Neuronal expression of soluble adenylyl cyclase in the mammalian brain.

TitleNeuronal expression of soluble adenylyl cyclase in the mammalian brain.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsChen J, Martinez J, Milner TA, Buck J, Levin LR
JournalBrain Res
Volume1518
Pagination1-8
Date Published2013 Jun 26
ISSN1872-6240
KeywordsAdenylyl Cyclases, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Astrocytes, Axons, Brain, Dendritic Spines, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Immunoprecipitation, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Microscopy, Immunoelectron, Neurons
Abstract

Cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is a critical and ubiquitous second messenger involved in a multitude of signaling pathways. Soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) is a novel source of cAMP subject to unique localization and regulation. It was originally discovered in mammalian testis and found to be activated by bicarbonate and calcium. sAC has been implicated in diverse processes, including astrocyte-neuron metabolic coupling and axonal outgrowth of neurons. However, despite these functional studies, demonstration of sAC protein expression outside of testis has been controversial. Recently, we showed sAC immunoreactivity in astrocytes, but the question of neuronal expression of sAC remained. We now describe the generation of a second sAC knockout mouse model (C2KO) designed to more definitively address questions of sAC expression, and we demonstrate conclusively using immune-electron microscopy that sAC is expressed in neuronal profiles in the central nervous system.

DOI10.1016/j.brainres.2013.04.027
Alternate JournalBrain Res.
PubMed ID23611875
PubMed Central IDPMC3679342
Grant ListNS55255 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
DA08259 / DA / NIDA NIH HHS / United States
HL096571 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
T32 DA007274 / DA / NIDA NIH HHS / United States
T32DA007274 / DA / NIDA NIH HHS / United States
R01 DA008259 / DA / NIDA NIH HHS / United States
R01 GM062328 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
R01 HL098351 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 NS055255 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
R01 HD059913 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
HD059913 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
HL098351 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
GM007739 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
P01 HL096571 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
T32 GM007739 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
GM62328 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
R01 HD040260 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States