PMID- 31218890 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191202 LR - 20191202 IS - 2169-141X (Electronic) IS - 2169-1401 (Linking) VI - 47 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Dec TI - Vacuolar protein sorting 4B regulates the proliferation and odontoblastic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells through the Wnt-beta-catenin signalling pathway. PG - 2575-2584 LID - 10.1080/21691401.2019.1629950 [doi] AB - Our previous studies have revealed that a dominant mutation in vacuolar protein sorting 4B (VPS4B), a member of the AAA ATPase family, causes dentin dysplasia type I. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the roles of VPS4B in human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) and to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms. In this study, we found that VPS4B was highly expressed in the dental pulp cells of the mouse molar tooth germ, and the expression of VPS4B increased significantly during the odontoblastic differentiation of hDPSCs. VPS4B downregulation inhibited the proliferation, migration, and odontoblastic differentiation of hDPSCs. Moreover, treatment with lithium chloride, an agonist of the Wnt-beta-catenin signalling pathway, partially reversed the VPS4B knockdown-driven suppression of proliferation and of odontoblastic differentiation of hDPSCs. Collectively, our findings indicate that VPS4B, via Wnt-beta-catenin signalling, acts as a regulator of the proliferation and differentiation of hDPSCs. Our results suggest potential therapeutic avenues for dentin formation and regenerative endodontics in patients with dentin dysplasia type I. FAU - Pan, Yuhua AU - Pan Y AD - a Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , China. FAU - Lu, Ting AU - Lu T AD - a Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , China. FAU - Peng, Ling AU - Peng L AD - a Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , China. FAU - Chen, Zhao AU - Chen Z AD - a Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , China. FAU - Li, Meiyi AU - Li M AD - b Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , China. AD - c Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single-Cell Technology and Application , Guangzhou , China. FAU - Zhang, Kaiying AU - Zhang K AD - a Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , China. FAU - Xiong, Fu AU - Xiong F AD - b Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , China. AD - c Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single-Cell Technology and Application , Guangzhou , China. FAU - Wu, Buling AU - Wu B AD - a Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol JT - Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology JID - 101594777 RN - 0 (Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (beta Catenin) RN - EC 3.6.4.- (ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities) RN - EC 3.6.4.6 (VPS4B protein, human) RN - EC 3.6.4.6 (Vps4b protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities/genetics/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - *Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Movement MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Dental Pulp/*cytology MH - Down-Regulation MH - Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport/genetics/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Odontoblasts/*cytology MH - Protein Transport MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Stem Cells/*cytology MH - *Wnt Signaling Pathway MH - beta Catenin/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Vacuolar protein sorting 4B OT - Wnt-beta-catenin OT - dental pulp stem cells OT - dentin dysplasia type I OT - odontoblastic differentiation EDAT- 2019/06/21 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/04 06:00 CRDT- 2019/06/21 06:00 PHST- 2019/06/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/04 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1080/21691401.2019.1629950 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol. 2019 Dec;47(1):2575-2584. doi: 10.1080/21691401.2019.1629950.