Expression of the β1 and β2(AMOG) subunits of the Na,K-ATPase in neural tissues: Cellular and developmental distribution patterns

Emilia Lecuona, Sonia Luquín, Julio Avila, Luis M. García-Segura, Pablo Martín-Vasallo*

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Abstract

We have used isoform-specific antisera against the Na,K-ATPase β1 (SpETb1) and β2(AMOG) (SpETb2) subunit isoforms in order to establish their specific cellular and subcellular localization in several developmental stages of the rat central nervous system. Immunocytochemical preparations revealed β1 isoform protein in most neural cells, being predominantly located in the soma of neurons and astrocytes, with no appreciable developmental variations. In the newborn rat, β2(AMOG) immunoreactivity was present in cellular processes of astroglia and in the somas of neurons and decreasing in intensity with maturation until adulthood, where no β2 isoform was detected in neurons. The differential location of these isoforms, both developmentally and at the cellular level suggest a complex regulation of their genes expression and mechanisms of subcellular distribution, as well as functional differences.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)167-174
Number of pages8
JournalBrain Research Bulletin
Volume40
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996

Keywords

  • AMOG
  • Adhesion molecule on glia
  • Na,K-ATPase β subunit isoforms

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience

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