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Signaling Modulation by miRNA-221-3p During Tooth Morphogenesis in Mice

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.697243

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miRNA; tooth development stage; signaling modulation; cellular events; tooth morphogenesis

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  1. National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (MEST) [NRF-2017R1D1A1B03034378, NRF-2017R1A5A2015391, NRF-2018R1A2A3075600, NRF-2018R1D1A1A02086098]

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miRNA-221-3p plays a crucial role in tooth development by modulating major signaling pathways such as Wnt, Bmp, and Shh. Proper levels of miRNA-221-3p are required for the regulation of these pathways during tooth morphogenesis.
miRNAs are conserved short non-coding RNAs that play a role in the modulation of various biological pathways during tissue and organ morphogenesis. In this study, the function of miRNA-221-3p in tooth development, through its loss or gain in function was evaluated. A variety of techniques were utilized to evaluate detailed functional roles of miRNA-221-3p during odontogenesis, including in vitro tooth cultivation, renal capsule transplantation, in situ hybridization, real-time PCR, and immunohistochemistry. Two-day in vitro tooth cultivation at E13 identified altered cellular events, including cellular proliferation, apoptosis, adhesion, and cytoskeletal arrangement, with the loss and gain of miRNA-221-3p. qPCR analysis revealed alterations in gene expression of tooth-related signaling molecules, including beta-catenin, Bmp2, Bmp4, Fgf4, Ptch1, and Shh, when inhibited with miRNA-221-3p and mimic. Also, the inhibition of miRNA-221-3p demonstrated increased mesenchymal localizations of pSMAD1/5/8, alongside decreased expression patterns of Shh and Fgf4 within inner enamel epithelium (IEE) in E13 + 2 days in vitro cultivated teeth. Moreover, 1-week renal transplantation of in vitro cultivated teeth had smaller tooth size with reduced enamel and dentin matrices, along with increased cellular proliferation and Shh expression along the Hertwig epithelial root sheath (HERS), within the inhibitor group. Similarly, in 3-week renal calcified teeth, the overexpression of miRNA-221-3p did not affect tooth phenotype, while the loss of function resulted in long and slender teeth with short mesiodistal length. This study provides evidence that a suitable level of miRNA-221-3p is required for the modulation of major signaling pathways, including Wnt, Bmp, and Shh, during tooth morphogenesis.

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