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SUBMITTER: Tanimoto K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3677966 | biostudies-literature | 2008 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tanimoto K K Le T T Zhu L L Witkowska H E HE Robinson S S Hall S S Hwang P P Denbesten P P Li W W
Journal of dental research 20080501 5
Amelogenin with a proline 41 to threonine mutation (P41T) is hydrolyzed at a lower rate by matrix metalloproteinase 20 (MMP20), resulting in an inherited tooth enamel defect, amelogenesis imperfecta (AI). The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of P41T on the interactions between amelogenin and MMP20, which may contribute to the formation of this type of AI. The interactions of a recombinant wild-type human amelogenin and its P41T mutant with recombinant human MMP20 were compared by su ...[more]