Abstract
The developmental expression of heat shock protein 108 (HSP108) mRNA was mapped in chicken brain using in situ hybridization and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RT-PCR showed that HSP108 mRNA increased from embryonic day 5 (E5) to 13 (E13), significantly decreased from E17 to E21 and then increased again at the adult stage. In situ hybridization showed that while intense HSP108 positive (HSP108 +) signals were localized in the cerebellum from E7 to E14, the intensities of these signals were significantly decreased at E17. However, at the adult stage, HSP108 expression increased in a cell type dependent manner. A decrease in HSP108 mRNA expression during differentiation was also observed in an in vitro study of brain cells treated with nerve growth factor (NGF).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 140-145 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Neuroscience letters |
Volume | 370 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 11 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bergmann glial cell
- Brain
- Chicken
- Heat shock protein
- In situ hybridization
- Nerve growth factor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience