Abstract
The molecular mechanisms for epithelial differentiation have been studied by observing skin development in embryogenesis, but the early signaling modulations involved in tongue epithelial differentiation are not completely understood. Based on the gene expression patterns of the Fgf signaling molecules and previous results from Fgf10 and Fgfr2b knockout mice, it was hypothesized that there would be fundamental signaling interactions through the epithelial Fgfr2b and its mesenchymal ligand Fgf10 to regulate tongue epithelium differentiation. To elucidate these reciprocal interactions in tongue epithelial differentiation, this study employed an in vitro tongue organ culture system with antisense-oligodeoxynucleotides (AS-ODNs) and recombinant protein-soaked bead implantation for the loss-of-function and gain-of-function studies. Functional analysis of Fgf signaling revealed precise reciprocal interactions, which showed that mesenchymal Fgf10 rather than Fgf7 modulates tongue epithelial differentiation via Fgfr2b in a temporal- and spatial-specific manner.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 265-273 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Cell and Tissue Research |
Volume | 345 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Aug |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (R13-2008-009-01002-0)", and by the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD)” (KRF-2007-E00124). W.-J.Sohn.S.Lee.Z.Y.Ryoo School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Histology
- Cell Biology