrix and in forming cartilage. Analysis of Mepe null mouse molars showed overall mineralized tooth volume and density of enamel and dentin comparable with that of wild-type samples. However, Mepe(-/-) molars exhibited increased thickness of predentin, dentin, and enamel over controls and decreased gene expression of Enam, Bsp, Dmp1, Dspp, and Opnby RT-PCR. In vitro Mepe overexpression in odontoblasts led to significant reductions in Dspp reporter activity. These data suggest MEPE may be instrumental in craniofacial and dental matrix maturation, potentially functioning in the maintenance of non-mineralized matrix.
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- Angela Gullard
- Institute of Oral Health Research, Dental School, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (AG, PS, MM),Pathology Graduate Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (AG)
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- Department of Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX (JGH)
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (SP)
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- Institute of Oral Health Research, Dental School, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (AG, PS, MM)
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX (AU)
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX (SC)
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- Institute of Oral Health Research, Dental School, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama (AG, PS, MM)
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Rathinam E, Rajasekharan S, Chitturi RT, Martens L, De Coster P. Gene Expression Profiling and Molecular Signaling of Dental Pulp Cells in Response to Tricalcium Silicate Cements: A Systematic Review. J Endod 2015; 41:1805-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2015.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Liu S, Wang S, Dong Y. Evaluation of a Bioceramic as a Pulp Capping Agent In Vitro and In Vivo. J Endod 2015; 41:652-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2014.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zhang S, Yang X, Fan M. BioAggregate and iRoot BP Plus optimize the proliferation and mineralization ability of human dental pulp cells. Int Endod J 2013; 46:923-9. [PMID: 23480297 DOI: 10.1111/iej.12082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To investigate the cytotoxicity of BioAggregate and iRoot BP Plus root canal sealer (iRoot BP Plus) to human dental pulp cells (hDPCs) and their effect on proliferation and mineralization of hDPCs and to compare their performance with that of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). METHODOLOGY Human dental pulp cells were seeded onto the prepared BioAggregate, iRoot BP Plus and MTA, respectively. Cell proliferation was assessed by CCK-8 cell proliferation kit on days 1, 3, 5 and 7. ALP activity was measured to evaluate the cell differentiation potential on days 1, 3, 5 and 7. The expression of odontoblastic differentiation-related genes (dentine phosphoprotein, dentine matrix protein-1 and osteocalcin) was measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Statistical tests used were one-way anova and post hoc Tukey's test. RESULTS The proliferation of hDPCs in the MTA group was suppressed throughout the culture period, whereas the BioAggregate group and the iRoot BP Plus group first significantly increased cell numbers on day 1 (P < 0.01) and then decreased on day 3 to day 7. ALP activity was enhanced in all the three groups from day 3, whilst iRoot BP Plus showed significantly higher ALP activity than MTA (P < 0.01). qRT-PCR indicated that both BioAggregate and iRoot BP Plus groups were associated with a higher upregulation of mineralization and odontoblastic differentiation-associated gene expressions as compared to MTA group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS BioAggregate and iRoot BP Plus were nontoxic and able to induce mineralization and odontoblastic differentiation-associated gene expression in hDPCs.
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- S Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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The role of bioactive nanofibers in enamel regeneration mediated through integrin signals acting upon C/EBPα and c-Jun. Biomaterials 2013; 34:3303-14. [PMID: 23398885 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Enamel formation involves highly orchestrated intracellular and extracellular events; following development, the tissue is unable to regenerate, making it a challenging target for tissue engineering. We previously demonstrated the ability to trigger enamel differentiation and regeneration in the embryonic mouse incisor using a self-assembling matrix that displayed the integrin-binding epitope RGDS (Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser). To further elucidate the intracellular signaling pathways responsible for this phenomenon, we explore here the coupling response of integrin receptors to the biomaterial and subsequent downstream gene expression profiles. We demonstrate that the artificial matrix activates focal adhesion kinase (FAK) to increase phosphorylation of both c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and its downstream transcription factor c-Jun (c-Jun). Inhibition of FAK blocked activation of the identified matrix-mediated pathways, while independent inhibition of JNK nearly abolished phosphorylated-c-Jun (p-c-Jun) and attenuated the pathways identified to promote enamel regeneration. Cognate binding sites in the amelogenin promoter were identified to be transcriptionally up-regulated in response to p-c-Jun. Furthermore, the artificial matrix induced gene expression as evidenced by an increased abundance of amelogenin, the main protein expressed during enamel formation, and the CCAAT enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBPα), which is the known activator of amelogenin expression. Elucidating these cues not only provides guidelines for the design of synthetic regenerative strategies and opportunities to manipulate pathways to regulate enamel regeneration, but can provide insight into the molecular mechanisms involved in tissue formation.
