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The temporal protein signature analyses of developing human deciduous molar germ
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  • Xiaohang Chen,
  • Jian Zhang,
  • Gaochi Li,
  • Liang Hu,
  • Guoqiang Zhao,
  • Buling Wu,
  • Fengxiang Wei,
  • Fu Xiong
Xiaohang Chen
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Jian Zhang
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Guoqiang Zhao
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Fengxiang Wei
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Fu Xiong

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Abstract

The tooth is one of the ideal models for developmental study, involving in epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cell differentiation. The essential factors and pathways identified in tooth development will help understand the natural development process and the malformations of mineralized tissues such as skeleton. The time-dependent proteomic changes were investigated by healthy human molars proteomics of embryonic stages from the cap-to-early bell stage. A total of 713 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) with five temporal expression patterns were filtered. 24 potential driver proteins of tooth development were screened by weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) including CHID1, RAP1GDS1, HAPLN3, AKAP12, WLS, GSS, DDAH1, CLSTN1, AFM, RBP1, AGO1, SET, HMGB2, HMGB1, ANP32A, SPON1, FREM1, C8B, PRPS2, FCHO2, PPP1R12A, GPALPP1, U2AF2 and RCC2. The hub proteins in different temporal expression patterns were extracted. And the potential cell resources and the temporal expression patterns at transcriptomic level were explored using single cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq). This study provides invaluable resources for the mechanistic studies of human embryonic epithelial and mesenchymal cell differentiation and tooth development.
19 Oct 2023Submitted to PROTEOMICS
27 Oct 2023Submission Checks Completed
27 Oct 2023Assigned to Editor
27 Oct 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
27 Oct 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
31 Jan 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
31 Jan 20241st Revision Received
05 Mar 2024Editorial Decision: Accept