title: Distinct cellular expression of calcineurin A alpha and A beta in rat brain.
abstract: Specific polyclonal antibodies that distinguish the two distinct isoforms of the catalytic subunit of calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase, calcineurin A alpha and A beta, were prepared, and the distribution of calcineurin A alpha and A beta in rat brain was studied using immunochemical and immunocytochemical techniques. Immunochemical measurement revealed that the regional distributions of the two isoforms differed and that A alpha was more abundant than A beta in the rat brain. The subcellular distribution patterns of both isoforms were similar. Both isoforms were highly enriched in cytosolic fractions, including the synaptosomal cytosol. Immunocytochemical analysis revealed that both A alpha and A beta immunoreactivities differed in regional and cellular localizations. These different patterns of expression suggest that the two isoforms of calcineurin A may each have specific functions in modulating neuronal activity in particular cell types.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kishima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D019703:Calcineurin; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D007120:Immunochemistry / Q000379:methods; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007536:Isomerism; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D051381:Rats; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; D019703:Calcineurin; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases