title: Expression of genes for bone morphogenetic proteins and receptors in human dental pulp.
abstract: Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) have been shown to induce reparative dentine formation experimentally but the cells responsible, which respond to BMPs, have not been identified. The BMP signal is probably mediated by interaction of type I and II BMP receptors (R). Here, the RNA of human adult dental pulp and pulp cells in culture was examined by reverse transcription (RT) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for evidence of mRNA for BMPs. mRNAs for BMP-2, -4, osteogenic protein-1, ActR-1 (activin-like kinase receptor), BMPR-IA, -IB and -II were detected by RT-PCR. The 698-bp PCR fragment for BMPR-IB was used to probe pulp cells for expression of that receptor. Cell expression of BMPR-IB was detected by the hybridization probe. The findings suggest that resident pulp cells may be able to respond to BMPs to initiate tissue formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontology, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Smoke
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Rutherford
mesh_terms: D030201:Activin Receptors, Type I; D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D055415:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4; D055419:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D003809:Dentin, Secondary / Q000254:growth & development*; D003810:Dentinogenesis / Q000235:genetics*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta
chemical_list: C525718:BMP2 protein, human; C525809:BMP4 protein, human; C525819:BMP7 protein, human; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D055415:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4; D055419:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D030201:Activin Receptors, Type I