Neuropathy target esterase: Immunolocalization to neuronal cell bodies and axons

被引:40
作者
Glynn, P [1 ]
Holton, JL [1 ]
Nolan, CC [1 ]
Read, DJ [1 ]
Brown, L [1 ]
Hubbard, A [1 ]
Cavanagh, JB [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Leicester, MRC, Toxicol Unit, Leicester LE1 9HN, Leics, England
关键词
axonal transport; esterase; immunohistochemistry; neuron; neuropathy; organophosphate;
D O I
10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00388-6
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Determination of the molecular mechanisms involved in organophosphate-induced axonopathy may help to elucidate those involved in normal axonal maintenance and in other neurodegenerative conditions. In this study we aimed to define the cellular distribution of neuropathy target esterase, the primary target protein for neuropathic organophosphates. A synthetic peptide corresponding to the sequence of a proteolytic fragment of neuropathy target esterase purified from chicken brain was used to raise a rabbit antiserum designated R28. The antiserum was shown by immunoprecipitation and western blotting of brain extracts to react with a polypeptide of the expected molecular size (155,000 mel. wt); this reaction was blocked by preincubating the antiserum with the immunizing peptide. Prominent intracellular immunostaining by R28 was seen in neuronal cell bodies and, in some cases, proximal axon segments in frozen sections of chicken brain cortex, optic tectum, cerebellum, spinal cord, and dorsal root ganglia. Cells with glial morphology were not immunostained, neither were normal sciatic nerve or motor end plates. However, 8-12 h following sciatic nerve ligation, immunoreactive material was seen to accumulate both proximal and, to a lesser extent, distal to the ligature, indicating that neuropathy target esterase undergoes fast axonal transport. No gross qualitative or quantitative changes in the above pattern of neuropathy target esterase immunoreactivity were detected in tissue obtained from chickens one or three days following treatment with a neuropathic organophosphate. The presence of neuropathy target esterase in essentially all neurons indicates that the selective vulnerability of long axons to neuropathic organophosphates is dependent on factors additional to the presence of the target protein. (C) 1997 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Science.
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