Korean J Phys Anthropol.  2008 Dec;21(4):293-303.

Localization Patterns of Cytokeratin 1, 14 and PAX 9 in Mouse Embryonic Tongue Development

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, IHBR, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. jykim91@knu.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
  • 3Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, Research Center for Orofacial Hard Tissue Regeneration, Brain Korea 21 project, Oral Science Research Center, College of Dentistry, Yonsei Center of Biotechnology, Yonsei Universit

Abstract

Epithelial differentiation and morphogenesis in skin and oral mucosa were elucidated using various experimental tools. However, tongue epithelial differentiation has not been examined properly yet. In this study, we identified the relationship between morphological changes and localizations of differentiation markers, such as cytokeratins and PAX 9 in mice embryonic tongue development. Protective barrier formation and localization pattern of cytokeratins in tongue epithelium were examined with toluidine blue staining and immunohistochemistry respectively. Localization patterns of PAX 9 and Cytokeratin 14 were coincided during tongue epithelium development. In addition, compared with Ki67 localizations, marker for cell proliferation, localization patterns of PAX 9 and Cytokeratin 14 would suggest that these factors would involve in tongue barrier formation through cell proliferation. Based on these results, tongue epithelial differentiation would begin at E14 with the specific localizations of PAX 9 and Cytokeratin 14 prior to protective barrier formation then Cytokeratin 1, keratinization marker, would involve in protective barrier and filiform papillae formations.

Keyword

Tongue epithelium; Development; Protective barrier; Cytokeratin; PAX 9; Proliferation; Differentiation

MeSH Terms

Animals
Antigens, Differentiation
Cell Proliferation
Epithelium
Immunohistochemistry
Keratin-14
Keratins
Mice
Morphogenesis
Mouth Mucosa
Skin
Tolonium Chloride
Tongue
Antigens, Differentiation
Keratin-14
Keratins
Tolonium Chloride
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