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Title
A new feedback loop for spatial patterning of the
teeth
Author(s)
Han-Sung, Jung
Journal
歯科学報, 111(4): 417-417
URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10130/2591
Each vertebrate species displays specific tooth patterns in each quadrant of the jaw : the mouse has one in-cisor and three molars, which develop at precise locations and at different times. The reason why multiple teeth form in the jaw of vertebrates and the way in which they develop separately from each other have been extensively studied, but the genetic mechanism governing the spatial patterning of teeth still remains to be elucidated. Sonic hedgehog(Shh)is one of the key signaling molecules involved in the spatial pattern-ing of teeth and other ectodermal organs such as hair, vibrissae and feathers. Sostdc1,a secreted inhibitor of the Wnt and Bmp pathways, also regulates the spatial patterning of teeth and hair. Here, by utilizing ma-ternal transfer of 5E1(an anti-Shh antibody)to mouse embryos through the placenta, we show that Sostdc 1 is downstream of Shh signaling and suggest a Wnt-Shh-Sostdc1 negative feedback loop as a pivotal mechanism controlling the spatial patterning of teeth. Furthermore, we propose a new reaction-diffusion model in which Wnt, Shh and Sostdc1 act as the activator, mediator and inhibitor, respectively, and confirm that such interactions can generate the tooth pattern of a wild-type mouse and can explain the various tooth patterns produced experimentally.
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延世大学校歯科大学 口腔生物学教室 教授 鄭 翰聖
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1995−1997 Research Assistant
Developmental Biology, University Col-lege London, UK(Ph.D.)
1997−1999 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
University of Helsinki, Institute of Biotech-nology, Finland
1999−2000 Instructor
Harvard Medical School, Cutaenous Biol-ogy Research Center, USA
2000−present Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associ-ate Professor, and Professor
Dept. of Oral Biology, College of Den-tistry, Yonsei University
2003−present Adjunct Professor, Tokyo Dental Col-lege, Japan
2010−present Vice Dean for Research Affairs Director for BK21 Project of Yonsei Dental Science
A new feedback loop for spatial patterning of the teeth
Han-Sung Jung, DDS, PhD
Professor Dept of Oral Biology Yonsei University College of Dentistry
姉妹校合同シンポジウム 2011.
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「トランスレーショナルリサーチの現状」
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