title: The expression and cellular localization of brain/kidney protein in the rat retina.
abstract: Brain/kidney (B/K) protein is a new protein of 474 amino acids, which contains two C2 domains structurally homologous to those present in synaptotagmins. The expression of B/K protein was identified in the rat retina and B/K protein immunoreactivity was localized to a number of ganglion cells, a few amacrine cells and the radial processes of Müller cells. Thus, B/K protein appears to be important in the homeostasis in these cells of the rat retina.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Socho-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005136:Eye Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007395:Interneurons / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000378:metabolism; D009928:Organ Specificity; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D050857:Synaptotagmins
chemical_list: D005136:Eye Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C409229:Syt17 protein, rat; D050857:Synaptotagmins