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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-4-28
pubmed:abstractText
Astrocytes derived from the mouse brain mesencephalon and striatum regulate neuronal morphogenesis in a region-specific manner in vitro. To begin defining molecular mechanisms that may underlie this functional heterogeneity, lectin probes were used to compare surface glycoproteins expressed by astrocytes from different brain regions. These experiments demonstrated marked differences in surface glycoproteins depending on the anatomic origin of the astrocytes. In particular, mesencephalic and cerebellar astrocytes express a fucosylated glycoprotein with an apparent molecular weight of 190 kD that is absent or rarely expressed by striatal or cortical astrocytes. These findings raise the possibility that carbohydrate diversity of astrocyte surface molecules may play a role in the heterogeneity of region-specific neuron-glial interactions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0894-1491
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
96-103
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Brain astrocytes express region-specific surface glycoproteins in culture.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM U.114, Chaire de Neuropharmacologie, Collège de France, Paris.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't