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TUFT1
Identifiers
AliasesTUFT1, entrez:7286, tuftelin 1
External IDsOMIM: 600087; MGI: 109572; HomoloGene: 7985; GeneCards: TUFT1; OMA:TUFT1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001126337
NM_001301317
NM_020127

NM_011656
NM_001293728

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001119809
NP_001288246
NP_064512

NP_001280657
NP_035786

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 151.54 – 151.58 MbChr 3: 94.52 – 94.57 Mb
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Tuftelin is an acidic phosphorylated glycoprotein found in tooth enamel. In humans, the tuftelin protein is encoded by the TUFT1 gene.[5][6] It is an acidic protein that is thought to play a role in dental enamel mineralization and is implicated in caries susceptibility. It is also thought to be involved with adaptation to hypoxia, mesenchymal stem cell function, and neurotrophin nerve growth factor mediated neuronal differentiation.[7]

Classification

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There are two kinds of enamel proteins: amelogenins and nonamelogenins. Tuftelin falls under nonamelogenins.[8]

Function

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This protein is formed for a short time during amelogenesis. The function of tuftelins is under contention, but it is proposed that it acts to start the mineralization process of enamel during tooth development.[9][10]

Other significant proteins in enamel are amelogenins, enamelins, and ameloblastins.

Research

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The human encoding gene for tuftelin (TUFT1) was cloned by Profs. Danny Deutsch and Aharon Palmon from the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem.[6]

Interactions

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Tuftelin has been shown to interact with TFIP11.[11]

References

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