PMID- 8822185 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19961114 LR - 20190116 IS - 0021-9967 (Print) IS - 0021-9967 (Linking) VI - 365 IP - 3 DP - 1996 Feb 12 TI - Immunocytochemical localization of the alpha 6 subunit of the gamma-aminobutyric acidA receptor in the rat nervous system. PG - 504-10 AB - The localization in the rat central nervous system and retina of the alpha 6 subunit peptide of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABAA) receptor has been studied by light microscopy immunocytochemistry with a specific anti-alpha 6 antibody. The alpha 6 subunit was present in the granule cells of the cerebellum, the granule cells of the dorsal cochlear nucleus, axons of the olfactory nerve including the glomerular endings, layer II of the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, and in the retinal synaptic layers, particularly the inner plexiform layer. Thus, contrary to the general belief, the alpha 6 subunit is not exclusively localized in the granule cells of the cerebellum. It is also expressed in some sensory neurons and other neurons involved in the initial processing of sensory information. FAU - Gutierrez, A AU - Gutierrez A AD - Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Kansas City 64110-2499, USA. FAU - Khan, Z U AU - Khan ZU FAU - De Blas, A L AU - De Blas AL LA - eng GR - N01-HD-6-2915/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Comp Neurol JT - The Journal of comparative neurology JID - 0406041 RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (Receptors, GABA-A) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Brain Chemistry/*physiology MH - Immunoenzyme Techniques MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Peptide Fragments/*analysis MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, GABA-A/*chemistry MH - Retina/*chemistry MH - Spinal Cord/*chemistry EDAT- 1996/02/12 00:00 MHDA- 2000/06/20 09:00 CRDT- 1996/02/12 00:00 PHST- 1996/02/12 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2000/06/20 09:00 [medline] PHST- 1996/02/12 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960212)365:3<504::AID-CNE12>3.0.CO;2-Q [pii] AID - 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960212)365:3<504::AID-CNE12>3.0.CO;2-Q [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Comp Neurol. 1996 Feb 12;365(3):504-10. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960212)365:3<504::AID-CNE12>3.0.CO;2-Q.