Correlation of proliferation,TGF-β3 promoter methylation,and Smad signaling in MEPM cells during the development of ATRA-induced cleft palate |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece;2. Department of Informatics & Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece;1. Dept. of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama machi, Yufu, 879-5503, Oita, Japan;2. Nikolaus-Fiebiger Center of Molecular Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Glueckstr. 6, Erlangen, Germany;3. Central Institute for Scientific Computing (ZISC), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Martensstr. 5a, Erlangen, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Mesenchymal cell proliferation is one of the processes in shelf outgrowth. Both all-trans retinoic acid (atRA) and transforming growth factor-β3 (TGF-β3) play an important role in mouse embryonic palate mesenchymal (MEPM) cell proliferation. The cellular effects of TGF-β are mediated by Smad-dependent or Smad-independent pathways. In the present study, we demonstrate that atRA promotes TGF-β3 promoter demethylation and protein expression, but can cause depression of mesenchymal cell proliferation, especially at embryonic day 14 (E14). Moreover, the inhibition of MEPM cell proliferation by atRA results in the downregulation of Smad signaling mediated by transforming growth interacting factor (TGIF). We speculate that the effects of atRA on MEPM cell proliferation may be mediated by Smad pathways, which are regulated by TGIF but are not related to TGF-β3 expression. Finally, the cellular effects of TGF-β3 on MEPM cell proliferation may be mediated by Smad-independent pathways. |
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| Keywords: | AtRA TGF-β3 Methylation TGIF MEPM Proliferation |
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