International Journal of Oral Biology

The Korean Academy of Oral Biology (대한구강생물학회)
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Immunolocalization of Runx2 and Osterix in the Developing Periodontal Tissues of the Mouse

  • Kim, Byung-In (Department of Oral Anatomy, Schoolof Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Na, Seung-Hoon (Department of Oral Anatomy, Schoolof Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Ji-Youn (Department of Oral Anatomy, Schoolof Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Shin, Je-Won (Department of Oral Anatomy, Schoolof Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jue, Seong-Suk (Department of Oral Anatomy, Schoolof Dentistry, Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2011.03.07
  • Accepted : 2011.05.27
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

Runx2 and Osterix, the transcription factors for osteoblast differentiation, are known as fundamental factors to regulate the development of calcified tissues. However, the biological functions of these factors in the development of the periodontal tissues remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the distribution of Runx2 and Osterix during periodontal tissue development of the mice. Mandibles from 14-day-old mice were prepared for paraffin section. Serial sections of the mandible containing $1^{st}$ molar tooth germs were obtained as a thickness of $7\;{\mu}m$. Some sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Others were used for immunohistochemistry for PCNA, Runx2, and Osterix. Epithelial cells in growing end of Hertwig's epithelial root sheath (HERS) and mesenchymal cells adjacent to the growing end of HERS expressed PCNA. Undifferentiated mesenchymal cells and hard tissue forming cells like cementoblasts and osteoblasts in early stage of differentiation expressed Runx2. Fully differentiated cementoblasts and osteoblasts secreting matrix proteins expressed Osterix. However, the cells terminated the matrix formation did not express Osterix. Periodontal ligament cells expressed Runx2 and Osterix. Pulp cells expressed Runx2 only. These results suggest that Runx2 and Osterix might regulate the differentiation of cementoblasts in the same manner as osteoblasts. Runx2 might participate in the process of cementoblast differentiation in early stage, whether Osterix might regulate the maturation and matrix synthesis of the cells.

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