Immunohistochemical localization of elastin, fibrillins and microfibril-associated glycoprotein-1 in the developing periodontal ligament of the rat molar

Abstract

Elastin expressed in the periodontal ligament assembled into elaunin fibers in the vicinity of blood vessels. Both fibrillin-2 and MAGP-1 are structural components not only of the elastin-associated microfibrils but also of elastin-free microfibrils, with possible roles in elastogenesis and in periodontal ligament homeostasis.