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Suzuki S, Haruyama N, Nishimura F, Kulkarni AB. Dentin sialophosphoprotein and dentin matrix protein-1: Two highly phosphorylated proteins in mineralized tissues. Arch Oral Biol 2012; 57:1165-75. [PMID: 22534175 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2012.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2011] [Revised: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) and dentin matrix protein-1 (DMP-1) are highly phosphorylated proteins that belong to the family of small integrin-binding ligand N-linked glycoproteins (SIBLINGs), and are essential for proper development of hard tissues such as teeth and bones. In order to understand how they contribute to tissue organization, DSPP and DMP-1 have been analyzed for over a decade using both in vivo and in vitro techniques. Among the five SIBLINGs, the DSPP and DMP-1 genes are located next to each other and their gene and protein structures are most similar. In this review we examine the phenotypes of the genetically engineered mouse models of DSPP and DMP-1 and also introduce complementary in vitro studies into the molecular mechanisms underlying these phenotypes. DSPP affects the mineralization of dentin more profoundly than DMP-1. In contrast, DMP-1 significantly affects bone mineralization and importantly controls serum phosphate levels by regulating serum FGF-23 levels, whereas DSPP does not show any systemic effects. DMP-1 activates integrin signalling and is endocytosed into the cytoplasm whereupon it is translocated to the nucleus. In contrast, DSPP only activates integrin-dependent signalling. Thus it is now clear that both DSPP and DMP-1 contribute to hard tissue mineralization and the tissues affected by each are different presumably as a result of their different expression levels. In fact, in comparison with DMP-1, the functional analysis of cell signalling by DSPP remains relatively unexplored.
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- Shigeki Suzuki
- Department of Dental Science for Health Promotion, Division of Cervico-Gnathostomatology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Borovjagin AV, Dong J, Passineau MJ, Ren C, Lamani E, Mamaeva OA, Wu H, Keyser E, Murakami M, Chen S, MacDougall M. Adenovirus gene transfer to amelogenesis imperfecta ameloblast-like cells. PLoS One 2011; 6:e24281. [PMID: 22003382 PMCID: PMC3189176 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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To explore gene therapy strategies for amelogenesis imperfecta (AI), a human ameloblast-like cell population was established from third molars of an AI-affected patient. These cells were characterized by expression of cytokeratin 14, major enamel proteins and alkaline phosphatase staining. Suboptimal transduction of the ameloblast-like cells by an adenovirus type 5 (Ad5) vector was consistent with lower levels of the coxsackie-and-adenovirus receptor (CAR) on those cells relative to CAR-positive A549 cells. To overcome CAR -deficiency, we evaluated capsid-modified Ad5 vectors with various genetic capsid modifications including “pK7” and/or “RGD” motif-containing short peptides incorporated in the capsid protein fiber as well as fiber chimera with the Ad serotype 3 (Ad3) fiber “knob” domain. All fiber modifications provided an augmented transduction of AI-ameloblasts, revealed following vector dose normalization in A549 cells with a superior effect (up to 404-fold) of pK7/RGD double modification. This robust infectivity enhancement occurred through vector binding to both αvβ3/αvβ5 integrins and heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) highly expressed by AI-ameloblasts as revealed by gene transfer blocking experiments. This work thus not only pioneers establishment of human AI ameloblast-like cell population as a model for in vitro studies but also reveals an optimal infectivity-enhancement strategy for a potential Ad5 vector-mediated gene therapy for AI.
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- Anton V. Borovjagin
- Department of Periodontics, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Institute of Oral Health Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Orthodontics, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Institute of Oral Health Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, West-Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Institute of Oral Health Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Institute of Oral Health Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Institute of Oral Health Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Division of Human Gene Therapy, Department of Medicine, The Gene Therapy Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Division of Human Gene Therapy, Department of Medicine, The Gene Therapy Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Institute of Oral Health Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Peng W, Liu W, Zhai W, Jiang L, Li L, Chang J, Zhu Y. Effect of Tricalcium Silicate on the Proliferation and Odontogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Cells. J Endod 2011; 37:1240-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2011.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Revised: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Li P, Zhang Y, Wang YM, Duan CM, Hao T, Wu BL, Wang CY. RCCS enhances EOE cell proliferation and their differentiation into ameloblasts. Mol Biol Rep 2011; 39:309-17. [PMID: 21667111 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-011-0740-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2010] [Accepted: 04/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In this article we report on the culturing of dental enamel organ epithelia (EOE) using a rotary cell culture system (RCCS) bioreactor associated with a cytodex-3 microcarrier. This culture system enhanced the proliferation and differentiation of the EOE into ameloblasts. Primary dental EOE trypsinized from 4-day old post-natal rat pups were cultured in the RCCS associated with Cytodex-3. The results were analyzed in comparison to a conventional plate system (control). Cells grown in RCCS have shown higher viabilities (above 90%) and final cell densities in terms of cells/ml than in the control system. In the case of RCCS, 46±2 manifold increases were obtained, while significantly lower yields of 10.8±2.5 manifod were obtained for control plates. Throughout the experiments, glucose levels were maintained within the accepted physiological range. In this case, LDH levels are kept low (below 150 mmol/ml), which is in accordance with the low cell death observed in the RCCS. Scanning electron microscopy revealed cells that were spread and forming three dimensional aggregates on the surface of cytodex-3. Cells cultured in the RCCS exhibited a stronger positive immunofluorescence staining for ameloblastin than those in control plates. RT-PCR results revealed that cells cultured in RCCS have higher amelogenin mRNA levels compared to controls. We have done an exploratory study on biological characteristics and self-assembling of epithelium cellula intersitialis, which demonstrated that the special 3D environment enhanced the rat dental EOE cell proliferation and differentiation into ameloblasts. The study has revealed that RCCS could be used to study the reaction of the EOE cells, tooth enamel organ cells and mesenchymal cells under the spacial 3D culture system, which will also provide a novel hypothesis for dental regeneration.
