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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
Doublecortin (DCX) is a microtubule-associated protein widely expressed in the developing mammalian nervous system and important for neuronal migration. DCX is known to belong to a novel protein family defined by sequence homology and the presence of a conserved microtubule-binding domain, but the functions of other members of this family are still undefined. In this study, we describe the cloning of the chick ortholog of doublecortin-like kinase (DCLK), a member of this family, and assess the expression of DCX and DCLK in the layered regions of the developing chick brain. DCX and DCLK are widely expressed in pallial and subpallial structures, including the telencephalon, optic tectum, and cerebellum, in similar distribution patterns. In addition to their expression in migrating cells, both proteins were also detected in the ventricular zone and in postmigratory Purkinje cells. Finally, DCX and DCLK were found to be coexpressed in all areas examined. In postmigratory Purkinje cells, DCX and DCLK both colocalized to the cell membrane, although DCLK was also distributed more generally throughout the cell soma. These data are consistent with multiple roles for DCX and DCLK in the developing chicken brain and suggest that the chick cerebellum will be an intriguing system to explore the effects of DCX and DCLK on postmigratory neuronal function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1058-8388
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
232
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
457-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Chick Embryo, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Microtubule-Associated Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Neuropeptides, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Purkinje Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-RNA, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15614772-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of doublecortin (DCX) and doublecortin-like kinase (DCLK) within the developing chick brain.
pubmed:affiliation
Children's Medical Research Institute, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't