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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2020

Amelogenin phosphorylation regulates tooth enamel formation by stabilizing a transient amorphous mineral precursor.

Nah-Young Shin, Hajime Yamazaki, Elia Beniash, Xu Yang, Seth S Margolis, Megan K Pugach, James P Simmer, Henry C Margolis

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Amelogenin Null Mice Develop Osteoarthritis, While Its Application Mitigates Disease Phenotypes in a Rat Model.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  10. Functions of secretory calcium-binding phosphoproteins in dental mineralization.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2025
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  12. A Chemically Defined Culture for Tooth Reconstitution.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  16. Role of amelogenin phosphorylation in regulating dental enamel formation.Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2024
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  17. Ameloblastin and its multifunctionality in amelogenesis: A review.Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nah-Young ShinThe Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
Hajime YamazakiThe Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Oral Biology, Center for Craniofacial Regeneration, University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.
Elia BeniashDepartment of Oral Biology, Center for Craniofacial Regeneration, University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.
Xu YangDepartment of Oral Biology, Center for Craniofacial Regeneration, University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.
Seth S MargolisDepartment of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
Megan K PugachThe Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
James P SimmerDepartment of Biologic and Material Sciences, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108.
Henry C MargolisThe Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Department of Periodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Center for Craniofacial Regeneration, University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213. Electronic address: hmargolis@pitt.edu.
Harvard University · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · USJohns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

Role of amelogenin phosphorylation in regulating enamel formation in vivoR21DE023425 · NIDCR · ADA FORSYTH INSTITUTE, INC. · PI MARGOLIS, HENRY C · 2014 to 2015
$542k
NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE023425
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dental enamel comprises interwoven arrays of extremely long and narrow crystals of carbonated hydroxyapatite called enamel rods. Amelogenin (AMELX) is the predominant extracellular enamel matrix protein and plays an essential role in enamel formation (amelogenesis). Previously, we have demonstrated that full-length AMELX forms higher-order supramolecular assemblies that regulate ordered mineralization

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AmelogenesisAmelogeninAnimalsCalcium PhosphatesDental EnamelDental Enamel ProteinsExtracellular Matrix ProteinsHumansMiceModels, AnimalPhosphorylationAmelogeninamorphous calcium phosphateCalcium PhosphatesDental Enamel ProteinsExtracellular Matrix Proteinsamelogenesisamelogeninbiomineralizationdental enamelextracellular matrix proteinknock-in mouse modelphosphorylationtoothtooth development

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PMID31919099
PMCPMC7029122
OpenAlexW3000158820

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