Expression of activin beta A in rat tooth |
| Inhba; inhibin/activin betaA; follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing protein; Frp; FSH-releasing protein; FSH-releasing factor; Erythroid differentiation factor; Edf |
| Species: rat |
| Location in rat genome: chromosome 17, 57247306 - 57260372 (UCSC, assembly June 2003) |
| Method: in situ hybridization (radioactive), probe: 307b |
Initiation stage | |
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Expression: dental mesenchyme No expression: oral epithelium, dental epithelium |
Cap stage | |
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Expression: dental papilla, dental sac No expression: oral epithelium, outer enamel epithelium, inner enamel epithelium, enamel knot, stellate reticulum |
| Expression detected also at bell and late bell stages. |
| Partial failure in tooth development in transgenic mice deficient in Activin beta A. |
| Source references: |
| Roberts,V.J., and, Barth,S.L. (1994) Endocrinology 134(2):914-923 |
| Other references: |
| Matzuk,M.M., Kumar,T.R., Vassalli,A., Bickenbach,J.R., Roop,D.R., Jaenisch,R., and, Bradley,A. (1995) Nature 374(6520):354-356 |