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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2017

Fluoride Alters Klk4 Expression in Maturation Ameloblasts through Androgen and Progesterone Receptor Signaling.

Michael H Le, Yukiko Nakano, Dawud Abduweli Uyghurturk, Li Zhu, Pamela K Den Besten

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Ufl1-Mediated UFMylation Sustains Amelogenesis by Stabilizing RUNX2.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  5. Roles of calcium in ameloblasts during tooth development: A scoping review.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael H LeDepartment of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Yukiko NakanoDepartment of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Dawud Abduweli UyghurturkDepartment of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Li ZhuDepartment of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Pamela K Den BestenDepartment of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.
University of California, San Francisco · USCenter for Children · US

Funding

UCSF INTEGRATED DDS-PHD TRAINING PROGRAMT32DE007306 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Yukiko Nakano · 1996 to 2026
$15.4M
ENAMEL FLUOROSIS;MECHANISMS OF ACTIONR01DE013508 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI DEN BESTEN, PAMELA K · 2000 to 2013
$4.5M
The Role of Iron in Ameloblast Differentiation and Enamel FluorosisF30DE023280 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LE, MICHAEL HUAN · 2013 to 2015
$138k
NIDCR NIH HHS F30 DE023280NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE013508NIDCR NIH HHS T32 DE007306
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluorosed maturation stage enamel is hypomineralized in part due to a delay in the removal of matrix proteins to inhibit final crystal growth. The delay in protein removal is likely related to reduced expression of kallikrein-related peptidase 4 (KLK4), resulting in a reduced matrix proteinase activity that found in fluorosed enamel.

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ameloblastsARenamelfluorideHSP90KLK4PRTGF-β

Identifiers

PMID29249975
PMCPMC5715335
OpenAlexW2770681191

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