title: Regional and cellular distribution of spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT) mRNA in the rat central nervous system.
abstract: Spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase (SSAT) is the key enzyme responsible for polyamine interconversion. SSAT mRNA (visualized by in situ hybridization histochemistry) was shown to have a wide but heterogeneous distribution in the central nervous system (CNS) at both regional and cellular levels. The highest labelling was observed in hippocampus (pyramidal and polymorph neurons) and olfactory bulb. Present data suggest that polyamine metabolism in the CNS is not homogeneous but rather that the preferential production of a polyamine species is region- and cell type-specific.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zoli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pedrazzi
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Agnati
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000201:enzymology*; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D000099228:Diamine N-Acetyltransferase
chemical_list: D000123:Acetyltransferases; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000099228:Diamine N-Acetyltransferase