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ArticleInternational journal of oral science2026

Ameloblastin amphipathic helix motif mediates ameloblast polarization and prismatic enamel formation.

Gayathri Visakan, Rucha Arun Bapat, Jing Cai, Ethan Trevor Suwandi, Derk Joester, Natalie C Kegulian, Edwin Sarkisians, Marziyeh Aghazadeh, Simon Webster, Janet Moradian-Oldak

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Article in International journal of oral science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Gayathri VisakanCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3302-8229
Rucha Arun BapatCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8418-9060
Jing CaiCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9207-7907
Ethan Trevor SuwandiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Derk JoesterDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9663-3309
Natalie C KegulianCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Edwin SarkisiansCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Marziyeh AghazadehCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Simon WebsterCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Janet Moradian-OldakCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. joldak@usc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5777-6297

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ameloblastin (Ambn) is a tooth-specific multifunctional protein essential for enamel biomineralization and the formation of its prismatic microstructure. To examine the function of the evolutionarily conserved cell-binding Ambn amphipathic helix (AH) motif, we deleted the hydrophobic residues within the Ambn AH motif in genetically engineered mice. Enamel in the homozygous (Ambn

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AmeloblastsAmelogenesisCell PolarityDental EnamelDental Enamel ProteinsAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsbeta CateninMiceSignal TransductionX-Ray MicrotomographyAmbn protein, mousebeta CateninDental Enamel Proteins

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