title: HmCRIP, a cysteine-rich intestinal protein, is expressed by an identified regenerating nerve cell.
abstract: A Hirudo medicinalis cDNA isolated from regenerating CNS tissue at 24 h post-axotomy was identified as a leech homologue of the mammalian cysteine-rich intestinal proteins (CRIPs) and named HmCRIP. HmCRIP is up-regulated within 6 h of axotomy, peaking at 24 h. This is the first demonstration of a CRIP homologue in regenerating CNS and in a serotonergic neurone. In rodents CRIP is an important factor in the regulation of the inflammatory immune response through control of Th1/Th2 differentiation. The role of HmCRIP in the regeneration competent environment of the annelid central nervous system is discussed.
authors.affiliation: MRC Functional Genetics Unit, Department of Human Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3QX, Oxford, UK. richard.emes@anat.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Emes
authors.forename: W-Z
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lanary
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Blackshaw
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007865:Leeches / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012701:Serotonin