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- Title
Expression of stem cell factor and its receptor, c-kit, in human oral mesenchymal cells.
- Authors
Gagari, Eleni; Rand, Matthew K.; Tayari, Lili; Vastardis, Heleni; Sharma, Parul; Hauschka, Peter V.; Damoulis, Petros D.
- Abstract
Stem cell factor (SCF) is the pleiotropic ligand for the tyrosine kinase receptor, c-kit. Ligand and receptor are usually expressed in different cell types, and binding of SCF to c-kit promotes cell proliferation, differentiation, and recruitment of progenitor cells in various biologic systems. However, the localization of these two molecules in cells of the oral cavity has not been systematically examined. We investigated the expression of SCF and c-kit in human dental pulp (HDP) cells as well as in human gingival fibroblasts (HGF). Both alternatively spliced isoforms of SCF were detected (through reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction) in RNA obtained from the two cell types. Western analysis established that both cell types express SCF and/or c-kit, whereas flow cytometry demonstrated distinct cell populations expressing only the ligand (SCF), only the receptor (c-kit), or co-expressing the two. HDP cultures showed higher soluble SCF (sSCF) production associated with faster cell growth, as compared with HGF cultures. In both cell types, however, sSCF levels appeared to increase as a result of in vitro aging and/or differentiation.
- Subjects
STEM cells; CELL receptors; HEMATOPOIETIC growth factors; PROTEIN-tyrosine kinases; MULTIDRUG resistance; DENTAL pulp; CELL proliferation
- Publication
European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2006, Vol 114, Issue 5, p409
- ISSN
0909-8836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0722.2006.00388.x