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- Ping Li
- Department of Endodontics, College of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Mofatto LS, Frozoni MRS, do Espírito Santo AR, Guimarães GN, de Souza AP, de Campos Vidal B, Line SRP. Fluoride effect on the secretory-stage enamel organic extracellular matrix of mice. Connect Tissue Res 2011; 52:212-7. [PMID: 21117895 DOI: 10.3109/03008207.2010.511731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The formation of an ordered enamel organic extracellular matrix (EOECM) seems to be a crucial step for the proper formation of the enamel mineral phase. The ordered supramolecular structure of the EOECM in the secretory stage can be analyzed using polarizing microscopy, as it is strongly birefringent. Excessive fluoride (F) ingestion during tooth development can cause enamel fluorosis, leading to increased porosity in mature enamel. We analyzed the effects of F on the birefringence of the EOECM in the A/J, CBA, and DBA/2 strains of mice given 0, 11.25, and 45 ppm of fluoride in drinking water. In the CBA and DBA/2 strains, the 11.25 and 45 ppmF groups presented a significant decrease in optical retardation (OR) when compared with the respective 0 (CBA 11.25 ppmF p = 0.0056 and 45 ppmF p < 0.0001; DBA/2 11.25 and 45 ppmF p < 0.05). ORs in A/J 0 ppmF were significantly higher than in 45 (p < 0.0001). The enamel of the A/J strain was more severely affected by fluoride than it was in the other strains of mice and exhibited the lowest levels of fluoride in plasma, whereas its normal secretory enamel presented a significantly higher protein absorbance than it did in CBA and DBA mice (p = 0.0099 and p = 0.0025, respectively). The results showed that experimental fluorosis can alter the supramolecular organization of EOECM in the secretory stage of amelogenesis and that the susceptibility to dental fluorosis seems to be influenced by the inherent characteristics of the developing enamel.
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- Luciana Souto Mofatto
- Department of Morphology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Molla M, Descroix V, Aïoub M, Simon S, Castañeda B, Hotton D, Bolaños A, Simon Y, Lezot F, Goubin G, Berdal A. Enamel protein regulation and dental and periodontal physiopathology in MSX2 mutant mice. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2010; 177:2516-26. [PMID: 20934968 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.091224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Signaling pathways that underlie postnatal dental and periodontal physiopathology are less studied than those of early tooth development. Members of the muscle segment homeobox gene (Msx) family encode homeoproteins that show functional redundancy during development and are known to be involved in epithelial-mesenchymal interactions that lead to crown morphogenesis and ameloblast cell differentiation. This study analyzed the MSX2 protein during mouse postnatal growth as well as in the adult. The analysis focused on enamel and periodontal defects and enamel proteins in Msx2-null mutant mice. In the epithelial lifecycle, the levels of MSX2 expression and enamel protein secretion were inversely related. Msx2+/- mice showed increased amelogenin expression, enamel thickness, and rod size. Msx2-/- mice displayed compound phenotypic characteristics of enamel defects, related to both enamel-specific gene mutations (amelogenin and enamelin) in isolated amelogenesis imperfecta, and cell-cell junction elements (laminin 5 and cytokeratin 5) in other syndromes. These effects were also related to ameloblast disappearance, which differed between incisors and molars. In Msx2-/- roots, Malassez cells formed giant islands that overexpressed amelogenin and ameloblastin that grew over months. Aberrant expression of enamel proteins is proposed to underlie the regional osteopetrosis and hyperproduction of cellular cementum. These enamel and periodontal phenotypes of Msx2 mutants constitute the first case report of structural and signaling defects associated with enamel protein overexpression in a postnatal context.
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- Muriel Molla
- Laboratoire de Physiopathologie Orale Moléculaire, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, University of Pierre and Marie Curie-Paris 6, INSERM, UMRS 872, Paris Cedex 06, France.
