期刊
BIOMATERIALS
卷 34, 期 13, 页码 3303-3314出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.01.054
关键词
RGDS; Peptide amphiphile; Artificial extracellular matrix; Integrin; Cell signaling; Regenerated enamel
资金
- National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) of the National Institutes of Health, USPHS [5R01 DE015920]
- NIH, USPHS [P50 AA11999]
Enamel formation involves highly orchestrated intracellular and extracellular events; following development, the tissue is unable to regenerate, making it a challenging target for tissue engineering. We previously demonstrated the ability to trigger enamel differentiation and regeneration in the embryonic mouse incisor using a self-assembling matrix that displayed the integrin-binding epitope RGDS (Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser). To further elucidate the intracellular signaling pathways responsible for this phenomenon, we explore here the coupling response of integrin receptors to the biomaterial and subsequent downstream gene expression profiles. We demonstrate that the artificial matrix activates focal adhesion kinase (FAR) to increase phosphorylation of both c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and its downstream transcription factor c-Jun (c-Jun). Inhibition of FAR blocked activation of the identified matrix-mediated pathways, while independent inhibition of INK nearly abolished phosphorylated-c-Jun (p-c-Jun) and attenuated the pathways identified to promote enamel regeneration. Cognate binding sites in the amelogenin promoter were identified to be transcriptionally up-regulated in response to p-c-Jun. Furthermore, the artificial matrix induced gene expression as evidenced by an increased abundance of amelogenin, the main protein expressed during enamel formation, and the CCAAT enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBP alpha), which is the known activator of amelogenin expression. Elucidating these cues not only provides guidelines for the design of synthetic regenerative strategies and opportunities to manipulate pathways to regulate enamel regeneration, but can provide insight into the molecular mechanisms involved in tissue formation. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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