TY - JOUR
T1 - Type II/III Runx2/Cbfa1 is required for tooth germ development
AU - Kobayashi, Ieyoshi
AU - Kiyoshima, Tamotsu
AU - Wada, Hiroko
AU - Matsuo, Kou
AU - Nonaka, Kazuaki
AU - Honda, Jun ya
AU - Koyano, Kiyoshi
AU - Sakai, Hidetaka
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported in part by Grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (13470384, 14657469) to H.S.
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - Runx2/Cbfa1 is an essential transcription factor for osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Runx2/Cbfa1 knockout mice showed both a complete lack of ossification and the developmental arrest of tooth germ. We here report Runx2/Cbfa1 isoform-type specific functional roles in the development of tooth germ by the administration of antisense phosphorothioate oligodioxynucleotides (S-ODNs) into cultured mouse mandibles. The administration of type II/III Runx2/Cbfa1 antisense S-ODNs into the culture media resulted in an arrest of tooth germ growth at the bud-like stage in cultured mandible taken from the 11-day-old embryos, while also causing the inhibition of the differentiation of odontogenic cells into ameloblast and odontoblast in cultured tooth germs taken from the 15-day-old embryos. The expression of dentin matrix protein 1, dentin sialophosphoprotein, amelogenin, and ameloblastin was shown to be markedly suppressed in cultured tooth germ by the semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Meanwhile, no developmental arrest of tooth germ, no inhibition of gene expression, or differentiation of odontogenic cells was observed in samples treated with the type I Runx2/Cbfa1 antisense S-ODNs. The same findings were also observed in either the control or the sense and random sequence S-ODNs-treated samples. These data indicate that the type II/III Runx2/Cbfa1 isoform is closely related to the development and differentiation of tooth germ.
AB - Runx2/Cbfa1 is an essential transcription factor for osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Runx2/Cbfa1 knockout mice showed both a complete lack of ossification and the developmental arrest of tooth germ. We here report Runx2/Cbfa1 isoform-type specific functional roles in the development of tooth germ by the administration of antisense phosphorothioate oligodioxynucleotides (S-ODNs) into cultured mouse mandibles. The administration of type II/III Runx2/Cbfa1 antisense S-ODNs into the culture media resulted in an arrest of tooth germ growth at the bud-like stage in cultured mandible taken from the 11-day-old embryos, while also causing the inhibition of the differentiation of odontogenic cells into ameloblast and odontoblast in cultured tooth germs taken from the 15-day-old embryos. The expression of dentin matrix protein 1, dentin sialophosphoprotein, amelogenin, and ameloblastin was shown to be markedly suppressed in cultured tooth germ by the semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Meanwhile, no developmental arrest of tooth germ, no inhibition of gene expression, or differentiation of odontogenic cells was observed in samples treated with the type I Runx2/Cbfa1 antisense S-ODNs. The same findings were also observed in either the control or the sense and random sequence S-ODNs-treated samples. These data indicate that the type II/III Runx2/Cbfa1 isoform is closely related to the development and differentiation of tooth germ.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bone.2005.10.026
DO - 10.1016/j.bone.2005.10.026
M3 - Article
C2 - 16377268
AN - SCOPUS:33749320835
SN - 8756-3282
VL - 38
SP - 836
EP - 844
JO - Bone
JF - Bone
IS - 6
ER -
