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Localization of anosmin-1a and anosmin-1b in the inner ear and neuromasts of zebrafish.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17064968     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Anosmin-1, encoded by the KAL-1 gene, is the protein defective in the X-linked form of Kallmann syndrome. This human developmental disorder is characterized by defects in cell migration and axon target selection. Anosmin-1 is an extracellular matrix protein that plays a role, in vitro, in processes such as cell adhesion, neurite outgrowth, axon guidance, and axon branching. The zebrafish possesses two orthologues of the KAL-1 gene: kal1a and kal1b, which encode anosmin-1a and anosmin-1b, respectively. Previous in situ hybridization studies have shown that kal1a and kal1b mRNAs are expressed in undetermined cells of the inner ear but not in neuromast cells. Using specific antibodies against anosmin-1a and anosmin-1b, we report here that both proteins are expressed in sensory hair cells of the inner ear cristae ampullaris and the lateral line neuromasts. Accumulation of these proteins was observed mainly at the level of the hair bundle and also at the cell membrane. In neuromast hair cells, immunogold scanning electronmicroscopy demonstrated that anosmin-1a and anosmin-1b were present at the surface of the stereociliary bundle. In addition, anosmin-1a, but not anosmin-1b, was detected on the track of the ampullary nerve. This is the first report of anosmin-1 expression in sensory hair cells of the inner ear and lateral line, and along the ampullary nerve track.
Authors:
Sylvain Ernest; Stéphanie Guadagnini; Marie-Christine Prévost; Nadia Soussi-Yanicostas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-09-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Gene expression patterns : GEP     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1567-133X     ISO Abbreviation:  Gene Expr. Patterns     Publication Date:  2007 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-12-12     Completed Date:  2007-04-24     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101167473     Medline TA:  Gene Expr Patterns     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  274-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
INSERM, U784, Paris, F-75005, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Ear, Inner / anatomy & histology,  chemistry*,  metabolism
Extracellular Matrix Proteins / analysis*,  genetics
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Hair Cells, Auditory / chemistry*,  metabolism,  ultrastructure
Immunohistochemistry
Lateral Line System / chemistry*,  cytology,  metabolism
Microscopy, Confocal
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Microscopy, Immunoelectron
Nerve Tissue Proteins / analysis*,  genetics
Sensory Receptor Cells / chemistry*,  metabolism
Zebrafish / anatomy & histology,  genetics,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Extracellular Matrix Proteins; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins

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