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ArticleDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2021

Ror2-mediated non-canonical Wnt signaling regulates Cdc42 and cell proliferation during tooth root development.

Yuanyuan Ma, Junjun Jing, Jifan Feng, Yuan Yuan, Quan Wen, Xia Han, Jinzhi He, Shuo Chen, Thach-Vu Ho, Yang Chai

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Article in Development (Cambridge, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Yuanyuan MaCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Junjun JingCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Jifan FengCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Yuan YuanCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Quan WenCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Xia HanCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Jinzhi HeCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Shuo ChenCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Thach-Vu HoCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Yang ChaiCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA ychai@usc.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3174-2544
University of Southern California · US

Funding

USC FaceBase III Craniofacial Development and Dysmorpholoy Data Management and Integration HubU01DE028729 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI CHAI, YANG, KESSELMAN, CARL · 2019 to 2023
$13.9M
THE MOLECULAR REGULATORY MECHANISM OF TOOTH ROOT DEVELOPMENTR01DE022503 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Yang Chai · 2012 to 2026
$6.2M
TGF BETA SIGNALING AND MANDIBULAR MORPHOGENESISR01DE012711 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI CHAI, YANG · 1999 to 2023
$5.7M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE012711NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE022503NIDCR NIH HHS U01 DE028729
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The control of size and shape is an important part of regulatory process during organogenesis. Tooth formation is a highly complex process that fine-tunes the size and shape of the tooth, which are crucial for its physiological functions. Each tooth consists of a crown and one or more roots. Despite comprehensive knowledge of the mechanism that regulates early tooth crown development, we have limited understanding of the mechanism regulating root patterning and size during development. Here, we show that Ror2-mediated non-canonical Wnt signaling in the dental mesenchyme plays a crucial role in cell proliferation, and thereby regulates root development size in mouse molars. Furthermore, Cdc42 acts as a potential downstream mediator of Ror2 signaling in root formation. Importantly, activation of Cdc42 can restore cell proliferation and partially rescue the root development size defects in

Indexed as

Wnt Signaling PathwayAnimalscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationFemaleMaleMesodermMiceMice, Mutant StrainsMorphogenesisOdontoblastsReceptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan ReceptorsTooth Rootcdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinReceptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan ReceptorsRor2 protein, mouseCdc42Cell proliferationRor2Tooth root

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PMID33323370
PMCPMC7847279
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