Seq #51 Thursday, 10 March 2005
9:00 AM-12:45 PM Baltimore Convention Center 308, Symposium - Group/Division Sponsored
The Extracellular Matrix in the Craniofacial Complex (Part 1)

Sponsored by: Craniofacial Biology, Mineralized Tissue, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Periodontal Research, Pulp Biology
Description: The goal of the symposium is to bring together state of the art presentations addressing the role of the Extracellular Matrix in the craniofacial complex. The ECM is a complex structure harboring a myriad of structural proteins whose functions are now beginning to be unraveled. Using a host of experimental approaches ranging from classic protein chemistry, nanotechnology, molecular and cell biology to the creation of animal models new and unexpected roles for individual ECM proteins is emerging. By assembling key scientists in this area a coordinated picture will emerge about the past present and future of role of ECM in the form and function of the head and face
 
  9:00 AM Suture Information and the Temporomandibular Joint: ECM Control
0234  9:15 AM The ECM Environment in Suture Morphogenesis and Growth
L. OPPERMAN, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, USA
  9:40 AM Cranial Suture and Osteopontin
M. NODA, Tokyo Medical & Dental University, Japan
  10:05 AM Small Proteoglycans Controlling the Structure, Function, and Integrity of the TMJ
S. WADHWA, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MI, USA
  10:30 AM Discussion
  10:55 AM Bone: Regulatory Mechanisms of Mineralization
  11:10 AM Variation in Mineral Properties in Normal and Mutant Bones and Teeth
A.L. BOSKEY, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
  11:35 AM Collagenase is Essential in Cranial Morphogenesis
K. HOLMBECK, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
  12:00 PM Parathyroid Hormone Regulation of Matrix Gla Protein in Osteoblast Mineralization
R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
  12:25 PM Understanding Biomineralization: Between a Rock and Hard Place
M.D. MCKEE, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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