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Suzuki S, Sreenath T, Haruyama N, Honeycutt C, Terse A, Cho A, Kohler T, Müller R, Goldberg M, Kulkarni AB. Dentin sialoprotein and dentin phosphoprotein have distinct roles in dentin mineralization. Matrix Biol 2009; 28:221-9. [PMID: 19348940 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2009.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2009] [Revised: 03/17/2009] [Accepted: 03/25/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP), a major non-collagenous matrix protein of odontoblasts, is proteolytically cleaved into dentin sialoprotein (DSP) and dentin phosphoprotein (DPP). Our previous studies revealed that DSPP null mice display a phenotype similar to human autosomal dominant dentinogenesis imperfecta, in which teeth have widened predentin and irregular dentin mineralization resulting in sporadic unmineralized areas in dentin and frequent pulp exposure. Earlier in vitro studies suggested that DPP, but not DSP, plays a significant role in initiation and maturation of dentin mineralization. However, the precise in vivo roles of DSP and DPP are far from clear. Here we report the generation of DPPcKO mice, in which only DSP is expressed in a DSPP null background, resulting in a conditional DPP knockout. DPPcKO teeth show a partial rescue of the DSPP null phenotype with the restored predentin width, an absence of irregular unmineralized areas in dentin, and less frequent pulp exposure. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) analysis of DPPcKO molars further confirmed this partial rescue with a significant recovery in the dentin volume, but not in the dentin mineral density. These results indicate distinct roles of DSP and DPP in dentin mineralization, with DSP regulating initiation of dentin mineralization, and DPP being involved in the maturation of mineralized dentin.
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- Shigeki Suzuki
- Functional Genomics Section, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, 30 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Fluorosed enamel is caused by exposure to fluoride during tooth formation. The objective of this study was to determine whether epithelial ameloblast-lineage cells, derived from the human enamel organ, are directly affected by micromolar concentrations of fluoride. Cells were cultured in the presence of fluoride, and proliferation was measured by BrdU incorporation. The effect of 0, 10, or 20 microM fluoride on apoptosis was determined by the flow cytometry apoptotic index. The effects of fluoride on gene expression were investigated by SuperArray microarray analysis and real-time PCR. Fluoride had a biphasic effect on cell proliferation, with enhanced proliferation at 16 microM, and reduced proliferation at greater than 1 mM F. Flow cytometry showed that both 10 microM and 20 microM NaF significantly increased the apoptotic index of ameloblast-lineage cells. There was no general effect of fluoride on gene expression. These results indicate multiple effects of micromolar fluoride on ameloblast-lineage cells.
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- Q Yan
- Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California at San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave. S-704, San Francisco, CA 94143-0422, USA
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Catón J, Bringas P, Zeichner-David M. Establishment and characterization of an immortomouse-derived odontoblast-like cell line to evaluate the effect of insulin-like growth factors on odontoblast differentiation. J Cell Biochem 2007; 100:450-63. [PMID: 16927272 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Insulin-like growth factors (IGF-I and IGF-II) play important roles in regulating growth and differentiation of many different organs including teeth. The presence of these factors in the developing tooth has been demonstrated. In vitro studies using tooth explants grown in the presence of IGFs suggest that they promote differentiation of ameloblast and odontoblasts cells. This is achieved by inducing or repressing gene expression associated with these cells. Since some of the genes involved in tooth differentiation are expressed by both cells, to determine the effect of IGF on odontoblast cell differentiation we first need a cell line in which a controlled environment can be created. In this study, we report the establishment and characterization of an Immortomouse-derived odontoblast-like cell line. This conditional cell line can grow indefinitely under permissive conditions in the presence of INF-gamma at 33 degrees C, differentiate into odontoblast-like cells and produce a mineralized extracellular matrix when the INF-gamma is removed and cell maintained at 39 degrees C. Addition of exogenous IGFs to the media results in an accelerated production of a mineralized matrix. This is the result of increased transcription of genes associated with bone mineralization while down regulating genes associated with dentin formation like DSPP. This data suggest that IGFs induce dental papillae mesenchyme cells to produce a bone-like mineralized extracellular matrix.
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- Javier Catón
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
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White SN, Paine ML, Ngan AYW, Miklus VG, Luo W, Wang H, Snead ML. Ectopic expression of dentin sialoprotein during amelogenesis hardens bulk enamel. J Biol Chem 2006; 282:5340-5. [PMID: 17189271 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m604814200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Dentin sialophosphpoprotein (Dspp) is transiently expressed in the early stage of secretory ameloblasts. The secretion of ameloblast-derived Dspp is short-lived, correlates to the establishment of the dentinoenamel junction (DEJ), and is consistent with Dspp having a role in producing the specialized first-formed harder enamel adjacent to the DEJ. Crack diffusion by branching and dissipation within this specialized first-formed enamel close to the DEJ prevents catastrophic interfacial damage and tooth failure. Once Dspp is secreted, it is subjected to proteolytic cleavage that results in two distinct proteins referred to as dentin sialoprotein (Dsp) and dentin phosphoprotein (Dpp). The purpose of this study was to investigate the biological and mechanical contribution of Dsp and Dpp to enamel formation. Transgenic mice were engineered to overexpress either Dsp or Dpp in their enamel organs. The mechanical properties (hardness and toughness) of the mature enamel of transgenic mice were compared with genetically matched and age-matched nontransgenic animals. Dsp and Dpp contributions to enamel formation greatly differed. The inclusion of Dsp in bulk enamel significantly and uniformly increased enamel hardness (20%), whereas the inclusion of Dpp weakened the bulk enamel. Thus, Dsp appears to make a unique contribution to the physical properties of the DEJ. Dsp transgenic animals have been engineered with superior enamel mechanical properties.
