Title |
Amelotin: an enamel matrix protein that experienced distinct evolutionary histories in amphibians, sauropsids and mammals
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Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, March 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s12862-015-0329-x |
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Authors |
Barbara Gasse, Ylenia Chiari, Jérémie Silvent, Tiphaine Davit-Béal, Jean-Yves Sire |
Abstract |
Amelotin (AMTN) is an ameloblast-secreted protein that belongs to the secretory calcium-binding phosphoprotein (SCPP) family, which originated in early vertebrates. In rodents, AMTN is expressed during the maturation stage of amelogenesis only. This expression pattern strongly differs from the spatiotemporal expression of other ameloblast-secreted SCPPs, such as the enamel matrix proteins (EMPs). Furthermore, AMTN was characterized in rodents only. In this study, we applied various approaches, including in silico screening of databases, PCRs and transcriptome sequencing to characterize AMTN sequences in sauropsids and amphibians, and compared them to available mammalian and coelacanth sequences. |
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