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NeuN, a neuronal specific nuclear protein in vertebratesxs

Mullen, Richard J., Buck, Charles R., Smith, Alan M.·1992·Development

Abstract

A battery of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against brain cell nuclei has been generated by repeated immunizations. One of these, mAb A60, recognizes a vertebrate nervous system- and neuron-specific nuclear protein that we have named NeuN (Neuronal Nuclei). The expression of NeuN is observed in most neuronal cell types throughout the nervous system of adult mice. However, some major cell types appear devoid of immunoreactivity including cerebellar Purkinje cells, olfactory bulb mitral cells, and retinal photoreceptor cells. NeuN can also be detected in neurons in primary cerebellar cultures and in retinoic acid-stimulated P19 embryonal carcinoma cells. Immunohistochemically detectable NeuN protein first appears at developmental timepoints which correspond with the withdrawal of the neuron from the cell cycle and/or with the initiation of terminal differentiation of the neuron. NeuN is a soluble nuclear protein, appears as 3 bands (46-48 x 10(3) M(r)) on immunoblots, and binds to DNA in vitro. The mAb crossreacts immunohistochemically with nervous tissue from rats, chicks, humans, and salamanders. This mAb and the protein recognized by it serve as an excellent marker for neurons in the central and peripheral nervous systems in both the embryo and adult, and the protein may be important in the determination of neuronal phenotype.

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Authors
Mullen, R. J., Buck, C. R., & Smith, A. M.
Affiliations
University of Utah (US)
Venue
Development
Published
1992-09-01
Volume
116
Issue
1
Pages
201-211
ISSN
  • 0950-1991 (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-9129
OpenAlex
W2158496649
Cited by
2,351
References
1
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FWCI
1.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Eye Institute (EY07017)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
NeuN, neuronal differentiation, terminal differentiation, cell cycle withdrawal, Purkinje cells, olfactory bulb mitral cells, retinal photoreceptors, P19 embryonal carcinoma cells, DNA binding, neuronal phenotype, brain development, vertebrates
MeSH terms
Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Brain, Brain Chemistry, Cell Nucleus, Immunohistochemistry, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nervous System, Neurons, Nuclear Proteins, Vertebrates, Immunoblotting, Biomarkers

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