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BMP1 and TLL1 Are Required for Maintaining Periodontal Homeostasis.
Journal of dental research - 1 May 2017
Wang J, Massoudi D, Ren Y, Muir A M, Harris S E, Greenspan D S, Feng J Q
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in bone morphogenetic protein 1 (BMP1) in humans or deletion of BMP1 and related protease tolloid like 1 (TLL1) in mice lead to osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Here, we show progressive periodontal defects in mice in which both BMP1 and TLL1 have been conditionally ablated, including malformed periodontal ligament (PDL) (recently shown to play key roles in normal alveolar bone formation), significant loss...
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