title: Ganglion cells of the rat retina show osteopontin-like immunoreactivity.
abstract: Osteopontin (OPN) is a negatively charged, highly acidic glycosylated phosphoprotein that contains an GRGDS amino acid sequence, characteristic of proteins that bind to integrin receptors, thereby playing crucial roles in a number of physiological processes. This study was conducted to examine the expression of OPN in the rat retina by Northern blot analysis, Western blot analysis and immunocytochemistry. The expression of OPN was identified in the retina and OPN-like immunoreactivity was present in a number of ganglion cells. Thus, OPN appears to be important in the retinal homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003714:Denervation; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D053495:Osteopontin; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; C506897:Spp1 protein, rat; D053495:Osteopontin