molecular/genetic tooth development Flashcards
when do CNCCs start migrating
when the neural tube closes
where do the CNCCs migrate to
they take defined paths to the branchial arches
what week are branchial arches formed
week 4
teeth develop from which branchial arch
BA 1
development of the BA structures at the right location and time depend on…
precise tissue-tissue interactions
what is the tissue interactions b/w the NCC and the ectoderm
ectoderm regulates NCC cells during morphogenesis and controls the position, size and shape of the organs
what is the tissue interactions b/w the NCC and the mesoderm
mesoderm provides environment for the NCC to populate
what is the tissue interactions b/w the NCC and the endoderm
endoderm develops pharyngeal pouch generated organs (thyroid, parathyroid, and thymus)
hindbrain consists of
7 segments called rhombomeres. the NCCs here migrate in 3 streams (r1-2/r4/r6-7)
1st BA’s NCCs come from
r1-2
2nd BA’s NCCs come from
r4
3rd BA’s NCCs come from
r6-7
the branchiomotor nerves (nerves that supply the BA structures) exit the hindbrain only from
even numbered segments/rhombomeres to innervate their peripheral structures
trigeminal nerve supplies
r1-3, 1st branchial arch structures INCLUDING THE TEETH
facial nerve supplies
r4-5
glossopharyngeal supplies
r6-7
NCCs in each migratory stream express
specific Hox gene codes. So specific NCC streams have a specific Hox gene profile
Hox genes defined
a group of homeobox genes which possess a unique DNA sequence, which encodes a conservative protein segmen/homeodomain (aka a family of genes that have a specific DNA sequence that encodes for a particular protein)
if a Hox gene is expressed, its protein fns as a
transcription factor which controls other gene expression
NCCs that migrate to BA 1 (r1-2) are
Hox free. They carry the genes, but don’t express them
NCCs involved in tooth development
do NOT express Hox genes
D1x gene
homeobox gene that is expressed as transcription factors. (related to the drosophila distal-less gene). 7 members of the D1x family (1-7).
within the first BA, what is the job of the D1x gene
when expressed, it produces differences b/w the maxilla and the mandible (both derived from BA 1)
D1x1/2 is required for the development of
proximal portion of the 1st branchial arch..which is the maxillary process
D1x5/6 is required for the development of
distal portion of the 1st branchial arch..which is the mandibular process
D1x5/6 double mutants develop…
lower jaws that look just like the upper jaw
are Hox genes expressed in NCCs that travel to the 2nd BA
yes
what allows tooth development to get from stage to stage
it is precisely arranged and regulated by cell and molecular interactions