Title | Temporal and spatial regulation of integrin vitronectin receptor mRNAs in the embryonic chick retina |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1996 |
Authors | Gervin DB, Cann GM, Clegg DO |
Journal | Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science |
Volume | 37 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 1084-96 |
Date Published | 1996 May |
ISSN | 0146-0404 |
Keywords | Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Base Sequence, Blotting, Northern, Chick Embryo, Chickens, Cloning, Molecular, DNA, Complementary, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Humans, In Situ Hybridization, Integrins, Molecular Sequence Data, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Receptors, Vitronectin, Retina, RNA, Messenger, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Transcription, Genetic, Vitronectin |
Abstract | PURPOSE: To identify integrin vitronectin receptor subunit mRNAs in the developing avian retina and to track their expression. METHODS: Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used to identify integrin vitronectin receptor subunit mRNAs expressed in embryonic chick retina. cDNA clones encoding the beta 5 subunit were isolated and sequenced. Expression patterns of mRNAs encoding alpha v, beta 3, and beta 5 subunits were analyzed using northern analysis and in situ hybridization. RESULTS: Integrin beta 1, beta 3, and beta 5 subunit mRNA were identified in embryonic day 6 chick retina. The sequence of chicken beta 5 was 77% identical to that of human beta 5, and sequences with known signaling functions were highly conserved. Integrin alpha v, beta 3, and beta 5 mRNAs were expressed throughout the development of the embryonic retina, with the highest levels per retina observed around the embryonic day 9. In situ hybridization showed that both beta 3 and beta 5 were expressed throughout the developing retina, particularly in undifferentiated neuroepithelial precursor cells. At later times, beta 3 was expressed uniformly throughout the retina, whereas beta 5 expression was highest in a band throughout the central retina. CONCLUSIONS: The strong conservation of sequences with known signaling functions in chicken beta 5 suggests that it functions in a manner similar to human beta 5. Spatial expression patterns of vitronectin receptor subunits at early times of development point to a range of possible functions beyond axon outgrowth, including retinoblast proliferation, adhesion, and migration. |
Alternate Journal | Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. |
PubMed ID | 8631624 |
Grant List | EY09736 / EY / NEI NIH HHS / United States |