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- Shane N White
- School of Dentistry, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Kirkham J, Andreev I, Robinson C, Brookes SJ, Shore RC, Smith DA. Evidence for direct amelogenin-target cell interactions using dynamic force spectroscopy. Eur J Oral Sci 2006; 114 Suppl 1:219-24; discussion 254-6, 381-2. [PMID: 16674689 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2006.00290.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Increasing evidence suggests that amelogenin, long held to be a structural protein of developing enamel matrix, may also have cell signaling functions. However, a mechanism for amelogenin cell signaling has yet to be described. The aim of the present study was to use dynamic chemical force spectroscopy to measure amelogenin interactions with possible target cells. Full-length amelogenin (rM179) was covalently attached to silicon nitride AFM tips. Synthetic RGD peptides and unmodified AFM tips were used as controls. Amelogenin-RGD cell binding force measurements were carried out using human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (HPDF) from primary explants and a commercially available osteoblast-like human sarcoma cell line as the targets. Results indicated a linear logarithmic dependence between loading rate and unbinding force for amelogenin-RGD target cells across the range of loading rates used. For RGD controls, binding events measured at 5.5 nN s-1 force loading rate resulted in a mean force of 60 pN. Values for amelogenin-fibroblast and amelogenin-osteoblast-like cell unbinding forces, measured at similar loading rates, were 50 and 55 pN, respectively. These data suggest that amelogenin interacts with potential target cells with forces characteristic of specific ligand-receptor binding, suggesting a direct effect for amelogenin at target cell membranes.
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- Jennifer Kirkham
- Department of Oral Biology, Leeds Dental Institute, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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Goldberg M, Septier D, Oldberg A, Young MF, Ameye LG. Fibromodulin-deficient Mice Display Impaired Collagen Fibrillogenesis in Predentin as Well as Altered Dentin Mineralization and Enamel Formation. J Histochem Cytochem 2006; 54:525-37. [PMID: 16344330 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.5a6650.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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To determine the functions of fibromodulin (Fmod), a small leucine-rich keratan sulfate proteoglycan in tooth formation, we investigated the distribution of Fmod in dental tissues by immunohistochemistry and characterized the dental phenotype of 1-day-old Fmod-deficient mice using light and transmission electron microscopy. Immunohistochemistry was also used to compare the relative protein expression of dentin sialoprotein (DSP), dentin matrix protein-1 (DMP 1), bone sialoprotein (BSP), and osteopontin (OPN) between Fmod-deficient mice and wild-type mice. In normal mice and rats, Fmod immunostaining was mostly detected in the distal cell bodies of odontoblasts and in the stratum intermedium and was weaker in odontoblast processes and predentin. The absence of Fmod impaired dentin mineralization, increased the diameter of the collagen fibrils throughout the whole predentin, and delayed enamel formation. Immunohistochemistry provides evidence for compensatory mechanisms in Fmod-deficient mice. Staining for DSP and OPN was decreased in molars, whereas DMP 1 and BSP were enhanced. In the incisors, labeling for DSP, DMP 1, and BSP was strongly increased in the pulp and odontoblasts, whereas OPN staining was decreased. Positive staining was also seen for DMP 1 and BSP in secretory ameloblasts. Together these studies indicate that Fmod restricts collagen fibrillogenesis in predentin while promoting dentin mineralization and the early stages of enamel formation. (J Histochem Cytochem 54:525-537, 2006)
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- Michel Goldberg
- Laboratoire Réparation et Remodelage des Tissus Oro-Faciaux, EA 4296, Groupe Matrices extracellulaires et biominéralisations, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris V, Montrouge, France.
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Goldberg M, Septier D, Rapoport O, Iozzo RV, Young MF, Ameye LG. Targeted disruption of two small leucine-rich proteoglycans, biglycan and decorin, excerpts divergent effects on enamel and dentin formation. Calcif Tissue Int 2005; 77:297-310. [PMID: 16283572 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-005-0026-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2005] [Accepted: 07/17/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Small leucine-rich proteoglycans have been suggested to affect mineralization of dental hard tissues. To determine the functions of two of these small proteoglycans during the early stages of tooth formation, we characterized the dental phenotypes of biglycan (BGN KO) and decorin deficient (DCN KO) mice and compared them to that of wild type mice. Each targeted gene disruption resulted in specific effects on dentin and enamel formation. Dentin was hypomineralized in both knock out mice, although the effect was more prominent in the absence of decorin. Enamel formation was dramatically increased in newborn biglycan knockout mice but delayed in absence of decorin. Increased enamel formation in the former case resulted from an upregulation of amelogenin synthesis whereas delayed enamel formation in the later case was most probably an indirect consequence of the high porosity of the underlying dentin. Enamelin expression was unchanged in BGN KO, and reduced in DCN KO. Dentin sialoprotein (DSP), a member of the family of phosphorylated extracellular matrix proteins that play a role in dentinogenesis, was overexpressed in BGN-KO odontoblasts and in the sub-odontoblastic layer. In contrast, a decreased expression of DSP was detected in DCN KO. Dentin matrix protein-1 (DMP-1), bone sialoprotein (BSP) and osteopontin (OPN) were upregulated in BGN KO and downregulated in the DCN KO. Despite the strong effects induced by these deficiencies in newborn mice, no significant difference was detected between the three genotypes in adult mice, suggesting that the effects reported here in newborn mice are transient and subjected to self-repair.
