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Expression of mRNAs for neurotrophin receptors in the dorsal root ganglion and spinal cord during development and following peripheral or central axotomy. 1993

P Ernfors, and C M Rosario, and J P Merlio, and G Grant, and H Aldskogius, and H Persson
Department of Medical Chemistry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Expression of mRNAs for the protein tyrosine kinases trk, trkB and trkC, encoding essential components of high-affinity neurotrophin receptors, was studied in the spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion during normal development and in the adult rat following peripheral and central axon injury. Northern blots revealed multiple trkB transcripts in the embryonic, early postnatal and adult spinal cord with different patterns of expression during development. The levels of 9.0 kb and 4.8 kb trkB transcripts, encoding a full-length trkB receptor, increased progressively during embryonic development with maximal levels around birth, followed by a decline at adulthood. In contrast, the level of 7.5/7.0 kb trkB transcripts, encoding a truncated trkB receptor, reached maximal levels shortly after birth and similar levels remained in the adult animal. In the spinal cord a 4.7kb trkC transcript was detected with maximal levels shortly after birth. In situ hybridization revealed a uniform labeling throughout the spinal cord for both trkB and trkC mRNAs with maximal intensities of labeling shortly after birth. The level of the 2.4 kb trkB transcript in the spinal cord increased 5-fold 8 days after a crush lesion of the sciatic nerve or the dorsal root, while no change was seen in the levels of the other trkB transcripts. No change in the 4.7 kb trkC mRNA was seen following these two injuries, although increased levels of several smaller size trkC transcripts were observed. For both trkB and trkC, similar size transcripts as seen in the spinal cord were also detected in adult rat dorsal root ganglia. Consistent with previous observations of decreased levels of cytoskeletal proteins after peripheral and central axotomy, the level of neurofilment light chain mRNA decreased markedly in the dorsal root ganglia following a crush lesion of the sciatic nerve or of the dorsal root. A small decrease was also seen in the level of preprotachykinin-A mRNA encoding the protein precursor of substance P. In the same animals, the levels of all five trkB transcripts increased 3-fold in the dorsal root ganglia in response to these two injuries. A small increase was also seen in the level of trkC mRNA. The level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA increased two-fold in the dorsal root ganglia following either of the two lesions, while no change was detected in trk mRNA following these two injuries.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009409 Nerve Crush Treatment of muscles and nerves under pressure as a result of crush injuries. Crush, Nerve
D010525 Peripheral Nerves The nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, including the autonomic, cranial, and spinal nerves. Peripheral nerves contain non-neuronal cells and connective tissue as well as axons. The connective tissue layers include, from the outside to the inside, the epineurium, the perineurium, and the endoneurium. Endoneurium,Epineurium,Perineurium,Endoneuriums,Epineuriums,Nerve, Peripheral,Nerves, Peripheral,Perineuriums,Peripheral Nerve
D011505 Protein-Tyrosine Kinases Protein kinases that catalyze the PHOSPHORYLATION of TYROSINE residues in proteins with ATP or other nucleotides as phosphate donors. Tyrosine Protein Kinase,Tyrosine-Specific Protein Kinase,Protein-Tyrosine Kinase,Tyrosine Kinase,Tyrosine Protein Kinases,Tyrosine-Specific Protein Kinases,Tyrosylprotein Kinase,Kinase, Protein-Tyrosine,Kinase, Tyrosine,Kinase, Tyrosine Protein,Kinase, Tyrosine-Specific Protein,Kinase, Tyrosylprotein,Kinases, Protein-Tyrosine,Kinases, Tyrosine Protein,Kinases, Tyrosine-Specific Protein,Protein Kinase, Tyrosine-Specific,Protein Kinases, Tyrosine,Protein Kinases, Tyrosine-Specific,Protein Tyrosine Kinase,Protein Tyrosine Kinases,Tyrosine Specific Protein Kinase,Tyrosine Specific Protein Kinases
D005727 Ganglia, Spinal Sensory ganglia located on the dorsal spinal roots within the vertebral column. The spinal ganglion cells are pseudounipolar. The single primary branch bifurcates sending a peripheral process to carry sensory information from the periphery and a central branch which relays that information to the spinal cord or brain. Dorsal Root Ganglia,Spinal Ganglia,Dorsal Root Ganglion,Ganglion, Spinal,Ganglia, Dorsal Root,Ganglion, Dorsal Root,Spinal Ganglion
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001369 Axons Nerve fibers that are capable of rapidly conducting impulses away from the neuron cell body. Axon
D012333 RNA, Messenger RNA sequences that serve as templates for protein synthesis. Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail. The function of this tail is not known for certain, but it may play a role in the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus as well as in helping stabilize some mRNA molecules by retarding their degradation in the cytoplasm. Messenger RNA,Messenger RNA, Polyadenylated,Poly(A) Tail,Poly(A)+ RNA,Poly(A)+ mRNA,RNA, Messenger, Polyadenylated,RNA, Polyadenylated,mRNA,mRNA, Non-Polyadenylated,mRNA, Polyadenylated,Non-Polyadenylated mRNA,Poly(A) RNA,Polyadenylated mRNA,Non Polyadenylated mRNA,Polyadenylated Messenger RNA,Polyadenylated RNA,RNA, Polyadenylated Messenger,mRNA, Non Polyadenylated
D012584 Sciatic Nerve A nerve which originates in the lumbar and sacral spinal cord (L4 to S3) and supplies motor and sensory innervation to the lower extremity. The sciatic nerve, which is the main continuation of the sacral plexus, is the largest nerve in the body. It has two major branches, the TIBIAL NERVE and the PERONEAL NERVE. Nerve, Sciatic,Nerves, Sciatic,Sciatic Nerves
D013116 Spinal Cord A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of WHITE MATTER and GRAY MATTER. Coccygeal Cord,Conus Medullaris,Conus Terminalis,Lumbar Cord,Medulla Spinalis,Myelon,Sacral Cord,Thoracic Cord,Coccygeal Cords,Conus Medullari,Conus Terminali,Cord, Coccygeal,Cord, Lumbar,Cord, Sacral,Cord, Spinal,Cord, Thoracic,Cords, Coccygeal,Cords, Lumbar,Cords, Sacral,Cords, Spinal,Cords, Thoracic,Lumbar Cords,Medulla Spinali,Medullari, Conus,Medullaris, Conus,Myelons,Sacral Cords,Spinal Cords,Spinali, Medulla,Spinalis, Medulla,Terminali, Conus,Terminalis, Conus,Thoracic Cords
D013126 Spinal Nerve Roots Paired bundles of NERVE FIBERS entering and leaving the SPINAL CORD at each segment. The dorsal and ventral nerve roots join to form the mixed segmental spinal nerves. The dorsal roots are generally afferent, formed by the central projections of the spinal (dorsal root) ganglia sensory cells, and the ventral roots are efferent, comprising the axons of spinal motor and PREGANGLIONIC AUTONOMIC FIBERS. Dorsal Roots,Spinal Roots,Ventral Roots,Dorsal Root,Nerve Root, Spinal,Nerve Roots, Spinal,Root, Dorsal,Root, Spinal,Root, Spinal Nerve,Root, Ventral,Roots, Dorsal,Roots, Spinal,Roots, Spinal Nerve,Roots, Ventral,Spinal Nerve Root,Spinal Root,Ventral Root

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