ALK5 is essential for tooth germ differentiation during tooth development
ALK5 is essential for tooth germ differentiation during tooth development
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ALK5 对于牙齿发育过程中的牙胚分化至关重要。
DOI:
10.1080/10520295.2018.1552018
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发表时间:
2019-05-26
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
Du, J.
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作者:
Guo, W.;Fan, Z.;Du, J.
The TGF beta superfamily of proteins participates in tooth development. TGF beta 1 and TGF beta 3 regulate odontoblast differentiation and dentin extracellular matrix synthesis. Although the expression of TGF beta family member ligands is well-characterized during mammalian tooth development, less is known about the TGF beta receptor, which is a heteromeric complex consisting of a type I and type II receptors. The molecular mechanism of ALK5 (TGF beta R1) in the dental mesenchyme is not clear. We investigated the role of ALK5 in tooth germ mesenchymal cells (TGMCs) from the lower first molar tooth germs of day 15.5 embryonic mice. Human recombinant TGF beta 3 protein or an ALK5 inhibitor (SD208) was added to the cells. Cell proliferation was inhibited by SD208 and promoted by TGF beta 3. We found that SD208 inhibited TGMCs osteogenesis and dentinogenesis. Both canonical and noncanonical TGF beta signaling pathways participated in the process. TAK1, P-TAK1, p38 and P-p38 showed greater expression and SMAD4 showed less expression when ALK5 was inhibited. Our findings contribute to understanding the role of TGF beta signaling for the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells derived from dental germ and suggest possible targets for optimizing the use of stem cells of dental origin for tissue regeneration.