TY - JOUR
T1 - Glycosphingolipids regulate ameloblastin expression in dental epithelial cells
AU - Kamasaki, Y.
AU - Nakamura, T.
AU - Yoshizaki, K.
AU - Iwamoto, T.
AU - Yamada, A.
AU - Fukumoto, E.
AU - Maruya, Y.
AU - Iwabuchi, K.
AU - Furukawa, K.
AU - Fujiwara, T.
AU - Fukumoto, S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by grants-in-aid for Research Fellows of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science from the Ministry of Education [ 20592405 (YK) , 17689058 and 20679006 (SF) ].
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Neurotrophin 4 (NT-4) and its receptors regulate the differentiation of ameloblasts in tooth development. Gangliosides, sialic acids that contain glycosphingolipids (GSLs), are involved in a variety of membrane-associated cell physiological functions such as ligand-receptor signal transmission. However, the expression patterns and functions of GSLs during tooth development remain unclear. In this study, we identified strong expressions of GM3 and LacCer in dental epithelium, which give rise to differentiation into enamel-secreting ameloblasts. Exogenous GM3 and LacCer in dental epithelial cells induced the expression of ameloblastin (Ambn), while it was also interesting that GM3 synergistically exerted enhancement of NT-4-mediated Ambn expression. In addition, consistently exogenous GM3 and LacCer in dental epithelial cells induced distinct activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), an event upstream of the expression of Ambn. Furthermore, depletion of GSLs from dental epithelial cells by D-threo-1-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3- morpholino-1-propanol (D-PDMP) inhibited Ambn expression as well as phosphorylation of ERK1/2. In contrast, exogenous addition of GM3 or LacCer rescued the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 repressed by pre-treatment with D-PDMP. Taken together, these results suggest that GM3 and LacCer are essential for NT-4-mediated Ambn expression, and contribute to dental epithelial cell differentiation into ameloblasts.
AB - Neurotrophin 4 (NT-4) and its receptors regulate the differentiation of ameloblasts in tooth development. Gangliosides, sialic acids that contain glycosphingolipids (GSLs), are involved in a variety of membrane-associated cell physiological functions such as ligand-receptor signal transmission. However, the expression patterns and functions of GSLs during tooth development remain unclear. In this study, we identified strong expressions of GM3 and LacCer in dental epithelium, which give rise to differentiation into enamel-secreting ameloblasts. Exogenous GM3 and LacCer in dental epithelial cells induced the expression of ameloblastin (Ambn), while it was also interesting that GM3 synergistically exerted enhancement of NT-4-mediated Ambn expression. In addition, consistently exogenous GM3 and LacCer in dental epithelial cells induced distinct activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), an event upstream of the expression of Ambn. Furthermore, depletion of GSLs from dental epithelial cells by D-threo-1-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3- morpholino-1-propanol (D-PDMP) inhibited Ambn expression as well as phosphorylation of ERK1/2. In contrast, exogenous addition of GM3 or LacCer rescued the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 repressed by pre-treatment with D-PDMP. Taken together, these results suggest that GM3 and LacCer are essential for NT-4-mediated Ambn expression, and contribute to dental epithelial cell differentiation into ameloblasts.
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U2 - 10.1177/0022034511424408
DO - 10.1177/0022034511424408
M3 - Article
C2 - 21979133
AN - SCOPUS:83455218229
SN - 0022-0345
VL - 91
SP - 78
EP - 83
JO - Journal of Dental Research
JF - Journal of Dental Research
IS - 1
ER -