Ror2-mediated non-canonical Wnt signaling regulates Cdc42 and cell proliferation during tooth root development

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The control of size and shape is an important part of regulatory process during organogenesis. Tooth formation is a highly complex process that fine-tunes the size and shape of the tooth, which are crucial for its physiological functions. Each tooth consists of a crown and one or more roots. Despite comprehensive knowledge of the mechanism that regulates early tooth crown development, we have limited understanding of the mechanism regulating root patterning and size during development. Here, we show that Ror2-mediated non-canonical Wnt signaling in the dental mesenchyme plays a crucial role in cell proliferation, and thereby regulates root development size in mouse molars. Furthermore, Cdc42 acts as a potential downstream mediator of Ror2 signaling in root formation. Importantly, activation of Cdc42 can restore cell proliferation and partially rescue the root development size defects in Ror2 mutant mice. Collectively, our findings provide novel insights into the function of Ror2-mediated non-canonical Wnt signaling in regulating tooth morphogenesis, and suggest potential avenues for dental tissue engineering.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:148

Enthalten in:

Development (Cambridge, England) - 148(2021), 2 vom: 21. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ma, Yuanyuan [VerfasserIn]
Jing, Junjun [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Jifan [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Quan [VerfasserIn]
Han, Xia [VerfasserIn]
He, Jinzhi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Shuo [VerfasserIn]
Ho, Thach-Vu [VerfasserIn]
Chai, Yang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cdc42
Cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein
Cell proliferation
EC 2.7.10.1
EC 3.6.5.2
Journal Article
Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan Receptors
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Ror2
Ror2 protein, mouse
Tooth root

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.04.2021

Date Revised 11.07.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1242/dev.196360

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318885050