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MECHANISMS AND REGULATION OF CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOGENESIS- PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRANIOFACIAL CONFERENCE.
Author: Mechanisms and Regulation of Craniofacial Morphogenesis
Author: Benjamin C. MoffettCraniofacial Development
Author: Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0124166113
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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Craniofacial Development, the latest volume of Current Topics in Developmental Biology continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. This volume covers research methods in Craniofacial Development, and includes sections on such topics as microRNAs in craniofacial development and epigenetic regulation in craniofacial development. - Provides a comprehensive book on craniofacial development and tissue regeneration - Authored by leading experts in this field - Carefully organized to cover an array of topics critical in helping readers learn the most important aspects of craniofacial development and tissue regeneration
Cellular Mechanisms during Normal and Abnormal Craniofacial Development
Author: Poongodi Geetha-LoganathanPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889747913
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
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Mechanisms and Regulation of Craniofacial Morphogenesis
Author: B. C. MoffettPublisher:
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Giving Shape To Genomic Regulatory Networks Controlling Craniofacial And Asymmetric Organ Morphogenesis
Author: Ian C. WelshPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 215
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Morphogenesis is the most critical and dynamic utilization of genomic information in the life history of an organism and a powerful system for advancing our understanding of genomic regulation and function. Stereotyped morphogenic processes provide an invaluable system for directly visualizing the functional activity of the genome via our ability to position its operational components relationally in space and time through the techniques of experimental embryology, molecular biology, and transcriptome analysis. Developmental genomics seeks to establish in vivo models to provide a cellular context where the causal relationships between the expression of key morphoregulatory genes, their transcriptional targets, and the morphogenic cellular behaviors that they control are easily determined, quantifiable, and amenable to experimental manipulation. In pursuit of this challenge, I have developed and characterized gene regulatory network models focused on two critical morphogenic processes, craniofacial development and asymmetric organ morphogenesis. Formation of the vertebrate face requires the coordinated outgrowth and fusion of multiple paired prominences. How morphogenetic domains are integrated to coordinate craniofacial development is an important question, and while a number of genes and pathways important for palate development have been identified, an understanding of how these signals are organized and integrated to achieve precise control of craniofacial development has been lacking. My analysis identifies a previously unrecognized growth zone responsible for periodic signaling center formation and the modular organization of developmentally important signaling genes and transcription factors (e.g. Shh, Bmp4, Msx1, and Barx1) in the developing palate. This newly identified growth zone provides a distributed system of common instructional cues that maintain growth of the secondary palate in proper registration with the surrounding elements of the upper jaw. Patterning of the embryonic left-right axis is essential to directing the asymmetric growth and morphology of individual organs. Overall body situs and asymmetry of organ morphology is critical to normal function and regulated by the homeobox transcription factor Pitx2. Importantly however, the gene targets and cellular behaviors controlled by Pitx2 to manifest asymmetry remain obscure. Using transcriptomics of the simple binary left-right organization of the dorsal mesentery (DM), I have elaborated and functionally characterized Pitx2 dependent asymmetric cellular processes acting on very different scales of biological organization. At the tissue level I show that regulation of asymmetric intercellular signaling is a conserved mechanism through with Pitx2 manifests differential cellular behavior to achieve asymmetric organ growth. At the chromatin level, I have leveraged the novel finding that genes physically linked to Pitx2 exhibit complementary right-specific expression relative to left-sided Pitx2 in order to characterized the relationship between 3D chromatin folding and asymmetric gene expression from the Pitx2 locus itself.
Craniofacial Morphogenesis and Dysmorphogenesis
Author: Katherine W. L. VigPublisher: University of Michigan Press
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Control Mechanisms of Craniofacial Development and Growth
Author: Dento/Oro/Craniofacial Anomalies and Genetics
Author: Agnes Bloch-ZupanPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0124160387
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 265
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Dental defects may be the physical expression of genetic defects, and so they can often be seen in a variety of syndromes associated with malformations of organs. However, dental defects are often not recognized, identified, nor characterised despite representing a possible diagnostic sign for an undiagnosed condition. This book addresses this gap by providing an understanding of dental genetics and its developmental biology counterpart. With approximately seventy well-illustrated examples, the authors present the clinical oro-facial manifestations accompanying various syndromes, providing the necessary knowledge for diagnostic purposes, as well as giving insight into recent development for each specific condition. The clarity and format of this book make it an ideal support guide both in the clinic and while conducting research. Comprehensive examination of dento/oro/craniofacial anomalies Well-illustrated examples Presented in a compact, easy to use format
New Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Dental Epithelial Stem Cell Maintenance, Growth and Craniofacial Morphogenesis
Author: Zhao Sun (PhD)Publisher:
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Category : Stem cells
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Interestingly, Lef-1 overexpression rescues the tooth arrest defects but not the ankyloglossia or cleft palate in Sox2 conditional deletion mice. Our data also reveal that miRNA and histone remodeler are involved in regulating DESC proliferation and craniofacial morphogenesis. We describe a miR-23a/b:Hmgn2:Pitx2 signaling pathway in regulating dental epithelial cell growth and differentiation. Pitx2 activates expression of amelogenin which is the major protein component for enamel deposition. This activation can be repressed by the chromatin-associated factor Hmgn2. miR-23a and miR-23b directly target Hmgn2, leading to the release of the Hmgn2 inhibition of Pitx2 transcriptional activity and thus enhance Amelogenin production. Phenotypically, ablation of Hmgn2 in mice results in an overgrowth of incisors with increased Amelogenin expression. The findings in this study increase our current understanding of the molecular regulation of dental epithelial stem cell fate. It not only highlights new gene regulatory network that controls dental stem cell maintenance, growth and craniofacial morphogenesis, but also sheds new light on developing novel stem cell therapy or gene therapy for tooth regeneration and dental diseases.