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1. 武藤 太郎

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2. 三好 圭子([徳島大学.大学院医歯薬学研究部.歯学域.口腔科学部門.基礎歯学系.口腔生命科学])

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3. 堀口 大吾([徳島大学.大学院医歯薬学研究部.歯学域.口腔科学部門.基礎歯学系.口腔生命科学])

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4. (英) Hagita Hiroko

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5. 野間 隆文

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(英) Novel genetic linkage of rat Sp6 mutation to Amelogenesis imperfecta

(英) ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is an inherited disorder characterized by incomplete formation of tooth enamel. Although several genes responsible for AI have been reported, not all causative genes for human AI have been identified to date. AMI rat has been reported as an autosomal recessive mutant with hypoplastic AI isolated from a colony of stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat strain, but the causative gene has not yet been clarified. Through a genetic screen, we identified the causative gene of autosomal recessive AI in AMI and analyzed its role in amelogenesis. METHODS: cDNA sequencing of possible AI-candidate genes so far identified using total RNA of day 6 AMI rat molars identified a novel responsible mutation in specificity protein 6 (Sp6). Genetic linkage analysis was performed between Sp6 and AI phenotype in AMI. To understand a role of SP6 in AI, we generated the transgenic rats harboring Sp6 transgene in AMI (Ami/Ami + Tg). Histological analyses were performed using the thin sections of control rats, AMI, and Ami/Ami + Tg incisors in maxillae, respectively. RESULTS: We found the novel genetic linkage between a 2-bp insertional mutation of Sp6 gene and the AI phenotype in AMI rats. The position of mutation was located in the coding region of Sp6, which caused frameshift mutation and disruption of the third zinc finger domain of SP6 with 11 cryptic amino acid residues and a stop codon. Transfection studies showed that the mutant protein can be translated and localized in the nucleus in the same manner as the wild-type SP6 protein. When we introduced the CMV promoter-driven wild-type Sp6 transgene into AMI rats, the SP6 protein was ectopically expressed in the maturation stage of ameloblasts associated with the extended maturation stage and the shortened reduced stage without any other phenotypical changes. CONCLUSION: We propose the addition of Sp6 mutation as a new molecular diagnostic criterion for the autosomal recessive AI pateints. Our findings expand the spectrum of genetic causes of autosomal recessive AI and sheds light on the molecular diagnosis for the classification of AI. Furthermore, tight regulation of the temporospatial expression of SP6 may have critical roles in completing amelogenesis. .

1. (英) PublicationType: JOURNAL ARTICLE