Screen and Function Study of the Key Regulative Odontogenic Genes in Mice

ZHANG Fan-ke, DU Ya-jing, ZHOU Chen-chen, ZHANG Jia-wei, ZOU Shu-juan, LI Xiao-bing

Abstract

To screen the key odontogenic genes in mice and verify the odontogenic inducing effect on amniotic epithelial cells (WISH).  Methods  The spatially and temporally different expression of bone morphogenetic proteins 4 (BMP4), fibroblast growth factor 8 (FGF8), sonic hedgehog (SHH), lymphoid enhancer factor 1 (LEF1) proteins and their genes expression in the early odontogenesis stage (embryo day 10.5 (E10.5)、E11.5、E14.5) in fetal mice were detected by immunohistochemistry staining and quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR). According to the results, we screened the probable key odontogenic genes. Then adding osteogenic inducing solution to induce non-odontogenic epithelium cells, WISH. After 3 weeks culture of non-odontogenic epithelial WISH for osteogenic induction, the epithelial-mesenchymal transformation cap ability was evaluated by using Alizarin (ALZ) red staining and RT-qPCR on the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) mRNA expression level. Using germ layer recombination experiment to observe and verify whether the screened genes can induce non-odontogenic epithelium cells acquire odontogenesis ability. The recombined tissue grafts containing key genes were transplanted beneath the renal capsule of mice.  Results  The results of immunohistochemistry staining and RT-qPCR showed that on E10.5 BMP4 protein and gene were differently expressed in the first and second branchial arch epithelium, which synchronized the odontogenic capability transferring from epithelium to mesenchyme from E10.5-E14.5. Though the expression of FGF8 protein and gene existed such difference in the first and second branchial arch epithelium, there was no synchronization in transfer. The expression of LEF1 and SHH proteins and genes had neither difference nor synchronization. So far, we considered the BMP4 was the probable key odontogenic gene. Through 3 weeks’ osteogenic induction, ALZ red stained positively and calcium nodules were observed in WISH, and the expression level of ALP mRNA increased. In the germ layer recombination experiment, exogenous BMP4 protein enabled the second branchial arch mesenchyme forming tooth-like structures after recombined with the second branchial arch epithelium or WISH.  Conclusions  The proteins and genes of BMP4, FGF8, SHH and LEF1 are spatially and temporally differently expressed in the early tooth development stage in mice. The protein and gene of BMP4 are differently expressed between the first and second branchial arch epithelium and enables the non-odontogenic epithelium acquiring odontogenic ability. BMP4 is the possible key odontogenic gene.

 

Keywords: Tooth development, Recombination, Branchial arch, BMP4

 

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