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Article: Functional properties, developmental regulation, and chromosomal localization of murine connexin36, a gap-junctional protein expressed preferentially in retina and brain

TitleFunctional properties, developmental regulation, and chromosomal localization of murine connexin36, a gap-junctional protein expressed preferentially in retina and brain
Authors
KeywordsGap junction channels
Intercellular communication
Neurons
Oocytes
Retinal connexins
Issue Date2000
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/34828
Citation
Journal Of Neuroscience Research, 2000, v. 59 n. 6, p. 813-826 How to Cite?
AbstractRetinal neurons of virtually every type are coupled by gap-junctional channels whose pharmacological and gating properties have been studied extensively. We have begun to identify the molecular composition and functional properties of the connexins that form these 'electrical synapses,' and have cloned several that constitute a new subclass (γ) of the connexin family expressed predominantly in retina and brain. In this paper, we present a series of experiments characterizing connexin36 (Cx36), a member of the γ subclass that was cloned from a mouse retinal cDNA library. Cx36 has been localized to mouse chromosome 2, in a region syntenic to human chromosome 5, and immunocytochemistry showed strong labeling in the ganglion cell and inner nuclear layers of the mouse retina. Comparison of the developmental time course of Cx36 expression in mouse retina with the genesis of the various classes of retinal cells suggests that the expression of Cx36 occurs primarily after cellular differentiation is complete. Because photic stimulation can affect the gap-junctional coupling between retinal neurons, we determined whether lighting conditions might influence the steady state levels of Cx36 transcript in the mouse retina. Steady-state levels of Cx36 transcript were significantly higher in animals reared under typical cyclic-light conditions; exposure either to constant darkness or to continuous illumination reduced the steady-state level of mRNA approximately 40%. Injection of Cx36 cRNA into pairs of Xenopus oocytes induced intercellular conductances that were relatively insensitive to transjunctional voltage, a property shared with other members of the γ subclass of connexins. Like skate Cx35, mouse Cx36 was unable to form heterotypic gap-junctional channels when paired with two other rodent connexins. In addition, mouse Cx36 failed to form voltage-activated hemichannels, whereas both skate and perch Cx35 displayed quinine-sensitive hemichannel activity. The conservation of intercellular channel gating contrasts with the failure of Cx36 to make hemichannels, suggesting that the voltage-gating mechanisms of hemichannels may be distinct from those of intact intercellular channels. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/132726
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.258
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dc.contributor.authorAlUbaidi, MRen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWhite, TWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRipps, Hen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPoras, Ien_HK
dc.contributor.authorAvner, Pen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGomés, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorBruzzone, Ren_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-28T09:28:35Z-
dc.date.available2011-03-28T09:28:35Z-
dc.date.issued2000en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Neuroscience Research, 2000, v. 59 n. 6, p. 813-826en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0360-4012en_HK
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dc.description.abstractRetinal neurons of virtually every type are coupled by gap-junctional channels whose pharmacological and gating properties have been studied extensively. We have begun to identify the molecular composition and functional properties of the connexins that form these 'electrical synapses,' and have cloned several that constitute a new subclass (γ) of the connexin family expressed predominantly in retina and brain. In this paper, we present a series of experiments characterizing connexin36 (Cx36), a member of the γ subclass that was cloned from a mouse retinal cDNA library. Cx36 has been localized to mouse chromosome 2, in a region syntenic to human chromosome 5, and immunocytochemistry showed strong labeling in the ganglion cell and inner nuclear layers of the mouse retina. Comparison of the developmental time course of Cx36 expression in mouse retina with the genesis of the various classes of retinal cells suggests that the expression of Cx36 occurs primarily after cellular differentiation is complete. Because photic stimulation can affect the gap-junctional coupling between retinal neurons, we determined whether lighting conditions might influence the steady state levels of Cx36 transcript in the mouse retina. Steady-state levels of Cx36 transcript were significantly higher in animals reared under typical cyclic-light conditions; exposure either to constant darkness or to continuous illumination reduced the steady-state level of mRNA approximately 40%. Injection of Cx36 cRNA into pairs of Xenopus oocytes induced intercellular conductances that were relatively insensitive to transjunctional voltage, a property shared with other members of the γ subclass of connexins. Like skate Cx35, mouse Cx36 was unable to form heterotypic gap-junctional channels when paired with two other rodent connexins. In addition, mouse Cx36 failed to form voltage-activated hemichannels, whereas both skate and perch Cx35 displayed quinine-sensitive hemichannel activity. The conservation of intercellular channel gating contrasts with the failure of Cx36 to make hemichannels, suggesting that the voltage-gating mechanisms of hemichannels may be distinct from those of intact intercellular channels. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/34828en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Neuroscience Researchen_HK
dc.subjectGap junction channelsen_HK
dc.subjectIntercellular communicationen_HK
dc.subjectNeuronsen_HK
dc.subjectOocytesen_HK
dc.subjectRetinal connexinsen_HK
dc.titleFunctional properties, developmental regulation, and chromosomal localization of murine connexin36, a gap-junctional protein expressed preferentially in retina and brainen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailBruzzone, R: bruzzone@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(20000315)59:6<813::AID-JNR14>3.0.CO;2-#en_HK
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dc.identifier.volume59en_HK
dc.identifier.issue6en_HK
dc.identifier.spage813en_HK
dc.identifier.epage826en_HK
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