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Brain distribution of myosin Va in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Author(s) -
Rancura Kátia Gisele Oliveira,
Montaño Michelli Rivero,
Carvalho Robson Francisco,
Martins Cesar,
Wasko Adriane Pinto,
Casaletti Luciana,
Azevedo Alexandre
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
acta zoologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.414
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1463-6395
pISSN - 0001-7272
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2007.00289.x
Subject(s) - rainbow trout , myosin , biology , forebrain , immunocytochemistry , hindbrain , midbrain , microbiology and biotechnology , anatomy , central nervous system , neuroscience , endocrinology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery
This study presents data on myosin Va localization in the central nervous system of rainbow trout. We demonstrate, via immunoblots and immunocytochemistry, the expression of myosin Va in several neuronal populations of forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and spinal cord. The neuronal populations that express myosin Va in trout constitute a very diverse group that do not seem to have many specific similarities such as neurotransmitters used, cellular size or length of their processes. The intensity of the immunoreactivity and the number of immunoreactive cells differ from region to region. Although there is a broad distribution of myosin Va, it is not present in all neuronal populations. This result is in agreement with a previous report, which indicated that myosin Va is approximately as abundant as conventional myosin II and kinesin, and it is broadly involved in neuronal motility events such as axoplasmatic transport. Furthermore, this distribution pattern is in accordance with what was shown in rats and mice; it indicates phylogenetic maintenance of the myosin Va main functions.