AMBN mutations causing hypoplastic amelogenesis imperfecta and Ambn knockout-NLS-lacZ knockin mice exhibiting failed amelogenesis and Ambn tissue-specificity.
Tian LiangYuanyuan HuCharles E SmithAmelia S RichardsonHong ZhangJie YangBrent LinShih-Kai WangJung-Wook KimYong-Hee ChunJames P SimmerJan C-C HuPublished in: Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (2019)
Ameloblastin is critical for the initiation of enamel ribbon formation, and its absence results in pathological mineralization within the enamel organ epithelia.