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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
Injury of peripheral nerves induces expression of several pro-protein convertases (PCs) involved in processing of precursor proteins into their diverse active end-products. In this study, the focus was on convertase PC1 which, although undetectable in control nerves, is strongly induced in injured nerves. High concentrations of PC1 mRNA of 9.0, 5.5, 3.0, 2.5 and 1.6 kb were observed on day 4 post-lesion in proximal and distal segments. By in situ hybridization PC1 mRNA was detected in most of endoneurial cells, which were further identified by immunocytochemistry as myelin 2', 3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase containing Schwann cells. PC1 mRNA and protein were also present in cultured Schwann cells also containing convertases PC5, furin and PC7 as well as nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Mostly unprocessed pro-NGF of 35 kDa and pro-BDNF of 35 kDa were found on Western blotting of Schwann cells. Expression of exogenous neurotrophins by infection with vaccinia virus vector showed that mouse pro-NGF and rat pro-BDNF are cleaved intracellularly on smaller forms of 13.5 kDa NGF and 14 kDa BDNF. Infection experiments demonstrated that Schwann cells contain active processing enzymes. In conclusion, this work provides in vivo evidence of the presence of several PCs in the injured rat sciatic nerve and ex vivo in cultured Schwann cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Biological Markers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carcinogens, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Forskolin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Furin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ionomycin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ionophores, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Growth Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pcsk1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pcsk7 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pcsk7 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proprotein Convertase 1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proprotein Convertase 5, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proprotein Convertases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Precursors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Serine Endopeptidases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Subtilisins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/propeptide convertase 5, rat
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0169-328X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
229-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Carcinogens, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Denervation, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Forskolin, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Furin, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Ionomycin, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Ionophores, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Nerve Growth Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Proprotein Convertase 1, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Proprotein Convertase 5, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Proprotein Convertases, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Protein Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Schwann Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Sciatic Nerve, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Serine Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Subtilisins, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate, pubmed-meshheading:9729404-Vaccinia
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
The pro-protein convertase PC1 is induced in the transected sciatic nerve and is present in cultured Schwann cells: comparison with PC5, furin and PC7, implication in pro-BDNF processing.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, University of Montreal, 110 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. marcinm@ircm.umontreal.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't