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Although the colocalization of two of the most abundant EMPs amelogenin (Amel) and ameloblastin (Ambn) in molar enamel has been established, the evidence toward their interaction is scarce. We used co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) to show evidence of direct molecular interactions between recombinant and native Amel and Ambn. Ambn fragments containing Y\/F-x-x-Y\/L\/F-x-Y\/F self-assembly motif were isolated from the co-IP column and characterized by mass spectroscopy. We used recombinant Ambn (rAmbn) mutants with deletion of exons 5 and 6 as well as Ambn derived synthetic peptides to demonstrate that Ambn binds to Amel\n                    <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic>\n                    its previously identified Y\/F-x-x-Y\/L\/F-x-Y\/F self-assembly motif at the N-terminus of its exon 5 encoded region. Using an N-terminal specific anti-Ambn antibody, we showed that Ambn N-terminal fragments colocalized with Amel from secretory to maturation stages of enamel formation in a single section of developing mouse incisor, and closely followed mineral patterns in enamel rod interrod architecture. We conclude that Ambn self-assembly motif is involved in its interaction with Amel in solution and that colocalization between the two proteins persists from secretory to maturation stages of amelogenesis. Our\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>in situ<\/jats:italic>\n                    data support the notion that Amel and Ambn may form heteromolecular assemblies that may perform important physiological roles during enamel formation.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphys.2020.622086","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,23]],"date-time":"2020-12-23T02:49:06Z","timestamp":1608691746000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Co-Immunoprecipitation Reveals Interactions Between Amelogenin and Ameloblastin via Their Self-Assembly Domains"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Rucha Arun","family":"Bapat","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jingtan","family":"Su","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Janet","family":"Moradian-Oldak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"19201","DOI":"10.1073\/pnas.2007838117","article-title":"Protein nanoribbons template enamel mineralization","volume":"117","author":"Bai","year":"2020","journal-title":"Proc. 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