Epithelial-specific knockout of the Rac1 gene leads to enamel defects

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 168-176

  Huang, Zhan ^a   Kim, Jieun ^b   Lacruz, Rodrigo S ^a   Bringas Jr , Pablo ^a   Glogauer, Michael ^c   Bromage, Timothy G ^d   Kaartinen, Vesa M ^b   Snead, Malcolm L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ameloblast; Cell adhesion; Epithelial cell; Extracellular matrix; Rac1

Indexed keywords

AMBN PROTEIN, MOUSE; AMELOGENIN; ENAMEL PROTEIN; RAC1 PROTEIN;

AMELOBLAST; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENAMEL; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; EPITHELIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

AMELOBLASTS; AMELOGENESIS; AMELOGENIN; ANIMALS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; DENTAL ENAMEL PROTEINS; EPITHELIUM; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RAC1 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84862918759     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2011.00904.x     Document Type: Article

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