West China Journal of Stomatology ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 190-193.doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2018.02.014

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Effect of bone morphogenetic protein-4 overexpression on the biological activity of mouse induced pluripotent stem cells

Jin Qiu1(), Huiyu Zhang1, Li Liu2, Yinghui Tan1()   

  1. 1. Dept. of Stomatology, Xinqiao Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
    2. Dept. of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
  • Received:2017-09-16 Revised:2017-12-09 Online:2018-04-10 Published:2018-04-10
  • Supported by:
    Supported by: The National Natural Science Foundation of China (31400841).

Abstract:

Objective This study aimed to construct the expression of bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP4) lentiviral vector gene and explore its influence on the biological activity of mouse induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Methods iPS cell lines stably overexpressing BMP4 were constructed by lentivirus transfection (BMP4-overexpressing group). Cells without transfection served as the blank group, and cells with only vector transfection served as the empty-vector group. Cell prolifera-tion was detected by CCK8, and the expression levels of ameloblastin (AMBN), cytokeratin (CK) 14, dentin sialophospho-protein (DSPP), bone sialoprotein (BSP), and Runx2 mRNA were detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity was used to detect the degree of cell differentiation. Results Compared with blank and empty-vector groups, proliferation activity and ALP activity of BMP4-overexpressing group obvious increased (P<0.05), BMP4, AMBN, CK14, DSPP, BSP, Runx2 mRNA expression also increased (P<0.05). Conclusion BMP4 can significantly promote the odontogenic differentiation of iPS.

Key words: bone morphogenetic protein-4, induced pluripotent stem cells, odontogenic differentiation, proliferation

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