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Purification of a new neurotrophic factor from mammalian brain.

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Barde, Y.A., Edgar, D., Thoenen, H.·1982·The EMBO Journal

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We report the purification from pig brain of a factor supporting the survival of, and fibre outgrowth from, cultured embryonic chick sensory neurons. The purified factor migrates as one single band, mol. wt. 12 300, on gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS) and is a basic molecule (pI greater than or equal to 10.1). Approximately 1 microgram factor was isolated from 1.5 kg brain. The final degree of purification was estimated to be 1.4 X 10(6)-fold, and the specific activity 0.4 ng/ml/unit, which is similar to that of nerve growth factor (NGF) using the same assay system. This factor is the first neurotrophic factor to be purified since NGF, from which it is clearly distinguished because it has different antigenic and functional properties.

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  • BDNF protein is a highly conserved protein of 247 amino acids, synthesized and folded in the endoplasmic reticulum as preproBDNF (32-35 kDa).

    “The BDNF protein, discovered in 1982 [66], is a highly conserved protein of 247 amino acids, synthesized and folded in the endoplasmic reticulum as preproBDNF (32–35 kDa).”
  • NGF and BDNF were discovered because they support the survival of neurons and neurites during development.

    “The first neurotrophic factors, nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were discovered through their ability to support the survival of neurons and neurites during development15–17; other members of the neurotrophin family, neurotrophin-3 (NT-3)18–20 and neurotrophin-4 (NT-4)21–23 were then identified through sequence similarity to NGF and BDNF.”

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  1. Barde,Y.-A., Edgar,D., and Thoenen,H. (1980) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77, 1199-1203.
  2. Bocchini,V., and Angeletti,P.U. (1969) Proc. Nati. Acad. Sci. USA, 64, 787- 794.
  3. Harper,G.P., Glanville,R.W., and Thoenen,H. (1982) J. Biol. Chem., in press.
  4. Jacobson,M. (1978) Developmental Neurobiology, 2nd edn., published by Plenum, NY, pp. 279-302.
  5. Suda,K., Barde,Y.-A., and Thoenen,H. (1978) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 75, 4042-4046.
  6. Turner,J.E., Barde,Y.-A., Schwab,M.E., and Thoenen,H. (1982) Dev. Brain Res., in press.
  7. Varon,S.A., and Adler,R. (1981) in Federoff,S., and Herz,L. (eds.), Advances in Cellular Neurobiology, 2, Academic Press, NY, pp. 115-163.

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Authors
Barde, Y. A., Edgar, D., & Thoenen, H.
Affiliations
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry (DE)
Venue
The EMBO Journal
Published
1982-05-01
Volume
1
Issue
5
Pages
549-553
ISSN
  • 0261-4189 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2075
OpenAlex
W1527035699
Cited by
1,822
References
18
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FWCI
7.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The EMBO Journal (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Hereditary Neurological Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Keywords
neurotrophic factors, pig brain, sensory neuron survival, axon growth, nerve growth factor, protein purification, basic proteins, antigenicity
MeSH terms
Animals, Antigen-Antibody Complex, Brain Chemistry, Cell Survival, Cells, Cultured, Chick Embryo, Immune Sera, Molecular Weight, Nerve Growth Factors, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neurons, Spinal Cord

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