TAG-1-deficient mice have marked elevation of adenosine A1 receptors in the hippocampus
TAG-1-deficient mice have marked elevation of adenosine A1 receptors in the hippocampus
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DOI:
10.1006/bbrc.2001.4334
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发表时间:
2001-02-16
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Iwakura, Y
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作者:
Fukamauchi, F;Aihara, O;Iwakura, Y
TAG-1 is a neural recognition molecule in the immunoglobulin superfamily that is predominantly expressed in the developing brain. Several Lines of evidence suggest that TAG-1 is involved in the outgrowth, guidance, and fasciculation of neurites. To directly assess the function of TAG-1 in vivo, we have generated mice with a deletion in the gene encoding TAG-1 using homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells. Gross morphological analysis of the cerebellum, the spinal cord, and the hippocampus appeared normal in TAG-1-deficient mice. However, TAG-1 (-/-) mice showed the upregulation of the adenosine Al receptors determined by [H-3]cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine in the hippocampus, and their greater sensitivity to convulsant stimuli than that in TAG-1 (+/+) mice. We suspect that the subtle changes in neural plasticity induced by TAG-1 deficiency during development cause the selective vulnerability of specific brain regions and the epileptogenicity in TAG-1(-/-)mice. (C) 2001 Academic Press.