title: Identification of high- and low-affinity NGF receptors during development of the chicken central nervous system.
abstract: In order to study regulation of the nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor during embryogenesis in chick brain, we have used affinity crosslinking of tissues with 125I-NGF. NGF interacts with high- and low-affinity receptors; high-affinity receptors are required for the majority of NGF's actions. Most measurements of receptor levels do not distinguish between high- and low-affinity forms of the receptor. We have used the lipophilic crosslinking agent HSAB to identify the high-affinity, functional receptor during development of the chicken central nervous system. A peak of expression during Embryonic Days 5-10 was detected in all regions of the chicken central nervous system, but, shortly after birth, only the cerebellar region displays significant levels of NGF receptor protein. The time course of expression confirms the dramatic regulation of the NGF receptor gene during defined embryonic periods. The detection of high-affinity NGF receptors in brain and neural retina provides strong evidence that NGF is involved in essential ontogenetic events in the development of the chicken central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Escandon
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Chao
mesh_terms: D000345:Affinity Labels; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002645:Chickens; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000378:metabolism; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D009024:Morphogenesis; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000345:Affinity Labels; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor