title: The cDNA cloning and ontogeny of mouse alpha-synuclein.
abstract: Alpha-synuclein has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. To investigate the role of alpha-synuclein in the brain, the cDNA clone encoding the mouse cognate of the human alpha-synuclein was isolated from a mouse brain cDNA library. The open reading frame coded for 140 amino acids that share 95% identity with human alpha-synuclein. Northern blot analysis showed that alpha-synuclein mRNA was primarily expressed in brain and spleen of adult mouse. In situ hybridization histochemistry revealed the highest expression of alpha-synuclein mRNA in the hippocampal formation and neocortex of the adult mouse. alpha-Synuclein mRNA expression in the brain was first observed in the hippocampus and neocortex on postnatal day 1. Levels of alpha-synuclein mRNA in these forebrain areas were nearly maximal at postnatal day 7 and remained relatively high until the adult stage. alpha-Synuclein mRNA was expressed in the liver transiently during embryogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology Laboratory, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Gwag
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Joe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Suh
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010641:Phenotype; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D051843:Synucleins; D051844:alpha-Synuclein
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C497604:SNCA protein, human; C497605:Snca protein, mouse; D051843:Synucleins; D051844:alpha-Synuclein