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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-5-25
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Using a polyclonal antibody against postnatal cerebellar cells, we have isolated a new, brain-specific member of the lipid-binding protein family (BLBP). Members of this family, such as cellular retinoic acid-binding protein, have been shown to carry small hydrophobic signaling molecules between cellular compartments. The expression of BLBP is spatially and temporally correlated with neuronal differentiation in many parts of the mouse CNS, including postnatal cerebellum, embryonic spinal cord, and cerebral cortex. In situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry show that BLBP is transiently expressed in radial glia in both the embryonic ventricular zone and the postnatal cerebellum. Subcellular localization studies by immunoelectron microscopy demonstrate that BLBP is present in the nucleus as well as the cytoplasm. Affinity-purified anti-BLBP antibodies block glial and neuronal differentiation in primary cell cultures, but have no effect on cell proliferation or adhesion. Based on these results, we propose that BLBP is required for the establishment of the radial glial fiber system in developing brain, a system that is necessary for the migration of immature neurons to establish cortical layers.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
895-908
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Cerebellum, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Microscopy, Immunoelectron, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Neuroglia, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:8161459-Spinal Cord
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Brain lipid-binding protein (BLBP): a novel signaling system in the developing mammalian CNS.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't