摘要
Tooth mineralization is a ubiquitous and tightly regulated process involving complicated interactions between dental epithelium and mesenchyme.Key molecules in tooth mineralization remain poorly identified.Microtubule actin cross-linking factor 1(MACF1)is a spectraplakin protein that plays pivotal roles in the brain,muscle,lung,and bone developmental process.^(1-3) To study the specific functions of MACF1 in bone formation,we established Macf1 conditional knockout mice using the Cre-LoxP system driven by Osxterix promoter(Osx-Cre;Macf1^(f/f)).^(2) Not surprisingly,Osx-Cre;Macf1^(f/f) mice displayed the phenotypes of delayed ossification and decreased bone mass.Moreover,the OsxCre;Macf1^(f/f) mice unexpectedly showed a white and opaque appearance of incisors,contrary to the normal yellowbrown and transparent incisors.Since Osxterix is expressed in dental mesenchyme during tooth development,the abnormal tooth appearance might imply a new function of MACF1 in odontoblasts,or even ameloblasts.Therefore,the present study aimed to investigate the role of MACF1 during tooth development.
基金
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30970706,81700784,81974145)
the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(China)(No.D5000210746)
the Key Research and Development Project of Shaanxi Province(China)(No.2021SF-293,2021SF-242)
the Talent Introduction Project of Sichuan University of Science and Engineering(No.2022RC01)
the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(China)(No.2023A1515030047).
