NEUROTROPHIN-3 UP-REGULATES NGF RECEPTORS IN A CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM GLIAL-CELL LINE

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作者
SPOERRI, PE [1 ]
ROMANELLO, S [1 ]
PETRELLI, L [1 ]
NEGRO, A [1 ]
GUIDOLIN, D [1 ]
SKAPER, SD [1 ]
机构
[1] FIDIA RES LABS,FIDIA RES LABS,VIA PONTE FABBRICA 3-A,I-35031 ABANO TERME,ITALY
关键词
NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN-3; UP-REGULATION; GLIAL CULTURE; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MESSENGER RNA;
D O I
10.1097/00001756-199301000-00008
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
THE low-affinity nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor (LNGFR) binds the neurotrophins NGF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) with similar affinities. Here we report on the ability of NT-3 to regulate the expression of the LNGFR in C6 glioma cells. LNGFR-like immunoreactivity (LNGFR-IR) was examined in C6 cells treated for 16 h with NT-3 and exposed to the antibody 192-IgG followed by immunoglobulins conjugated with colloidal gold by means of ultrastructural morphometric analysis. Untreated C6 cells exhibited some positive LNGFR-IR, while C6 cells treated with NT-3 displayed significantly increased (2.3fold) LNGFR-IR. The increase in LNGFR protein was accompanied by a greater quantity of LNGFR mRNA in NT-3-treated cells. Thus, LNGFR can be upregulated by the structurally related neurotrophin NT-3.
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