Part:BBa_K3736000
STATH(Statherin)
A protein that promotes tooth remineralization and repairs decalcified enamel.
Statherin is a protein in humans that is encoded by the STATH gene. It prevents the precipitation of calcium phosphate in saliva, maintaining a high calcium level in saliva available for remineralization of tooth enamel and high phosphate levels for buffering.
STATH Functional Test
Carbon rods are processed to have small, low-volume pores that increase the surface area available for adsorption. We expected that both STATH and calcium could adsorb on the surface of carbon rods, so we designed a test to observe the surface of carbon rods soaked in different solutions under the microscope.
We made four solutions configured to calcium ions saturated solutions by the calcium chloride solution, ddH2O, LB broth, DenTeeth, and E. coli with pSB1K3, in the tubes with the carbon rods stuck inside. After putting them into a 0°C refrigerator for 12 hours, the solutions would become calcium ions supersaturated solutions. In the DenTeeth, STATH would bind onto the surface of the carbon rod, preventing the calcium ions from binding onto it.
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
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