The HOX genes are expressed, in vivo, in human tooth germs: In vitro cAMP exposure of dental pulp cells results in parallel HOX network activation and neuronal differentiation

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 836-848

  D'Antò, Vincenzo ^a   Cantile, Monica ^a   D'Armiento, Maria ^b   Schiavo, Giulia ^a   Spagnuolo, Gianrico ^a   Terracciano, Luigi ^c   Vecchione, Raffaela ^b   Cillo, Clemente ^a,b  

^a Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HOX network; Neuronal differentiation; Tooth germs

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; HOX PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DLX GENE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FETUS; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; HOX GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN GENOME; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MESENCHYME CELL; MSX GENE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH PULP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYCLIC AMP; DENTAL PULP; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; NEURONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOOTH GERM;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33645011864     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20684     Document Type: Article

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