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Amelogenesis involves the coordinated expression of a set of molecules that includes enamel matrix proteins and calcium-binding proteins. Msx2 is a member of the divergent homeobox gene family and is instrumental in dental morphogenesis and biomineralization. This study focused on an EF-hand calcium-binding protein, calbindin-D 28k , which is highly expressed in dental epithelium. In vivo data showed that calbindin-D 28k  levels were higher in ameloblasts from Msx2 +/−  mice than Msx2 +/+  mice. Consistent with this finding, calbindin-D 28k  distribution was affected in transgenic mice with ectopic expression in root epithelium in rests of Malassez in Msx2 +/−  and more clearly in Msx2 −/−  mice. In accordance with these in vivo data, calbindin-D 28k  protein and mRNA levels were decreased in LS8 ameloblast-like cells by exogenous Msx2 overexpression. Furthermore, calbindin-D 28k  promoter activity (nt-1075/+34) was specifically diminished in the presence of Msx2 overexpression, showing that Msx2 behave as a transcriptional repressor for calbindin-D 28k  gene expression. In conclusion, Msx2 may control the spatiotemporally restricted frame of calbindin-D 28k  production in the dental epithelium in relation to enamel mineralization, as previously shown for amelogenin.

Regulation of Calbindin-D28k Expression by Msx2 in the Dental Epithelium

Regulation of Calbindin-D_28k Expression by Msx2 in the Dental Epithelium