Distribution of N-cadherin in human cerebral cortex during prenatal development |
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Authors: | Gamze?Tanriover Umit?A?Kayisli Ramazan?Demir Elif?Pestereli Seyda?Karaveli Email author" target="_blank">Necdet?DemirEmail author |
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Institution: | (1) Departments of Histology and Embryology, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University, 07070 Antalya, Turkey;(2) Reproductive Neuroscience Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA;(3) Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey |
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Abstract: | An important subgroup of adhesion molecules is the superfamily of cadherins, which takes part in cell recognition and differentiation during development. To our knowledge only one study describing N-cadherin expression in developing human brain has been performed so far. Our aim is to identify N-cadherin expression to establish a relationship between its expression and function in human cerebral cortex during prenatal development. In the present study, localization and intensity of N-cadherin was investigated in developing cerebral cortex. Fetuses from spontaneous abortions (n=13) were obtained from first, second, and third trimesters. Western blot analysis revealed three bands and the third trimester samples showed the strongest bands for N-cadherin. Cell processes, axon bundles, and some of the developing neurons revealed immunoreactivity for N-cadherin throughout pregnancy. The immunoreactivity increased in the developing neocortex and expanded from the ventricular layer toward the marginal zone as development progressed. Moreover, the immunoreactivity was strong in vascular endothelium during all three trimesters. We conclude that N-cadherin is dynamically related to the organization of cerebral cortex layers during prenatal development. The dynamic expression pattern implicates N-cadherin as a potential regulator of cell migration, axon extension and fasciculation, the establishment of synaptic contacts, and neurovascular angiogenesis in the developing human cerebral cortex. |
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Keywords: | Cerebral cortex Developing brain Human fetus N-cadherin Prenatal period |
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