CP27 Localization in the Dental Lamina Basement Membrane and in the Stellate Reticulum of Developing TeethThomas G.H. Diekwischa,b, Xianghong Luana,b, and James E. McIntoshba Allan G. Brodie Laboratory for Craniofacial Genetics, The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, Chicago, Illinois b Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas Correspondence to: Thomas G.H. Diekwisch, Director, Allan G. Brodie Laboratory for Craniofacial Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry (M/C 841), 801 South Paulina, Chicago, IL 60612. E-mail: tomdkw@uic.edu cp27 is a novel gene involved in early vertebrate development that features a distinct protein localization pattern in developing tooth organs. During initial tooth development, CP27 was detected at the epithelialmesenchymal interface of dental lamina stage tooth organs. At later stages of tooth development, CP27 was localized in the stellate reticulum, the oral mucosa mesenchyme, and alveolar bone. The significant changes in the highly restricted distribution pattern suggest that CP27 might be involved at several different levels during tooth development. (J Histochem Cytochem 50:583586, 2002) Key Words: tooth development, CP27, BCNT, mouse embryo, dental lamina, stellate reticulum, oral mucosa, odontoblasts, dental follicle, alveolar bone, bone formation, craniofacial development, organogenesis
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