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- M Goldberg
- Laboratoire: Réparation et Remodelage des Tissus Oro-Faciaux, EA 2496, Groupe Matrices Extracellulaires et Minéralisations, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris V, Montrouge, 92120, France.
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Paine ML, Luo W, Wang HJ, Bringas P, Ngan AYW, Miklus VG, Zhu DH, MacDougall M, White SN, Snead ML. Dentin sialoprotein and dentin phosphoprotein overexpression during amelogenesis. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:31991-8. [PMID: 16014627 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m502991200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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 gene for dentin sialophosphoprotein produces a single protein that is post-translationally modified to generate two distinct extracellular proteins: dentin sialoprotein and dentin phosphoprotein. In teeth, dentin sialophosphoprotein is expressed primarily by odontoblast cells, but is also transiently expressed by presecretory ameloblasts. Because of this expression profile it appears that dentin sialophosphoprotein contributes to the early events of amelogenesis, and in particular to those events that result in the formation of the dentino-enamel junction and the adjacent "aprismatic" enamel. Using a transgenic animal approach we have extended dentin sialoprotein or dentin phosphoprotein expression throughout the developmental stages of amelogenesis. Overexpression of dentin sialoprotein results in an increased rate of enamel mineralization, however, the enamel morphology is not significantly altered. In wild-type animals, the inclusion of dentin sialoprotein in the forming aprismatic enamel may account for its increased hardness properties, when compared with bulk enamel. In contrast, the overexpression of dentin phosphoprotein creates "pitted" and "chalky" enamel of non-uniform thickness that is more prone to wear. Disruptions to the prismatic enamel structure are also a characteristic of the dentin phosphoprotein overexpressing animals. These data support the previous suggestion that dentin sialoprotein and dentin phosphoprotein have distinct functions related to tooth formation, and that the dentino-enamel junction should be viewed as a unique transition zone between enamel and the underlying dentin. These results support the notion that the dentin proteins expressed by presecretory ameloblasts contribute to the unique properties of the dentino-enamel junction.
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- Michael L Paine
- University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
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Catón J, Bringas P, Zeichner-David M. IGFs increase enamel formation by inducing expression of enamel mineralizing specific genes. Arch Oral Biol 2005; 50:123-9. [PMID: 15721138 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2004.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2004] [Accepted: 11/11/2004] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Insulin-like growth factors (IGF-I and IGF-II) have been shown to play an important role in growth and differentiation in a number of tissues including mineralizing bone. Little is known about their role in tooth mineralization. Previous work in our laboratory has shown the presence of IGFs ligands, their receptors, and their binding proteins during mouse tooth morphogenesis. The expression of IGF I coincides with the expression of amelogenin, ameloblastin and enamelin at the late bell and secretory stage. The objective of this study is to determine the mechanisms by which IGFs modulate enamel and dentin formation. Mouse first mandibular molars were dissected from E16 and E17 mouse embryos and placed in organ culture in the presence of IGF-I or IGF-II. The molars were harvested after 12 days for histological examination or 1 day for mRNA expression analysis by real-time RT-PCR. Our results show an increase in enamel deposition, and an induction of enamelin, amelogenin and collagen type I mRNA expression, while expression of DSPP was down-regulated. These results suggest that IGFs increase enamel formation by the induction of gene expression of enamel related genes. Studies are underway to determine a possible mechanism for these factors.
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- Javier Catón
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, 2250 Alcazar St., CSA 106, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Torres-Quintana MA, Gaete M, Hernandez M, Farías M, Lobos N. Ameloblastin and amelogenin expression in posnatal developing mouse molars. J Oral Sci 2005; 47:27-34. [PMID: 15881226 DOI: 10.2334/josnusd.47.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Ameloblastin and amelogenin are structural proteins present in the enamel matrix of developing teeth. Here we report the results of in situ hybridization analyses with DNA probes of ameloblastin and amelogenin expression in the mandibular first molars of ICR/Jcl mice from postnatal day 1 to day 15. Ameloblastin mRNA expression was observed in ameloblasts at day 2 while amelogenin mRNA was detected in secretory ameloblasts at day 3. Significant expression of both molecules was observed at days 4, 5 and 6, after which the levels decreased. Amelogenin expression ended on day 10, while ameloblastin mRNA was only weakly detected on day 12. Neither amelogenin nor ameloblastin expression was observed in day 15 mouse molars. Amelogenin and ameloblastin mRNAs were restricted to ameloblasts. We conclude that amelogenin and ameloblastin expression is enamel-specific, and suggest that these genes might be involved in the mineralization of enamel. It is possible that ameloblastin could participate in the attachment of ameloblasts to the enamel surface. In this case, the downregulation of expression may indicate the beginning of the maturation stage in which the ameloblasts tend to detach from the enamel layer.
