title: Nogo (Reticulon 4) expression in innervated and denervated mouse skeletal muscle.
abstract: The nogo gene encodes at least three different proteins, which share a high C-terminal homology with other members of the Reticulon family. Nogo (Reticulon 4) expression has been studied in innervated and denervated mouse hind-limb and hemidiaphragm muscles. A common Nogo A, B, and C probe hybridized to three transcripts, in accordance with human and rat data. Denervation caused decreased Nogo C and increased Nogo A mRNA expression, while Nogo B was not substantially altered. Western blots and immunohistochemistry confirmed the presence of Nogo A-like and Nogo B-like immunoreactivity in muscle. Nogo A-like immunoreactivity increased after denervation and was also present in intramuscular nerves in both innervated and denervated muscle. Nogo B-like immunoreactivity was observed in connective tissue surrounding muscle fibres and nerves. The different Nogo transcripts are produced by both alternative splicing (A and B) and alternative promoter usage (C); both mechanisms seem to be under neural control in skeletal muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, University of Kalmar, Sweden. caroline.magnusson@hik.se
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magnusson
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Libelius
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tågerud
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000502:physiology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009121:Muscle Denervation; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology*; D009185:Myelin Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D000070798:Nogo Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D000070798:Nogo Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C000603199:RTN4 protein, human; C000603201:Rtn4 protein, mouse; C000603197:Rtn4 protein, rat