COEXPRESSION OF GLYCINE RECEPTOR BETA-SUBUNIT AND GABA-A RECEPTOR GAMMA-SUBUNIT MESSENGER-RNA IN THE RAT DORSAL-ROOT GANGLION-CELLS

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作者
FURUYAMA, T [1 ]
SATO, M [1 ]
SATO, K [1 ]
ARAKI, T [1 ]
INAGAKI, S [1 ]
TAKAGI, H [1 ]
TOHYAMA, M [1 ]
机构
[1] OSAKA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT ANAT & NEUROSCI 2,OSAKA,JAPAN
来源
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH | 1992年 / 12卷 / 04期
关键词
COEXPRESSION; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; GABA-A RECEPTOR; DORSAL ROOT GANGLION; LARGE NEURON; MECHANORECEPTOR; INSITU HYBRIDIZATION;
D O I
10.1016/0169-328X(92)90136-Y
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
We examined the expression of the beta-subunit mRNA of the glycine receptor and the gamma-subunit mRNA of the GABA(A) receptor in the rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) using in situ hybridization histochemistry with oligonucleotide probes. About 44% and 37% of the all DRG neurons were labeled by the probes for glycine receptor beta-subunit and GABA(A) receptor gamma-subunit mRNAs. Labeled neurons were mostly large cells that simultaneously expressed both glycine receptor beta-subunit and GABA(A) receptor gamma-subunit mRNA as demonstrated using consecutive sections. Thus, we suggest the possibility that both GABA and glycine presynaptically regulate the activity of neurons involved in low-threshold mechanoreception at axo-axonic synapses in the spinal cord.
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