title: Elevated expression of CAPON and neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the sciatic nerve of rats following constriction injury.
abstract: Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) has been implicated in peripheral nerve lesions and regeneration. The CAPON adaptor protein interacts with the PDZ domain of nNOS, helping to regulate nNOS activity at post-synaptic sites in neurones, but it is not known whether its expression is altered in sciatic nerves after chronic nerve constriction injury. In the present study, the spatiotemporal expression of CAPON was determined in chronically constricted rat sciatic nerves. Similar to the level of protein expression, CAPON mRNA was significantly up-regulated for almost 5weeks following sciatic nerve injury. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that increased CAPON was found mainly in S-100-positive Schwann cells. In addition, co-immunoprecipitation demonstrated an interaction between CAPON and nNOS in Schwann cells and the interaction was enhanced in injured sciatic nerves. CAPON may be involved in peripheral nerve regeneration through regulation of nNOS activity.
authors.affiliation: The Second Hospital of Nantong University, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China.
authors.forename: Zhiming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Qingshan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Meijuan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Zhiqin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Junling
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Mengling
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yinyin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Aiguo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D047468:Immunoprecipitation / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000235:genetics*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; C488082:NOS1AP protein, rat; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I; C496322:Nos1 protein, rat