Thursday, March 22, 2012: 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Session Type: Oral Session
1.5 CE hours
Chairs:
L. HONG
and
A.G. SPEER
Stem Cell Factor induces cell migration through PI3K and MEK/ERK
S. PAN, Oral Biology, University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL, T. DIEKWISCH, Dept. of Oral Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, and X. LUAN, Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
MicroRNA-218: A Key Regulatory Factor for RUNX2
A.G. SPEER1, A.C. CAVENDER1, B. AMENDT2, and I. GAY1, 1Periodontics, University of Texas - Houston/Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 2Center for Environmental & Genetic Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, TX
SCF/Kit Signaling Enhances Fgfr2b-dependent Expansion of Salivary Gland Stem/Progenitor Cells
S. ABRAMS, NIH NIDCR, Bethesda, MD, I. LOMBAERT, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and M. HOFFMAN, NIH/NIDCR, Bethesda, MD
The Role of RANKL and RANKL Inhibition in Fibrous Dysplasia
J. TSAI1, N. BHATTACHARYYA1, J. APTAKER1, W.H. CHONG1, L. CAROMILE2, A.A. MOLINOLO3, P.G. ROBEY1, and M.T. COLLINS1, 1Skeletal Clinical Studies Unit, Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2Oral Infection and Immunity Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 3Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD