High abundance of ArfGAP1 found in the mossy fibers in hilus of the dentate gyrus region of the mouse brain

The Arf GTPase-activating protein ArfGAP1 and its brain-specific isoform ArfGAP1B play an important role in neurotransmission. Here we analyzed the distribution of ArfGAP1 in the mouse brain. We found high levels of ArfGAP1 in the mouse dentate gyrus where it displayed especially elevated level in t...

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Published in:PloS one 2017-12, Vol.12 (12), p.e0189659-e0189659
Main Authors: Chornyy, Sergiy, Parnis, Anna, Shmoish, Michael, Cassel, Dan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Amino acids
Antibodies
Axons
Biology
Biology and Life Sciences
Brain
Brain research
Cortex
Dentate gyrus
Fibers
Gene expression
Genetic aspects
GTPase-activating protein
Guanosine triphosphatases
House mouse
Immunoglobulins
Laboratories
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mossy fibers
Neurosciences
Neurotransmission
Physiological aspects
Proteins
Research and Analysis Methods
Rodents
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Summary:The Arf GTPase-activating protein ArfGAP1 and its brain-specific isoform ArfGAP1B play an important role in neurotransmission. Here we analyzed the distribution of ArfGAP1 in the mouse brain. We found high levels of ArfGAP1 in the mouse dentate gyrus where it displayed especially elevated level in the polymorph layer (hilus). Importantly, the ArfGAP1 signal follows the pathway of the granular cell axons so-called mossy fibers which extend from the dentate gyrus to CA3 via stratum lucidum and partially stratum oriens. Additionally, we identified differential expression of ArfGAP1 in the isocortex. Thus, staining with anti-ArfGAP1 antibodies allows distinction between cortical cell layers 1, 2, 3 and 5 from 4 and 6. Taken together, our data suggest that ArfGAP1 can be used as a specific marker of the dentate mossy fibers and as for visualization of cortical layers in immunohistochemical studies.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0189659