Myosin Va is locally synthesized following nerve injury
- 9 April 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Cell Motility
- Vol. 51 (4) , 169-176
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cm.10017
Abstract
The presence of Myosin Va (an actin‐based molecular motor) in the peripheral nervous system was examined and its subcellular distribution within the axons of the sciatic nerve was demonstrated via immunocytochemistry. Myosin Va (M‐Va) in the nerve was detected by using SDS‐PAGE and Western blot techniques with a polyclonal antibody specifically raised against the M‐Va globular tail domain. In addition, purification of M‐Va from the rat sciatic nerve prior to immunoblotting yielded a M‐Va standard band. Likewise, optical immunocytochemical procedures revealed the presence of M‐Va, particularly in the cortical axoplasmic territory, but also in the Schwann cell soma. The above experiments were carried out both on intact as well as on severed sciatic nerves with similar results. The proximal stumps of severed sciatic nerves (from 0 to 72 h after injury) were labelled in vivo with 35S‐methionine. SDS‐PAGE autoradiography of the immunoabsorbed M‐Va from the radiolabelled homogenized nerve tissue showed a significant increment of the radioactive intensity of M‐Va heavy chain band through time. Moreover, a significant increment of transcripts coding for M‐Va heavy chain was detected through time using RT‐PCR after nerve injury and compared to intact nerves. This data suggest that M‐Va is up‐regulated in a time‐dependent manner. The latter suggests a possible involvement of M‐Va in nerve regeneration processes. Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton 51:169–176, 2002.Keywords
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