title: Expression of the neuregulin receptor ErbB4 in the brain of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).
abstract: We demonstrated recently that frontal cortical expression of the Neuregulin (NRG) receptor ErbB4 is restricted to interneurons in rodents, macaques, and humans. However, little is known about protein expression patterns in other areas of the brain. In situ hybridization studies have shown high ErbB4 mRNA levels in various subcortical areas, suggesting that ErbB4 is also expressed in cell types other than cortical interneurons. Here, using highly-specific monoclonal antibodies, we provide the first extensive report of ErbB4 protein expression throughout the cerebrum of primates. We show that ErbB4 immunoreactivity is high in association cortices, intermediate in sensory cortices, and relatively low in motor cortices. The overall immunoreactivity in the hippocampal formation is intermediate, but is high in a subset of interneurons. We detected the highest overall immunoreactivity in distinct locations of the ventral hypothalamus, medial habenula, intercalated nuclei of the amygdala and structures of the ventral forebrain, such as the islands of Calleja, olfactory tubercle and ventral pallidum, and medium expression in the reticular thalamic nucleus. While this pattern is generally consistent with ErbB4 mRNA expression data, further investigations are needed to identify the exact cellular and subcellular sources of mRNA and protein expression in these areas. In contrast to in situ hybridization in rodents, we detected only low levels of ErbB4-immunoreactivity in mesencephalic dopaminergic nuclei but a diffuse pattern of immunofluorescence that was medium in the dorsal striatum and high in the ventral forebrain, suggesting that most ErbB4 protein in dopaminergic neurons could be transported to axons. We conclude that the NRG-ErbB4 signaling pathway can potentially influence many functional systems throughout the brain of primates, and suggest that major sites of action are areas of the "corticolimbic" network. This interpretation is functionally consistent with the genetic association of NRG1 and ERBB4 with schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Section on Molecular Neurobiology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America. jneddens@jsw-lifesciences.com
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neddens
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buonanno
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000378:metabolism*; D020890:Neuregulin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D016548:Prosencephalon; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D066247:Receptor, ErbB-4; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D020890:Neuregulin-1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C587689:ERBB4 protein, human; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D066247:Receptor, ErbB-4
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