Project description:To investigate the dependence of amelogenesis imperfecta-related gene expression and ameloblast-related gene expression on Aire in the thymus, mTEChi from Aire+/+ and Aire-/- were sorted and subjected to bulk RNAseq.
Project description:Truncation mutations in family with sequence similarity, member H (FAM83H) gene cause autosomal dominant hypocalcified amelogenesis imperfecta (ADHCAI). The aim of this study was to explore the effects of truncated FAM83H on enamel development. High throughput RNA-sequencing was used to detect the dysregulated signaling pathways in Fam83h-mutated LS8 cells. According to mRNA-sequencing, pathway related to cell adhesion was the most notably clustered in Fam83h-mutated cells. Immunofluorescence analysis further revealed decreased protein expression of desmoglein 3, a component of desmosomes, in Fam83h-mutated cells.
Project description:Coordinated mineralization of soft tissue is central to organismal form and function, while dysregulated mineralization underlies several human pathologies. Oral epithelial derived ameloblasts are polarized, secretory cells responsible for generating enamel, the most mineralized substance in the human body. Defects in ameloblast development result in enamel anomalies, including amelogenesis imperfecta. Identifying proteins critical in ameloblast development can provide insight into specific pathologies associated with enamel related disorders or more broadly, mechanisms of mineralization. Previous studies identified a role for MEMO1 in bone mineralization; however, whether MEMO1 functions in the generation of additional mineralized structures remains unknown. Here, we identify a critical role for MEMO1 in enamel mineralization. First, we identified that Memo1 is expressed in ameloblasts and that conditional deletion of Memo1 from ameloblasts results in enamel defects, characterized by a decline in mineral density and tooth integrity. Molecular profiling of ameloblasts and their progenitors in Memo1 oral epithelial mutants revealed a disruption to cytoskeletal associated genes and a reduction in late stage ameloblast markers, relative to controls. Histology revealed that the molecular defects correlated with a disruption of the apical Tome’s process and the basolateral interacting, papillary layer, in Memo1 mutant ameloblasts. Finally, deletion of Memo1 from an oral epithelial ameloblast cell line, followed by cellular and molecular analyses, revealed altered cytoskeletal networks, relative to control cells. Collectively, our findings integrate MEMO1 into an emerging network of molecules important for ameloblast development and provide both in vivo and in vitro systems to further interrogate the relationship of cytoskeletal and amelogenesis-related defects.
2023-08-03 | GSE235869 | GEO
Project description:WES sequecning of AI family in China
| PRJNA1184796 | ENA
Project description:WES data for bilateral renal agenesis family