POLYSIALIC ACID EXPRESSION IN THE SALAMANDER RETINA IS INDUCIBLE BY THYROXINE

被引:5
作者
BECKER, CG [1 ]
BECKER, T [1 ]
SCHMIDT, A [1 ]
ROTH, G [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BREMEN,INST BRAIN RES,D-28334 BREMEN,GERMANY
来源
DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH | 1994年 / 79卷 / 01期
关键词
NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; METAMORPHOSIS; PLEURODELES WALTL; THYROID HORMONE; RETINOIC ACID; PEDOMORPHOSIS;
D O I
10.1016/0165-3806(94)90059-0
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Polysialylation of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) in the retina of Pleurodeles waltl is up-regulated during metamorphosis. Incubation of larvae in thyroxine permanently induced polysialic acid expression in the retina in a concentration-dependent but age-independent manner within 3 days of incubation (3 X 10(-7) M). Retinoic acid had no effect. This suggests direct hormonal regulation of a post-translational modification of NCAM in the amphibian retina.
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页码:140 / 146
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