Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: Alteration of the Dopamine Receptors’ Expression in the Cerebellum of the Lysosomal Acid Phosphatase 2 Mutant (Naked–Ataxia ( NAX )) Mouse
doi: 10.3390/ijms21082914
Figure Lengend Snippet: Frontal sections of wt and nax mouse cerebella: DRD3 expression at P5 and P17. ( A , B ) Immunoperoxidase staining for DRD3 in wt ( A ) and nax ( B ) cerebella at P5 shows weak immunoreactivity in the Pcl and external germinal zone (egz). ( C – E ) Immunoperoxidase staining for DRD3 in the wt cerebellum at P17 demonstrates immunoreactivity in the whole cortex of the wt cerebellum, mostly in PC somata ( C , D ) within scattered cell bodies in the gl (arrows indicated in D ( d )) and in cerebellar nuclei neurons (CNs) ( C , E ). ( F – H ) DRD3 immunostaining of a frontal section of the nax cerebellum at P17 shows strong immunoreactivity in PC somata in the Pcl/ml ( F – H ), CNs ( F ), and a few cells in the gl (arrows in G , H ). ( E ) Western blot analysis of whole cerebellar lysates revealed no significant differences in DRD3 protein expression between wt and nax cerebella at P5 and P17 (wt: n = 3 and nax : n = 3). The data in the bar graph are presented as the mean of three independent experiments ± SEM, and statistical analysis was performed using two–way ANOVA. P; postnatal. Scale bars: 50 μm in A and B, 500 μm in C and F, 100 μm in D, 200 μm in E, 100 μm in G.
Article Snippet: D1: rabbit polyclonal anti–D1 dopamine receptor (TA328798, anti–Drd1, diluted 1:1000; OriGene Biotech Co., Rockville, MD, USA); D2: rabbit polyclonal anti–D2 dopamine receptor (TA328800, anti–Drd2, diluted 1:1000; OriGene Biotech Co., Rockville, MD, USA), produced against recombinant rat dopamine receptor 2 (DR2); D3: rabbit polyclonal anti–D3 dopamine receptor (TA328800, anti–Drd3, diluted 1:1000; OriGene Biotech Co., Rockville, MD, USA), produced against recombinant rat dopamine receptor 3 (DR3); D4: rabbit polyclonal anti–D4 dopamine receptor (TA321202, anti–DRD4, diluted 1:1000; OriGene Biotech Co., Rockville, MD, USA), produced against recombinant rat dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4); and D5: rabbit polyclonal anti–D5 dopamine receptor (TA328802, anti–Drd5, diluted 1:1000; OriGene Biotech Co., Rockville, MD, USA), produced against recombinant rat dopamine receptor 5 (DR5).
Techniques: Expressing, Immunoperoxidase Staining, Immunostaining, Western Blot