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Saturday, 28 June 2003 |
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| 9:00 AM-11:00 AM Svenska Massan G2, Symposium - Group/Division Sponsored |
| SIBLINGs: A Group of Multi-functional Extracellular Matrix Components of Mineralized Tissues |
| * Poster files available online |
Sponsored by: Mineralized Tissue |
| Description: SIBLINGs are members of a family of extracellular matrix components implicated in dental and bone mineralization. This family includes
dentin sialoprotein, dentin phosphoprotein, dentin matrix protein-1,
osteopontin, bone sialoprotein, BMPs and another molecule discovered
recently, the Matrix Extracellular Phosphoglyco (MEPE) Protein. MEPE is apparently also related to this family. These proteins are recognized to be involved in mineralization porcesses, but also they seem to take part in the signaling pathway. The symposium includes four speakers: J. Sodek (Toronto) SIBLINGs and Mineralization; M. Goldberg (Paris) Compensatory Mechanisms between SIBLINGs; P. Denbesten (San Francisco) MEPE: A New Related Member of the SIBLING family; L. Fisher (Bethesda) SIBLINGs Protective Molecules Against Complement-mediated Attack.
The symposium is supported by Colgate and GABA |
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9:00 AM | Chair's Opening Remarks |
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9:05 AM | SIBLINGs and Mineralization
J. SODEK, University of Toronto, Canada |
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9:30 AM | Compensatory Mechanisms Between SIBLINGs
M. GOLDBERG, Paris V University, Montrouge, France |
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9:55 AM | MEPE: A New Related Member of the SIBLING Family
P. DENBESTEN, University of California San Francisco, USA |
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10:20 AM | SIBLINGs Protective Molecules Against Complement-mediated Attack
L.W. FISHER, NIDCR, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA |
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10:45 AM | Discussion |
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