PKA regulatory subunit expression in tooth development

Sílvia Ferreira de Sousa, Katsushige Kawasaki, Maiko Kawasaki, Ana Angelova Volponi, Ricardo Santiago Gomez, Carolina Cavaliéri Gomes, Paul T Sharpe, Atsushi Ohazama

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Abstract

Protein kinase A (PK A) plays critical roles in many biological processes including cell proliferation, cell differentiation, cellular metabolism and gene regulation. Mutation in PKA regulatory subunit, PRKAR1A has previously been identified in odontogenic myxomas, but it is unclear whether PKA is involved in tooth development. The aim of the present study was to assess the expression of alpha isoforms of PICA regulatory subunit (Prkar1a and Prkar2a) in mouse and human odontogenesis by in situ hybridization. PRKAR1A and PRKAR2A mRNA transcription was further confirmed in a human deciduous germ by qRT-PCR. Mouse Prkar1a and human PRKAR2A exhibited a dynamic spatio-temporal expression in tooth development, whereas neither human PRKAR1A nor mouse Prkar2a showed their expression in odontogenesis. These isoforms thus showed different expression pattern between human and mouse tooth germs.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)46-51
Number of pages6
JournalGene Expression Patterns
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2014

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIalpha Subunit
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Mice
  • Odontogenesis
  • RNA Isoforms
  • Tooth, Deciduous

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