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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
The detailed in situ expression pattern of the Set-alpha gene has been studied. Previously we showed that Set-alpha is a differentially expressed gene in the embryonic mouse mandible at day 10.5 (E10.5) gestational age. Cells expressing Set-alpha were widely distributed in both the epithelial and underlying ectomesenchymal cells at E10.5. At E12, they were slightly aggregated in an area where tooth germ of the lower first molar is estimated to be formed. At E13.5, Set-alpha was strongly expressed in the tooth germ. At the cap stage, Set-alpha was expressed in the enamel organ and dental papilla. At the bell stage, Set-alpha was distinctly expressed in the inner enamel epithelial and dental papilla cells facing the inner enamel epithelial layer, which were intended to differentiate into ameloblasts and odontoblasts, respectively. Interestingly, Set-alpha was also expressed in several embryonic craniofacial tissues derived from the ectoderm. This study is the first report that Set-alpha is distinctly expressed in the developing tooth germ, and suggests that Set-alpha plays an important role in both the initiation and the growth of the tooth germ, as well as in the differentiation of ameloblasts and odontoblasts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0018-2214
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
437-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of Set-alpha during morphogenesis of mouse lower first molar.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University 61, Fukuoka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't