title: Gene expression of Alzheimer-associated presenilin-2 in the frontal cortex of Alzheimer and aged control brain.
abstract: The presenilin-2 (PS2) gene expression pattern in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and control brains was examined using nonradioactive in situ hybridization. Message for PS2 was primarily detectable in neurons, particularly in somal cytoplasm. Intense staining signal was most commonly found in large pyramidal neurons, whereas moderate or faint staining was usually present in smaller neurons. The pattern of PS2 gene expression exhibited a laminar distribution profile in the frontal cortex. A small subset of tangle-bearing neurons exhibited PS2 hybridization signal in AD. PS2 mRNA expression appeared correlated to a high degree with lipofuscin autofluorescence in a large subset of neurons.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia, University of California, Irvine 92697-4550, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cotman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D016375:Antisense Elements (Genetics); D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004076:Digoxigenin; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008062:Lipofuscin / Q000032:analysis; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009474:Neurons / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D053766:Presenilin-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D016375:Antisense Elements (Genetics); D008062:Lipofuscin; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C508861:PSEN2 protein, human; D053766:Presenilin-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004076:Digoxigenin