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ArticleConnective tissue research2018

Pleiotropic function of DLX3 in amelogenesis: from regulating pH and keratin expression to controlling enamel rod decussation.

Olivier Duverger, Maria I Morasso

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Article in Connective tissue research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Olivier Duvergera Laboratory of Skin Biology, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases , National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA.
Maria I Morassoa Laboratory of Skin Biology, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases , National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

NIAMS Light Imaging FacilityZICAR041186 · NIAMS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES · PI RANDAZZO, DAVIDE · 2010 to 2025
$18.2M
Ectodermal Dysplasias and Regulation of Ectodermal Appendage DevelopmentZIAAR041171 · NIAMS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES · PI MORASSO, MARIA · 2009 to 2024
$10.8M
Ectodermal Dysplasias and Regulation of Ectodermal Appendage DevelopmentZ01AR041171 · NIAMS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES · PI MORASSO, MARIA · 2008 to 2008
$967k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 AR041171Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AR041171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DLX3 is essential for tooth enamel development and is so far the only transcription factor known to be mutated in a syndromic form of amelogenesis imperfecta. Through conditional deletion of Dlx3 in the dental epithelium in mouse, we have previously established the involvement of DLX3 in enamel pH regulation, as well as in controlling the expression of sets of keratins that contribute to enamel rod sheath formation. Here, we show that the decussation pattern of enamel rods was lost in conditional knockout animals, suggesting that DLX3 controls the coordinated migration of ameloblasts during enamel secretion. We further demonstrate that DLX3 regulates the expression of some components of myosin II complexes potentially involved in driving the movement of ameloblasts that leads to enamel rod decussation.

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AmeloblastsAnimalsCell MovementDental EnamelHomeodomain ProteinsHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKeratinsMiceMice, TransgenicTranscription FactorsDistal-less homeobox proteinsHomeodomain ProteinsKeratinsTranscription FactorsamelogenesisdecussationDLX3enamelmyosin

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PMID29745813
PMCPMC6102719
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