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Sialyltransferase Mutations Alter the Expression of Calcium-Binding Interneurons in Mice Neocortex, Hippocampus and Striatum

Gangliosides are major glycans on vertebrate nerve cells, and their metabolic disruption results in congenital disorders with marked cognitive and motor deficits. The sialyltransferase gene is responsible for terminal sialylation of two prominent brain gangliosides in mammals, GD1a and GT1b. In this...

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Published in:International journal of molecular sciences 2023-12, Vol.24 (24), p.17218
Main Authors: Blažetić, Senka, Krajina, Vinko, Labak, Irena, Viljetić, Barbara, Pavić, Valentina, Ivić, Vedrana, Balog, Marta, Schnaar, Ronald L, Heffer, Marija
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Summary:Gangliosides are major glycans on vertebrate nerve cells, and their metabolic disruption results in congenital disorders with marked cognitive and motor deficits. The sialyltransferase gene is responsible for terminal sialylation of two prominent brain gangliosides in mammals, GD1a and GT1b. In this study, we analyzed the expression of calcium-binding interneurons in primary sensory (somatic, visual, and auditory) and motor areas of the neocortex, hippocampus, and striatum of -null mice as well as -null and -double null. Immunohistochemistry with highly specific primary antibodies for GABA, parvalbumin, calretinin, and calbindin were used for interneuron detection. -null mice had decreased expression of all three analyzed types of calcium-binding interneurons in all analyzed regions of the neocortex. These results implicate gangliosides GD1a and GT1b in the process of interneuron migration and maturation.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms242417218