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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
17
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
The synapse is the primary locus of cell-cell communication in the nervous system. It is now clear that the synapse incorporates diverse cell signaling modalities in addition to classical neurotransmission. Here we show that two components of the insulin pathway are localized at CNS synapses, where they are components of the postsynaptic density (PSD). An immunochemical screen revealed that polypeptides of 58 and 53 kDa (p58/53) were highly enriched in PSD fractions from rat cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum. These polypeptides were purified and microsequenced, revealing that p58/53 is identical to the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase substrate p58/53 (IRSp53). Our analysis of IRSp58/53 mRNA suggests that within rat brain there is one coding region for IRSp58 and IRSp53; we find no evidence of alternative splicing. We demonstrate that IRSp58/53 is expressed in the synapse-rich molecular layer of the cerebellum and is highly concentrated at the synapses of cultured hippocampal neurons, where it co-localizes with the insulin receptor. Together, these data suggest that insulin signaling may play a role at CNS synapses.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7300-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Cerebellum, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Phosphoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Receptor, Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser..., pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Synapses, pubmed-meshheading:10460236-Synaptosomes
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
The insulin receptor tyrosine kinase substrate p58/53 and the insulin receptor are components of CNS synapses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't