Anrizandy Narwidina, Aya Miyazaki, Kokoro Iwata, Rika Kurogoushi, Asuna Sugimoto, Yasusei Kudo, Keita Kawarabayashi, Yoshihito Yamakawa, Yuki Akazawa, Takamasa Kitamura, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Kimiko Yamaguchi-Ueda, Tomokazu Hasegawa, Keigo Yoshizaki, Satoshi Fukumoto, Akihito Yamamoto, Naozumi Ishimaru, Tomonori Iwasaki, Tsutomu Iwamoto
Iroquois homeobox (Irx) genes are TALE-class homeobox genes that are evolutionarily conserved across species and have multiple critical cellular functions in fundamental tissue development processes. Previous studies have shown that Irxs genes are expressed during tooth development. However, the precise roles of genes in teeth remain unclear. Here, we demonstrated for the first time that Irx3 is an essential molecule for the proliferation and differentiation of odontoblasts. Using cDNA synthesized from postnatal day 1 (P1) tooth germs, we examined the expression of all Irx genes (Irx1-Irx6) by RT-PCR and found that all genes except Irx4 were expressed in the tooth tissue...
February 4, 2023: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications