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ArticleCells, tissues, organs2018

The Role of Epithelial Stat3 in Amelogenesis during Mouse Incisor Renewal.

Bin Zhang, Bo Meng, Edward Viloria, Adrien Naveau, Bernhard Ganss, Andrew H Jheon

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Article in Cells, tissues, organs, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Bin ZhangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Bo MengProgram in Craniofacial Biology and Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA.
Edward ViloriaProgram in Craniofacial Biology and Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA.
Adrien NaveauUniversité Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, UMR S872, Paris, France.
Bernhard GanssFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Andrew H JheonProgram in Craniofacial Biology and Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · USUniversité Paris Cité · FRUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

NIDCR Dentist Scientist K99;Function and Regulation of Perp in AmelogenesisR00DE022059 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JHEON, ANDREW H. · 2013 to 2017
$1.2M
High Resolution Non-Invasive Imaging of Oral and Craniofacial TissuesS10RR026645 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI HO, SUNITA P · 2010 to 2010
$500k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR026645NIDCR NIH HHS R00 DE022059
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of epithelial signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in mouse incisor amelogenesis. Since Stat3 is expressed in the epithelial component of developing and adult mouse teeth, we generated and analyzed Krt14Cre/+;Stat3fl/fl mutant mice in which Stat3 was inactivated in epithelia including ameloblast progenitors and ameloblasts, the cells responsible for enamel formation. Histological analysis showed little enamel matrix in mutant incisors compared to controls. Delayed incisor enamel mineralization was demonstrated using micro-computed X-ray tomography analysis and was supported by an increase in the pre-expression distance of enamel-enriched proteins such as amelogenin, ameloblastin, and kallikrein-4. Lastly, scanning electron microscopy analysis showed little enamel mineralization in mutant incisors underneath the mesial root of the 1st molar; however, the micro-architecture of enamel mineralization was similar in the erupted portion of control and mutant incisors. Taken together, our findings demonstrate for the first time that the absence of epithelial Stat3 in mice leads to delayed incisor amelogenesis.

Indexed as

AmelogenesisAmelogeninAnimalsDental EnamelEpithelial CellsIncisorMandibleMice, TransgenicMineralsMolarMutationSTAT3 Transcription FactorAmelogeninMineralsSTAT3 Transcription FactorAmelogenesisDental enamelIncisorMiceTranscription factor

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PMID29550820
PMCPMC6023741
OpenAlexW2789628039

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