Expression of PLA2G6 in human fetal development: Implications for infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy.
Mutations in PLA2G6, which encodes calcium-independent phospholipase A(2) group VIA (iPLA2-VIA), underlie the autosomal recessive disorder infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD). INAD typically presents in the first year of life, and leads to optic atrophy and psychomotor regression. We have examined PLA2G6 expression in early human embryonic development by in situ hybridization. At Carnegie Stage (CS) 19 (approximately 7 post-conception weeks [PCW]), strong expression is evident in the ventricular zone (VZ) of midbrain and forebrain suggestive of expression in neural stem and progenitor cells. At CS23 (8PCW) expression is also detectable in the VZ of the hindbrain and the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the developing neocortex, ganglionic eminences and diencephalon. By 9PCW strong expression in the post-mitotic cells of the cortical plate can be seen in the developing neocortex. In the eye, expression is seen in the lens and retina at all stages examined. PLA2G6 expression is also evident in the alar plate of the spinal cord, dorsal root ganglia, the retina and lens in the eye and several non-neuronal tissues, including developing bones, lung, kidney and gut. These findings suggest a role for PLA2G6 in neuronal proliferation throughout the developing brain and in maturing neurons in the cortical plate and hindbrain. Although widespread PLA2G6 expression is detected in neuronal tissues, the pattern shows dynamic changes with time and indicates that INAD pathogenesis may begin prior to birth.
Polster
Brenda
B
Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, United States. polsterb@ohsu.edu
Crosier
Moira
M
Lindsay
Susan
S
Hayflick
Susan
S
D000367:Age Factors; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D005123:Eye / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D047109:Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D005333:Fetus / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000502:physiology*; D054522:Group VI Phospholipases A2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism
D054522:Group VI Phospholipases A2; C516475:PLA2G6 protein, human
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