Research Program in Developmental Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Helsinki Institute of Life Science, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 18;10(1):4963. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60708-w.
Enamel is secreted by ameloblasts derived from tooth epithelial stem cells (SCs). Humans cannot repair or regenerate enamel, due to early loss of tooth epithelial SCs. Contrarily in the mouse incisors, epithelial SCs are maintained throughout life and endlessly generate ameloblasts, and thus enamel. Here we isolated Sox2-GFP+ tooth epithelial SCs which generated highly cellular spheres following a novel in vitro strategy. This system enabled analysis of SC regulation by various signaling molecules, and supported the stimulatory and inhibitory roles of Shh and Bmp, respectively; providing better insight into the heterogeneity of the SCs. Further, we generated a novel mouse reporter, Enamelin-tdTomato for identification of ameloblasts in live tissues and cells, and used it to demonstrate presence of ameloblasts in the new 3D co-culture system of dental SCs. Collectively, our results provide means of generating 3D tooth epithelium from adult SCs which can be utilized toward future generation of enamel.
釉质是由牙上皮干细胞(SCs)衍生的成釉细胞分泌的。由于牙上皮SCs 的早期丢失,人类无法修复或再生釉质。相反,在小鼠切牙中,上皮SCs 终生维持,并不断产生成釉细胞,从而产生釉质。在这里,我们分离了 Sox2-GFP+牙上皮SCs,它们在一种新的体外策略下产生了高度细胞化的球体。该系统能够分析各种信号分子对SCs 的调节作用,并分别支持 Shh 和 Bmp 的刺激和抑制作用;为更好地了解SCs 的异质性提供了依据。此外,我们还生成了一种新型的小鼠报告基因 Enamelin-tdTomato,用于鉴定活组织和细胞中的成釉细胞,并利用它证明了在新的牙SCs 三维共培养系统中存在成釉细胞。总之,我们的研究结果提供了从成年SCs 中生成 3D 牙上皮的方法,可用于未来生成釉质。
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