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Expression of seven members of the ADAM family in developing chicken spinal cord
Author(s) -
Lin Juntang,
Yan Xin,
Markus Annett,
Redies Christoph,
Rolfs Arndt,
Luo Jiankai
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
developmental dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.634
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1097-0177
pISSN - 1058-8388
DOI - 10.1002/dvdy.22272
Subject(s) - spinal cord , biology , adam10 , lumbar spinal cord , gdf7 , in situ hybridization , lumbar , immunohistochemistry , anatomy , cord , floor plate , metalloproteinase , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , neuroscience , gene expression , disintegrin , immunology , gene , matrix metalloproteinase , embryonic stem cell , medicine , genetics , surgery
The expression patterns of seven members of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) family, including ADAM9, ADAM10, ADAM12, ADAM13, ADAM17, ADAM22, and ADAM23, were analyzed in the developing chicken lumbar spinal cord by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Results show that each individual ADAM is expressed and regulated spatiotemporally in the lumbar cord and its surrounding tissues. ADAM9, ADAM10, ADAM22, and ADAM23 are expressed predominantly by motoneurons in the motor column and by sensory neurons in the dorsal root ganglia, each with a different expression pattern. ADAM12 and ADAM13 are mainly expressed in the meninges around the lumbar cord and in the condensed sheets of chondroblasts around the vertebrae. ADAM17 expression is strong in the ventricular layer and limited to early stages. The differential expression of the ADAMs in the lumbar cord suggests that the ADAMs play a regulatory role in development of the spinal cord. Developmental Dynamics 239:1246–1254, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.