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Laminin alpha2 is essential for odontoblast differentiation regulating dentin sialoprotein expression.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 12 Mar 2004
Yuasa Kenji, Fukumoto Satoshi, Kamasaki Yoko, Yamada Aya, Fukumoto Emiko, Kanaoka Kazuhiro, Saito Kan, Harada Hidemitsu, Arikawa-Hirasawa Eri, Miyagoe-Suzuki Yuko, Takeda Shinichi, Okamoto Kuniaki, Kato Yuzo, Fujiwara Taku
Abstract excerpt
Laminin alpha2 is subunit of laminin-2 (alpha2beta1gamma1), which is a major component of the muscle basement membrane. Although the laminin alpha2 chain is expressed in the early stage of dental mesenchyme development and localized in the tooth germ basement membrane, its expression pattern in the late stage of tooth germ development and molecular roles are not clearly understood. We analyzed the role of laminin...
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