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Synemin expression in brain
Author(s) -
Mizuno Yuji,
Guyon Jeffrey R.,
Okamoto Koichi,
Kunkel Louis M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.20847
Subject(s) - dystrophin , colocalization , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , duchenne muscular dystrophy , genetics
β‐Synemin has been identified as an α‐dystrobrevin–interacting protein in human muscle, although at least two synemin transcripts are expressed in brain. To understand synemin's function in neural tissue, in situ and immunohistochemical analyses were performed to identify where α‐ and β‐synemin are expressed in the brain of C57BL/6 and mdx (dystrophin null) mice. This analysis shows that the α‐ and β‐synemin transcripts and their encoded proteins colocalize in neurons, especially in the midbrain and pons. Since α‐dystrobrevin‐1 and synemin do not colocalize in brain as in muscle, this suggests that another member of the dystrophin‐associated protein complex might interact with synemin in brain. In support of this, synemin mRNA expression was decreased in mdx mice, suggesting that synemin transcription is linked to dystrophin expression. Our findings show where synemin is expressed in brain and allow one to speculate with regard to its function in neural tissue. Muscle Nerve, 2007