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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Vol. 45, 859-866, Copyright © 1997 by The Histochemical Society, Inc.

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Immunohistochemical Similarities and Differences between Amelogenin and Tuftelin Gene Products During Tooth Development

Thomas G.H. Diekwischa, Joy Warea, Alan G. Finchamb, and Margarita Zeichner-Davidb
a Baylor College of Dentistry, Department for Biomedical Sciences, Dallas, Texas
b Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California

Correspondence to: Thomas G.H. Diekwisch, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, 3302 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246.

Amelogenins and tuftelins are highly specialized proteins secreted into the developing enamel matrix during mammalian enamel formation. Both tuftelins and amelogenins have been associated with various functions during nucleation and maturation of the developing enamel matrix. In this study we conducted experiments to investigate whether tuftelins and portions of the amelogenin molecule were deposited and processed in spatially distinguished portions of the developing enamel matrix, using antibodies specific against tuftelin or amelogenins. The amelogenin antibodies were raised against recombinant and native amelogenins and also included an antibody against a polypeptide encoded by amelogenin exon 4. To compare spatial expression patterns of enamel protein epitopes, 3-day postnatal mouse molar tooth organs were processed for paraffin histology and cut into serial sections. Adjacent sections were exposed to antibodies against either tuftelin or various amelogenin epitopes. To investigate age-related changes of enamel protein expression, amelogenin and tuftelin antibodies were applied to tooth organs of developmental stages E19 and 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 postnatal days. Tuftelin was detected within the odontoblast processes during earlier stages of development (E19 and 1 day postnatal), whereas during later stages (3-11 days) it was recognized in a portion of the enamel layer adjacent to the dentine-enamel junction. In contrast, all four antibodies against amelogenins reacted with parts of the ameloblast cytoplasm and the entire enamel layer. Using immunohistochemistry, we were not able to detect any differences in the spatial distribution of the four amelogenin epitopes investigated. The spatial differences in the distribution of amelogenin and tuftelin as observed in this study may be intepreted as an indication of functional differences between both proteins during early enamel biomineralization. (J Histochem Cytochem 45:859-866,1997)

Key Words: tooth development, amelogenins, tuftelin, enamel, immunohistochemistry


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