Dentin sialoprotein
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Dentin sialoprotein is a protein found in teeth. It is one of the two proteins produced by the segmentation of dentin sialophosphoprotein
. Dentin sialoprotein can be found in the dentin
immediately subjacent to cellular cementum
, but not subjacent to acellular fibrous cementum.
Dentin sialophosphoprotein (protein)
Dentin sialophosphoprotein is the only protein produced uniquely by odontoblasts, the cells that produce tooth dentin. It is a non-collagenous SIBLING protein that is later cleaved into three functional proteins: dentin phosphoprotein , taken from the C-terminal end, dentin sialoprotein from the...
. Dentin sialoprotein can be found in the dentin
Dentin
Dentine is a calcified tissue of the body, and along with enamel, cementum, and pulp is one of the four major components of teeth. Usually, it is covered by enamel on the crown and cementum on the root and surrounds the entire pulp...
immediately subjacent to cellular cementum
Cementum
Cementum is a specialized calcified substance covering the root of a tooth. Cementum is excreted by cells called cementoblasts within the root of the tooth and is thickest at the root apex. These cementoblasts develop from undifferentiated mesenchymal cells in the connective tissue of the dental...
, but not subjacent to acellular fibrous cementum.