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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-28
pubmed:abstractText
The heparin binding molecules MK and HB-GAM are involved in the regulation of growth and differentiation of many tissues and organs. Here we analyzed the expression of MK and HB-GAM in the developing mouse incisors, which are continuously growing organs with a stem cell compartment. Overlapping but distinct expression patterns for MK and HB-GAM were observed during all stages of incisor development (initiation, morphogenesis, cytodifferentiation). Both proteins were detected in the enamel knot, a transient epithelial signaling structure that is important for tooth morphogenesis, and the cervical loop where the stem cell niche is located. The functions of MK and HB-GAM were studied in dental explants and organotypic cultures in vitro. In mesenchymal explants, MK stimulated HB-GAM expression and, vice-versa, HB-GAM upregulated MK expression, thus indicating a regulatory loop between these proteins. BMP and FGF molecules also activated expression of both cytokines in mesenchyme. The proliferative effects of MK and HB-GAM varied according to the mesenchymal or epithelial origin of the tissue. Growth, cytodifferentiation and mineralization were inhibited in incisor germs cultured in the presence of MK neutralizing antibodies. These results demonstrate that MK and HB-GAM are involved in stem cells maintenance, cytodifferentiation and mineralization processes during mouse incisor development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1095-564X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
320
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
256-66
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Calcification, Physiologic, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Embryo, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Incisor, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Mesoderm, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Neutralization Tests, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Syndecan-1, pubmed-meshheading:18582856-Tooth Cervix
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The large functional spectrum of the heparin-binding cytokines MK and HB-GAM in continuously growing organs: the rodent incisor as a model.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orofacial Development and Structure, Institute of Oral Biology, ZZMK, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 11, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland. thimios.mitsiadis@zzmk.uzh.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't