The localization and rate of disappearance of a synaptic vesicle antigen following denervation |
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Authors: | Dr Edilio Borroni Patrizia Ferretti Wolfgang Fiedler Geoffrey Q Fox |
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Institution: | (1) Abteilung Neurochemie, Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie, Göttingen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland;(2) Abteilung Neurochemie, Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie, Postfach 2841, 3400 Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | Summary A proteoglycan-specific antiserum has been used to monitor the effects of denervation in the electric organ of Torpedo marmorata. The antiserum was produced by injecting a highly purified synaptic vesicle fraction prepared from the electric organs of Torpedo marmorata. Following absorption the serum appears to be specific towards synaptic vesicles. The ultrastructural localization of the antigen determined by immuno-electron microscopy confirmed the specificity of the antiserum and showed that it did not crossreact with the proteoglycans of the basal lamina. The rate of disappearance of the vesicle proteoglycans following denervation was evaluated by means of the antiserum and was compared to the rate of disappearance of other vesicular and nerve terminal-associated markers. The results suggest that degeneration affects the vesicular constituents at varying rates resulting in a progressive disappearance of the entire functional capacity of the synaptic vesicles. |
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Keywords: | Denervation Cholinergic synaptic vesicles Proteoglycan Immunocytochemistry Immuno-electron microscopy Torpedo marmorata |
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