Expression of Phospho-MeCP2s in the Developing Rat Brain and Function of Postnatal MeCP2 in Cerebellar Neural Cell Development  

作　　者：Fang Liu Jing-Jing Ni Feng-Yan Sun 

机构地区：[1]Department of Neurobiology,Institute of Biomedical Sciences,State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China [2]Research Center on Aging and Medicine,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China

出　　处：《Neuroscience Bulletin》2017年第1期1-16,共16页神经科学通报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81030020)

摘　　要：Abnormal expression and dysfunction of methyl-CpG binding protein 2 （MeCP2） cause Rett syndrome （RTT）. The diverse phosphorylation modifications modulate MeCP2 function in neural cells. Using western blot and immunohistochemistry, we examined the expression patterns of MeCP2 and three phospho-MeCP2s （pMeCP2s） in the developing rat brain. The expression of MeCP2 and phospho-S80 （pS80） MeCP2 increased while pS421 MeCP2 and pS292 MeCP2 decreased with brain maturation. In contrast to the nuclear localization of MeCP2 and pS80 MeCP2, pS421 MeCP2 and pS292 MeCP2 were mainly expressed in the cytoplasmic com- partment. Apart from their distribution in neurons, they were also detected at a low level in astrocytes. Postnatallyinitiated MeCP2 deficiency affected cerebellar neural cell development, as determined by the abnormal expression of GFAP, DCX, Tuj 1, MAP-2, and calbindin-D28k. Together, these results demonstrate that MeCP2 and diverse pMeCP2s have distinct features of spatio-temporal expression in the rat brain, and that the precise levels of MeCP2 in the postnatal period are vital to cerebellar neural cell development.Abnormal expression and dysfunction of methyl-CpG binding protein 2 （MeCP2） cause Rett syndrome （RTT）. The diverse phosphorylation modifications modulate MeCP2 function in neural cells. Using western blot and immunohistochemistry, we examined the expression patterns of MeCP2 and three phospho-MeCP2s （pMeCP2s） in the developing rat brain. The expression of MeCP2 and phospho-S80 （pS80） MeCP2 increased while pS421 MeCP2 and pS292 MeCP2 decreased with brain maturation. In contrast to the nuclear localization of MeCP2 and pS80 MeCP2, pS421 MeCP2 and pS292 MeCP2 were mainly expressed in the cytoplasmic com- partment. Apart from their distribution in neurons, they were also detected at a low level in astrocytes. Postnatallyinitiated MeCP2 deficiency affected cerebellar neural cell development, as determined by the abnormal expression of GFAP, DCX, Tuj 1, MAP-2, and calbindin-D28k. Together, these results demonstrate that MeCP2 and diverse pMeCP2s have distinct features of spatio-temporal expression in the rat brain, and that the precise levels of MeCP2 in the postnatal period are vital to cerebellar neural cell development.

关 键 词：MECP2 Phospho-MeCP2 Braindevelopment CYTOPLASM ASTROCYTE CEREBELLUM 

分 类 号：R338[医药卫生—人体生理学]