| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The molecular mechanisms regulating palatogenesis remain incompletely characterized but are most likely to be involved in the molecular etiology for cleft palate. The objective was to investigate TGF-β3 signaling when both TGF-β type II and III receptors (TβR-II/III) were knocked down an NIH3T3 cell line and palatal organ culture in vitro. Treatment with siTβR-II/III reduced the expression of the target genes. The treated palates were partially fused at E13+72h when TβR-II/III were knocked down,although all control palate were completely fused. The downstream genes was decreased in the siTβR-II/III treated NIH3T3 cells and palatal shelves. The present study demonstrated that knocking down both TβR-II and III could affect the downstream signaling pathway of TGF-β by reducing the levels of phospho-Smad2. The siTβR-II/III treatment resulted in persistent MEE cell proliferation, which has been shown to be linked to a failure to complete palatal fusion events.
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