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SUBMITTER: Moon JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6313437 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moon Jung-Sun JS Kim Seong-Duk SD Ko Hyun-Mi HM Kim Young-Jun YJ Kim Sun-Hun SH Kim Min-Seok MS
Dentistry journal 20181017 4
The transcription factor Twist1 is known to be closely associated with the formation of bone by mesenchymal stem cells and osteoblasts; however, the role of Twist1 in cementogenesis has not yet been determined. This study was undertaken to elucidate the roles of Twist1 in cementoblast differentiation by means of the gain- or loss-of-function method. We used alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and alizarin red S staining and quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) ...[more]