Expression of CRABP I mRNA in fastigial cells of the developing cerebellum.
The expression of the cellular retinoic acid binding protein type I (CRABP I) was examined in the early phase of cerebellar development in the mouse. The CRABP I was expressed from embryonic day (E) 10.5 to E15.5 in the cerebellar plate. The expression was diffused at E10.5-E11.5 and thereafter localized in a small rostrodorsal area of the cerebellar territory of both sides. By using in situ hybridization and both immunohistochemistry and carbocyanine tracing procedures, we identified the fastigial cells as the population that expresses CRABP I in the cerebellum. The results suggest that these cells play a critical role in the early development of the cerebellum.
Parenti
Rosalba
R
Department of Physiological Science, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy. parenti@mbox.unict.it
Wassef
Marion
M
Cicirata
Federico
F
D000818:Animals; D002232:Carbocyanines; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D051379:Mice; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000196:embryology / Q000502:physiology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics
D002232:Carbocyanines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; C082927:retinoic acid binding protein I, cellular; C024286:3,3'-dioctadecylindocarbocyanine