ADAMTS5 is required for normal trabeculated bone development in the mandibular condyle

Determine the role of the extracellular matrix protease ADAMTS5 in development of the trabeculated bone of the mandibular condyle. The mandibular condyles of wild type and mice deficient in the protease ADAMTS5 were examined for histopathology with Safranin O staining. Microcomputed tomography was performed to analyze the developing bone of the mandibular condyle. RNAscope and immunohistochemistry were utilized to investigate cell type and extracellular matrix expression. Mice deficient in Adamts5, (Adamts5tm1Dgen/J) exhibit an increase in trabecular separation (n = 37 wild type; n = 27: P