کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4333284 1292928 2006 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Prion protein mRNA expression in Xenopus laevis: No induction during melanotrope cell activation
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Prion protein mRNA expression in Xenopus laevis: No induction during melanotrope cell activation
چکیده انگلیسی
In mammals, the prion protein (PrP) is expressed in most tissues, but predominantly in neuronal tissues. Here, we investigated the temporal and spatial mRNA expression of PrP in the non-mammalian South African claw-toed frog Xenopus laevis. PrP transcripts were maternally expressed and detected throughout embryonic development, most strongly from neurulation onwards and including the tadpole stage. Microinjection of PrP mRNA into fertilized Xenopus eggs did not affect early embryonic development. In adult frogs, PrP mRNA expression was observed in all tissues examined, with high expression in brain, pituitary and testis. In Xenopus, the intermediate pituitary melanotrope cells are involved in background adaptation of the animal and produce high levels of the prohormone proopiomelanocortin (POMC) when the melanotrope cells are active (i.e. when the animal is black-adapted). Remarkably and in contrast to most secretory pathway components, PrP was not upregulated in the melanotropes of black-adapted animals, arguing against a direct role of this protein in POMC biosynthesis.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Brain Research - Volume 1075, Issue 1, 23 February 2006, Pages 20-25
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