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Expression of the surface antigen A2B7 in adult and developing honeybee olfactory pathway
Author(s) -
Gascuel Jean,
Brouillard Franck,
Papin Christian,
Masson Claudine
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of developmental neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.761
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1873-474X
pISSN - 0736-5748
DOI - 10.1016/s0736-5748(96)00065-2
Subject(s) - biology , expression (computer science) , neuroscience , olfactory system , antigen , microbiology and biotechnology , communication , immunology , psychology , computer science , programming language
In order to identify molecules involved in the development of the honeybee olfactory pathway, hybridoma technology has been used. Among different cell lines, A2B7 has been selected. It produces a specific antibody for a surface glycoprotein of 91 kDa. This protein is mainly expressed by both the antennal receptor cells and mushroom body neurons. Based on (i) the spatio‐temporal pattern of expression during pupal development; (ii) the cell surface location of the antigen; and (iii) the partial molecular characterization of the antigen, a putative role for this protein in axonal fasciculation and guidance is discussed.