Expression of Bmp2 in mouse tooth

Location in mouse genome: chromosome 2, 133695392 - 133704100 (UCSC, assembly October 2003)

Method: in situ hybridization (radioactive), probe: 240b

Initiation stage
	*Expression:* dental epithelium *No expression:* oral epithelium, dental mesenchyme
Bud stage
	*Expression:* dental epithelium *No expression:* oral epithelium, dental mesenchyme
Cap stage
	*Expression:* enamel knot *No expression:* oral epithelium, outer enamel epithelium, inner enamel epithelium, stellate reticulum, dental papilla, dental sac Bmp2 expression is lost in the enamel knot in the Lef1 null mutant mouse (Kratochwil et al 2002). See expression of Lef1.
Bell stage
*Expression:* dental papilla *No expression:* oral epithelium, outer enamel epithelium, inner enamel epithelium, stratum intermedia, stellate reticulum, dental sac
Late bell (differentiation) stage
	*Expression:* dental papilla, preodontoblasts *No expression:* outer enamel epithelium, stratum intermedia, stellate reticulum, preameloblasts, dental sac
Secretory stage
	*Expression:* ameloblasts, odontoblasts *No expression:* outer enamel epithelium, stratum intermedia, stellate reticulum, dental papilla, dental sac During the first postnatal days (P2 to P4), transcripts disappear from the most advanced odontoblasts in the cuspal areas..
Root development
*Expression:* dental papilla, odontoblasts *No expression:* cementoblasts The expression was detected in the early odontoblasts..