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著者
ムトウ, タロウ Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
三好, 圭子 Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School 徳島大学 教育研究者総覧 KAKEN研究者をさがす
堀口, 大吾 Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School 徳島大学 教育研究者総覧 KAKEN研究者をさがす
野間, 隆文 Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School 徳島大学 教育研究者総覧 KAKEN研究者をさがす
キーワード
ameloblasts
enamel
iron metabolism
Sp6
transgenic rats
資料タイプ
学術雑誌論文
抄録
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.
掲載誌名
The journal of medical investigation : JMI
ISSN
13431420
cat書誌ID
AA11166929
59
1-2
開始ページ
59
終了ページ
68
並び順
59
発行日
2012-02
EDB ID
フルテキストファイル
言語
eng
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出版社版
部局
歯学系