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Amelogenin is the major enamel protein produced by ameloblasts. Its expression has been shown to be down-regulated in ameloblasts of vitamin-D-deficient (-D) rats. The potential expression and localization of amelogenin in odontoblasts and its regulation by vitamin D were investigated in this study. RT-PCR and semi-quantitative Northern blot analyses were performed using the odontoblast cell line MO6-G3 and microdissected dental pulp mesenchyme. Both in vitro and in vivo odontoblasts expressed various alternatively spliced amelogenin transcripts. In situ hybridization studies showed that amelogenin expression was restricted to young odontoblasts during mantle dentin deposition. Electron microscopy studies localized the amelogenin protein in the odontoblast cell process cytoplasm and mantle dentin. Amelogenin immunolabeling was stronger in -D rats, suggesting an inverse regulation by vitamin D in odontoblasts. Furthermore, amelogenin mRNA steady-state levels were significantly increased in -D dental pulp mesenchyme. In addition, a temporal-spatial lengthening of the mantle dentin stage was observed in -D animals, suggesting that developmental perturbations occur in relation to the vitamin D status and/or amelogenin expression. These data show that amelogenin is expressed by odontoblasts selectively during mantle dentin deposition. This developmental regulated expression pattern is enhanced under vitamin-D-deficiency status and in a broader context may play an important role during ameloblast and odontoblast differentiation and function.
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- P Papagerakis
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78284, USA.
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Watanabe E, Takano Y. Ca-binding domains in the odontoblast layer of rat molars and incisors under normal and pathological conditions. ARCHIVES OF HISTOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY 2002; 65:337-46. [PMID: 12501891 DOI: 10.1679/aohc.65.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We recently reported the presence of high concentrations of a Ca-binding matrix in the circumpulpal dentin of rat incisors which had been prevented from mineralization by a systemic administration of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonate (HEBP), a type of bisphosphonates, thus suggesting the role of the putative Ca-binding matrix in the appositional mineralization of circumpulpal dentin (TAKANO et al., 1998, 2000; OHMA et al., 2000). In this study, we examined the distribution of Ca-binding domains in the pulp tissue of normal rat teeth and its changes under the influence of HEBP, in order to identify and clarify the role of the Ca-binding matrix in the physiological process of dentin mineralization. Observation of the normal rat tooth pulp showed occasional, tiny extracellular deposits of Ca-enriched material in the odontoblast layer, associated primarily with pericapillary regions. Such deposits were immunopositive for dentin sialoprotein (DSP), displayed high levels of X-ray peaks for calcium and phosphorus, and showed a drastic increase in amount by daily injections of HEBP. A brief vascular perfusion of high Ca-containing solution in normal animals caused the extensive deposition of Ca-P complexes along the basolateral membranes of odontoblasts but not in the other regions of the pulp tissue. These data suggest the existence of DSP-enriched extracellular Ca-binding domains in the odontoblast layer and also indicate a novel Ca-binding property of the basolateral membranes of odontoblasts. Since DSP is primarily synthesized as dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) and later cleaved into dentin phosphophoryn (DPP) and DSP in odontoblasts, and since DSP has no notable affinity for Ca, the sites of DSP-immunopositive Ca-P deposits in the odontoblast layer may also contain DPP, a highly phosphorylated acidic protein having a strong binding property for calcium. Characteristic Ca-binding properties seen in the odontoblast layer appear to be related to the regulation of the appositional mineralization of circumpulpal dentin.
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- Eiko Watanabe
- Biostructural Science, Department of Hard Tissue Engineering, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Paine ML, White SN, Luo W, Fong H, Sarikaya M, Snead ML. Regulated gene expression dictates enamel structure and tooth function. Matrix Biol 2001; 20:273-92. [PMID: 11566262 DOI: 10.1016/s0945-053x(01)00153-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Enamel is a complex bioceramic tissue. In its final form, enamel is a reflection of the unique molecular and cellular activities occurring during organogenesis. From the ectodermal origins of ameloblasts, their gene activity and protein expression profiles exist for the sole purpose of producing a mineralized shell, almost entirely devoid of protein, deposited over the 'bone-like' dentine. The interface between enamel and dentine is referred to as the dentine enamel junction and it is also unique in its biology. This review article is narrow in its scope. We restrict our review to selected advances in our understanding of the genetic, molecular and structural aspects of enamel biology. We present a model of enamel formation that relates gene expression to the assembly of an extracellular protein matrix that in turn controls the structural hierarchy and mechanical aspects of enamel and the tooth organ.
