title: Localization of 5-ht(5A) receptor-like immunoreactivity in the rat brain.
abstract: 5-Hydroxytryptamine exerts modulatory physiological effects on both the central and peripheral nervous systems by activation of discrete receptor families. 5-ht(5A) is among the recently cloned, novel 5-HT receptors and currently under investigation to identify its pharmacological characteristics and potential physiological function(s). In this study, antibodies raised to a 5-ht(5A)-specific peptide were characterized using dot blot, sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and immunohistochemistry, and the distribution of 5-ht(5A)-like immunoreactive material determined in rat brain. A major band of 41 kDa was observed following SDS-PAGE, corresponding to the predicted size of this receptor. 5-ht(5A)-like immunoreactivity was detected in areas known to have significant serotonergic input, such as hypothalamic and amygdaloid nuclei. Interestingly, 5-ht(5A)-like immunoreactivity showed a predilection for the suprachiasmatic nucleus, suggesting its possible role in the regulation of circadian rhythms, a function previously ascribed to 5-HT(1A) and 5-HT(7) receptors.
authors.affiliation: Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Neuroscience Research Centre, Essex CM20 2QR, Harlow, UK. kevin_oliver@merck.com
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kinsey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wainwright
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sirinathsinghji
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D004027:Diencephalon / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000737:chemistry; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; C078730:serotonin 5 receptor