Requirement of Smad4-mediated signaling in odontoblast differentiation and dentin matrix formation.
10.5115/acb.2016.49.3.199
- Author:
Chi Young YUN
1
;
Hwajung CHOI
;
Young Jae YOU
;
Jin Young YANG
;
Jin A BAEK
;
Eui Sic CHO
Author Information
1. Cluster for Craniofacial Development and Regeneration Research, Institute of Oral Biosciences, Chonbuk National University School of Dentistry, Jeonju, Korea. omfsbja@jbnu.ac.kr oasis@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
TGF-β/BMP signaling;
Smad4;
Odontoblasts;
Dentin
- MeSH:
Animals;
Cell Polarity;
Crowns;
Dental Enamel;
Dental Papilla;
Dentin*;
Dentinogenesis;
Epithelium;
Mice;
Miners;
Molar;
Odontoblasts*;
Tooth
- From:Anatomy & Cell Biology
2016;49(3):199-205
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Dentin is the major part of tooth and formed by odontoblasts. Under the influence of the inner enamel epithelium, odontoblasts differentiate from ectomesenchymal cells of the dental papilla and secrete pre-dentin which then undergo mineralization into dentin. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β)/bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling is essential for dentinogenesis; however, the precise molecular mechanisms remain unclear. To understand the role of TGF-β/BMP signaling in odontoblast differentiation and dentin formation, we generated mice with conditional ablation of Smad4, a key intracellular mediator of TGF-β/BMP signaling, using Osr2 or OC-Cre mice. Here we found the molars of Osr2(Cre)Smad4 mutant mice exhibited impaired odontoblast differentiation, and normal dentin was replaced by ectopic bone-like structure. In Osr2(Cre)Smad4 mutant mice, cell polarity of odontoblast was lost, and the thickness of crown dentin was decreased in later stage compared to wild type. Moreover, the root dentin was also impaired and showed ectopic bone-like structure similar to Osr2(Cre)Smad4 mutant mice. Taken together, our results suggest that Smad4-dependent TGF-β/BMP signaling plays a critical role in odontoblast differentiation and dentin formation during tooth development.
