title: Calbindin-D28 in mammalian brain, retina, and endocrine pancreas: immunohistochemical comparison with calretinin.
abstract: Calbindin 28K and calretinin are very similar calcium binding proteins which are both present in the central nervous system (CNS). They respectively bind 4 and 5 Ca++ ions. We have compared by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization their localisation in the brain and the retina. The two proteins are generally expressed in different neurons with a few neurons containing both calcium binding proteins. Calbindin 28K is also present in the endocrine system. We have examined the cellular distribution of calbindin in the pancreatic endocrine cells of chick, rat and human and found variable distribution among the different endocrine cell types. We also describe the presence of calbindin in RINm5F cells, an insulin-producing tumor cell line derived from a radiation-induced rat insulinoma.
authors.affiliation: Lab of Histology, Fac. of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pochet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blachier
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Malaisse
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parmentier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pasteels
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pohl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Résibois
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D064032:Calbindin 2; D064026:Calbindins; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002645:Chickens; D003429:Cross Reactions; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000032:analysis*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012160:Retina / Q000032:analysis*; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; C576764:CALB2 protein, human; C576512:Calb2 protein, rat; D064032:Calbindin 2; D064026:Calbindins; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G