Ameloblastin (AMBN)

Function

• role in mineralization & structural organization of enamel

Structure

belongs to the ameloblastin family

Compartment

• secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

• meloblast-specific
• located at the Tomes, processes of secretory ameloblasts & in the sheath space between rod-interrod enamel

More general terms

• matrix protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=258
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:258
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/601259
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NP70.html