GENE-EXPRESSION OF AROMATIC L-AMINO-ACID DECARBOXYLASE IN CULTURED RAT GLIAL-CELLS

被引:70
作者
LI, XM [1 ]
JUORIO, AV [1 ]
PATERSON, IA [1 ]
WALZ, W [1 ]
ZHU, MY [1 ]
BOULTON, AA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SASKATCHEWAN, DEPT PHYSIOL, SASKATOON S7N 0W0, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
关键词
AROMATIC L-AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; GENE EXPRESSION; ASTROCYTES; NORTHERN BLOT; WESTERN BLOT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1471-4159.1992.tb08363.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Northern blot hybridization was performed to detect aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) mRNA in primary cultures of astrocytes and C6 glioma cells. The cDNA probe for rat AADC was generated by reverse transcription from rat adrenal gland total RNA and was amplified by the polymerase chain reaction method. AADC mRNA from cultured astrocytes and C6 glioma cells was present as a single band, 2.2 kbp in size, that comigrated with the RNA from rat kidney. Western immunoblot showed a single protein band at 52 kDa for AADC enzyme protein. These findings demonstrate that AADC is expressed in rat glial cells.
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