Study on the biosynthesis of bovine enamel protein in vitro.
Biosynthesis of enamel protein was investigated by incubating bovine tooth germs with 3H-proline containing medium. The radioactivity was incorporated into two protein fractions: one had a molecular weight of about 25,000, being secreted from the ameloblast to the enamel matrix, another having a higher molecular weight was supposed to be a cell associated protein.
D000565:Ameloblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000378:metabolism; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009805:Odontogenesis; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism; D014083:Tooth Germ / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins; D011392:Proline