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Amelotin—a Novel Secreted, Ameloblast-specific Protein

K. Iwasaki1,3, E. Bajenova1, E. Somogyi-Ganss2, M. Miller1, V. Nguyen1, H. Nourkeyhani1, Y. Gao1,4, M. Wendel2 and B. Ganss1,*

1 Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Group in Matrix Dynamics, University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, 150 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3E2, Canada;
2 Center for Oral Biology (COB), Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden;

Correspondence: * corresponding author, b.ganss{at}utoronto.ca

We aimed to analyze the differential gene expression in various murine dental tissues, expecting to find novel factors that are involved in tooth formation. We here describe the identification of a novel ameloblast-specific gene, amelotin (AMTN), by differential display polymerase chain-reaction (DD-PCR) analysis of microdissected ameloblasts, odontoblasts, dental pulp, and alveolar bone cells of 10-day-old mouse incisors. The conceptually translated protein sequence was unique and showed significant homology only with its human orthologue. The amelotin genes from mouse and human displayed a similar exon-intron structure and were expressed from loci on chromosomes 5 and 4, respectively, which have been associated with various forms of amelogenesis imperfecta. Expression of amelotin mRNA was restricted to maturation-stage ameloblasts in developing murine molars and incisors. Amelotin protein was efficiently secreted from transfected cells in culture. Taken together, our findings suggest that amelotin is a novel factor produced by ameloblasts that plays a critical role in the formation of dental enamel.

Key Words: gene identification • amelotin • matrix maturation • differential gene expression • enamel

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 84, No. 12, 1127-1132 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910508401207
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