title: Complete overlap of interleukin-31 receptor A and oncostatin M receptor beta in the adult dorsal root ganglia with distinct developmental expression patterns.
abstract: Interleukin-31 receptor A (IL-31RA) is a newly identified type I cytokine receptor, that is related to gp130, the common receptor of the interleukin (IL) -6 family cytokines. Recent studies have shown that IL-31RA forms a functional receptor complex for IL-31 together with the beta subunit of oncostatin M receptor (OSMRbeta). However, little is known about the target cells of IL-31 because it remains unclear which types of cells express IL-31RA. In our previous reports, we demonstrated that OSMRbeta is expressed in a subset of small-sized nociceptive neurons of adult dorsal root ganglia (DRGs). In the present study, we investigated the IL-31RA expression in the adult and developing DRGs. From a northern blot analysis and in situ hybridization histochemistry, IL-31RA mRNA was found to be expressed in the adult DRGs. According to reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, IL-31RA mRNA was detected in the DRGs and trigeminal ganglia, while no expression of IL-31RA mRNA was observed in the CNS. Double immunofluorescence staining revealed IL-31RA to be expressed in a subset of small-sized neurons, all of which colocalized with OSMRbeta. In addition, the expression of IL-31 RA was detected in afferent fibers in the spinal cord and the dermis of the skin. We also found that the developmental expression pattern of IL-31RA was different from that of OSMRbeta; IL31RA-positive neurons in DRGs first appeared at postnatal day (PN) 10 and reached the adult level at PN14, whereas OSMRbeta-positive neurons were observed at PN0 for the first time. We previously demonstrated OSMRbeta-expressing neurons to decrease, however, they were not found to disappear in oncostatin M (OSM) -deficient mice. These findings suggest that IL-31 and OSM may thus have redundant functions in the development of OSMRbeta-expressing neurons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Senba
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D053681:Oncostatin M Receptor beta Subunit / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C502188:IL31RA protein, human; C488159:Il31ra protein, mouse; D053681:Oncostatin M Receptor beta Subunit; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin