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Author
Muto, Taro Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
Miyoshi, Keiko Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School Tokushima University Educator and Researcher Directory KAKEN Search Researchers
Horiguchi, Taigo Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School Tokushima University Educator and Researcher Directory KAKEN Search Researchers
Noma, Takafumi Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School Tokushima University Educator and Researcher Directory KAKEN Search Researchers
Keywords
ameloblasts
enamel
iron metabolism
Sp6
transgenic rats
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
Tooth enamel is the hardest organ in the body. In rodent incisor, the enamel is exclusively produced by ameloblasts with yellowish-brown pigmentation, indicating normal enamel formation. However, the molecular mechanisms of ameloblast differentiation and amelogenesis are not fully understood. Specificity protein (Sp) 6 has been reported as one of the critical factors for tooth development. To explore SP6 function, we generated Sp6 transgenic (Tg) rats. Unexpectedly, the enamel surfaces of the incisors in Tg rats were discolored, even though enamel formation and serum iron concentrations were normal. Histological analysis of incisors from 6-week-old Tg rats demonstrated that the ameloblast layer at the pigmentation stage was elongated up to the gingival margin with ectopic SP6 expression in longitudinal incisor sections. In contrast, the incisors from 10-week-old Tg rats revealed that the pigmented ameloblasts were morphologically changed to those of the reduced stage, concomitant with the sporadic disappearance of ectopic SP6 expression. Here we report that morphological differentiation and metabolism of the iron-containing pigment in ameloblasts are independently regulated during amelogenesis by means of ectopic SP6 expression.
Journal Title
The journal of medical investigation : JMI
ISSN
13431420
NCID
AA11166929
Volume
59
Issue
1-2
Start Page
59
End Page
68
Sort Key
59
Published Date
2012-02
EDB ID
FullText File
language
eng
TextVersion
Publisher
departments
Oral Sciences