Subcellular distribution of corticotropin-releasing-factor-like immunoreactivity in rat central nervous system

S. T. Cain; M. J. Owens; C. B. Nemeroff

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Subcellular distribution of corticotropin-releasing-factor-like immunoreactivity in rat central nervous system

S. T. Cain, M. J. Owens, C. B. Nemeroff

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Abstract

Corticotropin-releasing-factor-like immunoreactivity (CRF-LI) was measured in a number of subcellular fractions from rat brain using a highly sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay. CRF-LI was highly enriched in the crude synaptosomal/mitochondrial fraction (P₂) relative to the homogenate, P₁, S₁, and S₂ fractions. Separation of the P₂ fraction into synaptosomal, myelin, and mitochondria-enriched subfractions on a rapid one-step sucrose gradient revealed that CRF-LI was present at higher concentrations in the synaptosomal fraction than in the mitochondrial and myelin fractions. The distribution of CRF-LI paralleled that of synapsin, a synaptic vesicle marker phosphoprotein, but not that of pyruvate dehydrogenase, a mitochondrial phosphoprotein. These results are consistent with a nerve terminal localization of CRF and a potential role for this peptide as a central nervous system neurotransmitter.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	36-41
Number of pages	6
Journal	Neuroendocrinology
Volume	54
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000125848
State	Published - 1991
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

central nervous system
corticotropin-releasing factor
phosphoprotein
pyruvate dehydrogenase
subcellular distribution
synapsin
synaptosomes

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Endocrinology
Neuroscience(all)

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Subcellular distribution of corticotropin-releasing-factor-like immunoreactivity in rat central nervous system

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