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Research Faculty Member Profile
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Jianjun Hao, DDS, PhD
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Research Assistant Professor
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Research Interests:
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Dr. Hao’s research focuses on the structure and function of dentin matrix proteins, molecular genetics of craniofacial anomalies, and making a tooth by tissue engineering.
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Recent Publications:
- Simpson MA, Hsu R, Keir LS, Hao J, Sivapalan G, Ernst LM, Zackai EH, Al-Gazali LI, Hulskamp G, Kingston HM, Prescott TE, Ion A, Patton MA, Murday V, George A, Crosby AH. 2007. Mutations in FAM20C are associated with lethal osteosclerotic bone dysplasia (Raine syndrome), highlighting a crucial molecule in bone development. Am J Hum Genet 81(5):906-12.
- Hao J, Narayanan K, Muni T, Ramachandran A, George A. 2007. Dentin matrix protein 4, a novel secretory calcium-binding protein that modulates odontoblast differentiation. J Biol Chem 282(21):15357-65.
- Hao J, He G, Narayanan K, Zou B, Lin L, Muni T, Ramachandran A, George A. 2005. Identification of differentially expressed cDNA transcripts from a rat odontoblast cell line. Bone 37(4):578-88.
- Hao J, Zou B, Narayanan K, George A. 2004. Differential expression patterns of the dentin matrix proteins during mineralized tissue formation. Bone 34(6):921-32.
- Hao J, Narayanan K, Ramachandran A, He G, Almushayt A, Evans C, George A. 2002. Odontoblast cells immortalized by telomerase produce mineralized dentin-like tissue both in vitro and in vivo. J Biol Chem 277(22):19976-81.