Developmental Expression of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E (eIF4E) and eIF4E-binding Protein 1 (eIF4EBP1) in Rat Hippocampal Neurons

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· 발행기관 : 한국생명과학회
· 수록지 정보 : 생명과학회지 / 23권 / 7호 / 941 ~ 946페이지
· 저자명 : Jaewan Park, 문일수

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Local protein synthesis at subsynaptic sites plays a key role in the regulation of the protein composition in local domains. In this study, we carried out immunocytochemistry of cultured rat hippocampal neurons in various developmental stages to investigate the expression of eIF4E and its binding protein, eIF4EBP1. Both proteins were distributed in dendrites. In addition, eIF4EBP1 was highly expressed in the nucleus throughout the development, whereas eIF4E was not expressed in the nucleus. Punctate expression of eIF4E and eIF4EBP1 was evident in DIV 3. The colocalization rates of eIF4E or eIF4EBP1 puncta with PSD95 were higher in the dendrogenic than in the mature stages. In contrast, the colocalization rates of eIF4E and eIF4EBP1 puncta were higher in the mature than in the dendrogenic stages. As eIF4E is inactive when it is bound to eIF4EBP1, these data indicate that most dendritic eIF4E’s are active during development but that they are mostly under inhibition in mature neurons.

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