Publisher: Karger
E-ISSN: 1422-6421|201|1|26-37
ISSN: 1422-6405
Source: Cells Tissues Organs, Vol.201, Iss.1, 2015-0, pp. : 26-37
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Abstract
The Apert syndrome is a rare congenital disorder most often arising from S252W or P253R mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR2). Numerous studies have focused on the regulatory role of Apert FGFR2 signaling in bone formation, whereas its functional role in tooth development is largely unknown. To investigate the role of FGFR signaling in cell proliferation and odontogenic differentiation of human dental cells in vitro, we isolated dental pulp and enamel organ epithelia (EOE) tissues from an Apert patient carrying the S252W FGFR2 mutation. Apert primary pulp and EOE cells were established and shown to exhibit normal morphology and express alkaline phosphatase under differentiation conditions. Similar to control cells, Apert dental pulp and EOE cells expressed all