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Biological

Relative Levels of mRNA Encoding Enamel Proteins in Enamel Organ Epithelia and Odontoblasts

T. Nagano1,*, S. Oida2, H. Ando2, K. Gomi1, T. Arai1 and M. Fukae2

1 Department of Periodontics and Endodontics and
2 Department of Biochemistry, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-8501, Japan;

Correspondence: *corresponding author, nagano-takatoshi{at}tsurumi-u.ac.jp

Amelogenin, enamelin, sheathlin (ameloblastin/ amelin), enamelysin (MMP-20), and KLK4 (EMSP-1) are the major structural proteins and proteinases in developing tooth enamel. Recently, odontoblasts were reported to express amelogenin, the most abundant enamel protein. In this study, we hypothesized that odontoblasts express all enamel proteins and proteases, and we measured their relative mRNA levels in enamel organ epithelia and odontoblasts associated with porcine secretory- and maturation-stage enamel by RT-PCR, using a LightCycler instrument. The results showed that amelogenin mRNA in secretory-stage EOE is 320-fold higher than in odontoblasts beneath secretory-stage enamel, and over 20,000-fold higher than in odontoblasts under maturation-stage enamel. Similar results were obtained for enamelin and sheathlin. Enamelysin mRNA levels were equivalent in these two tissues, while KLK4 mRNA was higher in odontoblasts than in secretory-stage EOE. These results support the conclusion that odontoblasts are involved in the formation of the enamel layer adjacent to enamel-dentin junction.

Key Words: amelogenin • enamelysin • KLK4 • odontoblasts • ameloblasts

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 82, No. 12, 982-986 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910308201209
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