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- M L Paine
- University of Southern California, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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MacDougall M, Unterbrink A, Carnes D, Rani S, Luan X, Chen S. Utilization of MO6-G3 immortalized odontoblast cells in studies regarding dentinogenesis. Adv Dent Res 2001; 15:25-9. [PMID: 12640734 DOI: 10.1177/08959374010150010601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tooth formation is the result of reciprocal instructive interactions between oral epithelium and cranial neural-crest-derived ectomesenchymal tissues. These interactions lead to the cytodifferentiation of highly specialized matrix-forming cell types, the ameloblast, odontoblast, and cementoblast, that produce the mineralized tissues enamel, dentin, and cementum, respectively. Our laboratory has been developing immortalized dental cell lines representative of these various cell types to facilitate studies on gene regulation, cell differentiation, matrix formation, and mineralization. Odontoblasts are solely responsible for the synthesis and secretion of the dentin extracellular matrix bilayer that consists of non-mineralized predentin and mineralized dentin. The mouse immortalized MO6-G3 cell line expresses the major matrix proteins associated with the odontoblast phenotype, producing a matrix that is capable of mineralization. This cell line serves as a useful tool in studies designed to explore the various processes of dentinogenesis. In this paper, we present studies using the mouse odontoblast cell line MO6-G3 as examples of the various research applications. Studies highlighted are: in vitro promoter studies investigating the tooth-specific gene regulation of the major non-collagenous dentin matrix protein, dentin sialophosphoprotein; regulation of tertiary dentin formation by cytokines, such as transforming growth factor-Beta 1; and the utilization of dentally relevant cells in dental material biocompatibility testing.
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- M MacDougall
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dental School, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7888, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
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Torres-Quintana MA, Lécolle S, Septier D, Palmier B, Rani S, MacDougall M, Goldberg M. Inositol hexasulphate, a casein kinase inhibitor, alters enamel formation in cultured embryonic mouse tooth germs. J Dent Res 2000; 79:1794-801. [PMID: 11077997 DOI: 10.1177/00220345000790101101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Post-translational modification of enamel proteins is regulated by casein kinases (CK) and results in binding sites for calcium ions that subsequently play a key role during the initial stages of mineralization. Phosphorylation may also influence the secretion and extracellular organization of enamel proteins. Previous studies indicated that inositol hexasulphate inhibited the activity of CK-I and/or CK-II in mouse tooth germs (Torres-Quintana et al., 1998). We hypothesized that inositol hexasulphate would also inhibit the activity of the specific casein kinase(s) identified in secretory ameloblasts, and would prove useful for determination of the extent to which phosphorylation might influence the organization of enamel proteins at early stages of enamel formation. To test this hypothesis, we dissected mandibular first molars from 18-day-old mouse embryos and cultured them for 11 days in the presence of 0-0.1 mM inositol hexasulphate. Ultastructural analysis revealed that the formation of enamel was largely impaired at an inhibitor concentration > or = 0.08 mM. Quantitative radioautographic analysis of [33P]phosphate incorporation indicated that radiolabeled phosphate normally secreted into forming enamel was retained within ameloblasts. In contrast, no significant difference was observed between control and inositol-hexasulphate-treated tooth germs when cultures were labeled with [3H]serine and [3H]proline. SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis confirmed that while inositol hexasulphate inhibited CK-mediated phosphorylation, it did not significantly alter protein synthesis. We conclude that impairment of phosphorylation leads to intracellular accumulation of [3H]phosphate-containing material by ameloblasts. We also conclude that when non-phosphorylated enamel matrix proteins are secreted, they are either unable to form an enamel matrix that supports mineralization, or they diffuse throughout a poorly mineralized dentin.
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- M A Torres-Quintana
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Physiopathologie Craniofaciales-Groupe Matrices Extrcellulaires et Biominéralisations, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université René Descartes-Paris V, France
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Fincham AG, Moradian-Oldak J, Simmer JP. The structural biology of the developing dental enamel matrix. J Struct Biol 1999; 126:270-99. [PMID: 10441532 DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1999.4130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 474] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The biomineralization of the dental enamel matrix with a carbonated hydroxyapatite mineral generates one of the most remarkable examples of a vertebrate mineralized tissue. Recent advances in the molecular biology of ameloblast gene products have now revealed the primary structures of the principal proteins involved in this extracellular mineralizing system, amelogenins, tuftelins, ameloblastins, enamelins, and proteinases, but details of their secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures, their interactions with other matrix and or cell surface proteins, and their functional role in dental enamel matrix mineralization are still largely unknown. This paper reviews our current knowledge of these molecules, the probable molecular structure of the enamel matrix, and the functional role of these extracellular matrix proteins. Recent studies on the major structural role played by the amelogenin proteins are discussed, and some new data on synthetic amelogenin matrices are reviewed.
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- A G Fincham
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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