title: Effects of taurine depletion on cell migration and NCAM expression in cultures of dissociated mouse cerebellum and N2A cells.
abstract: Cultures of dissociated cerebellum from 5- to 6-day-old mice as well as of the N2A neuronal cell line were exposed to guanidino ethane sulfonate (GES, 2-5 mM) to reduce the cellular taurine content. Control cultures were kept in culture medium or medium containing 2-5 mM GES plus 2-5 mM taurine to restore the intracellular taurine content. Taurine depletion led to changes in the expression of certain splice variants of NCAM mRNA such as the AAG and the VASE containing forms, while no differences were seen in the expression of the three forms of NCAM protein. In the N2A cells taurine depletion led to a decreased migration rate of the cells. The results suggest that the reduced migration rate of neurons caused by taurine depletion may be correlated to changes in expression of certain adhesion molecules such as NCAM. Moreover, taurine appears to be involved in regulation of transcription processes.
authors.affiliation: PharmaBiotec Research Center, Department of Pharmacology, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Maar
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lund
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gegelashvili
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hartmann-Petersen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pasantes-Morales
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Berezin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bock
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schousboe
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002465:Cell Movement; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D015870:Gene Expression; D051379:Mice; D009415:Nerve Net; D019006:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D013654:Taurine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D019006:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013654:Taurine; C009558:taurocyamine