Tubular dentin formation by TGF-β/BMP signaling in dental epithelial cells.
Yoon Seon LeeYeoung-Hyun ParkYou-Mi SeoHye-Kyung LeeJoo Cheol ParkPublished in: Oral diseases (2022)
Taken together, Smad4-dependent TGF-β1/BMP2 signaling regulates Cpne7 in dental epithelial cells, and CPNE7 protein secreted from pre-ameloblasts mediates odontoblast differentiation via epithelial-mesenchymal interaction.