PMID- 9258910 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19970924 LR - 20071114 IS - 0969-9961 (Print) IS - 0969-9961 (Linking) VI - 4 IP - 1 DP - 1997 TI - Cellular distribution of NMDA glutamate receptor subunit mRNAs in the human cerebellum. PG - 35-46 AB - We have used a quantitative in situ hybridization method with human ribonucleotide probes to examine the regional and cellular distribution of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) subunit mRNAs in the human cerebellum. Purkinje cells showed very dense labeling for NMDAR1 mRNA, dense labeling for NMDAR2A mRNA, and moderate labeling for NMDAR2D mRNA, whereas labeling for NMDAR2C mRNA was low. Granule cells showed high hybridization signals for the NMDAR1 and NMDAR2C mRNAs and moderate signals for the NMDAR2A and NMDAR2D mRNAs. In addition intense labeling with the NMDAR2B probe was observed in medium-sized neurons with chromophilic cell bodies in the upper part of the granule cell layer, most likely representing Golgi cells. Neurons in the molecular layer, i.e., basket cells and stellate cells, showed moderate hybridization signals for NMDAR1 and NMDAR2D and low signal for NMDAR2C. Each type of cerebellar neuron analyzed displayed a distinct NMDAR2 subunit profile, suggesting that they are likely to have NMDA receptors with distinct properties. FAU - Scherzer, C R AU - Scherzer CR AD - Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA. FAU - Landwehrmeyer, G B AU - Landwehrmeyer GB FAU - Kerner, J A AU - Kerner JA FAU - Standaert, D G AU - Standaert DG FAU - Hollingsworth, Z R AU - Hollingsworth ZR FAU - Daggett, L P AU - Daggett LP FAU - Velicelebi, G AU - Velicelebi G FAU - Penney, J B Jr AU - Penney JB Jr FAU - Young, A B AU - Young AB LA - eng SI - GENBANK/U77782 SI - GENBANK/U77783 GR - AG11337/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - MH/NS 31862/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - NS31579/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Neurobiol Dis JT - Neurobiology of disease JID - 9500169 RN - 0 (Macromolecular Substances) RN - 0 (NMDA receptor A1) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) SB - IM MH - Cerebellar Cortex/metabolism MH - Cerebellum/*metabolism MH - Female MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization MH - Macromolecular Substances MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - RNA, Messenger/analysis MH - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/*biosynthesis/*chemistry EDAT- 1997/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 2001/03/28 10:01 CRDT- 1997/01/01 00:00 PHST- 1997/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2001/03/28 10:01 [medline] PHST- 1997/01/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0969-9961(97)90136-4 [pii] AID - 10.1006/nbdi.1997.0136 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurobiol Dis. 1997;4(1):35-46. doi: 10.1006/nbdi.1997.0136.