Journal: The American Journal of Pathology
Article Title: Increased CDK5 Expression in HIV Encephalitis Contributes to Neurodegeneration via Tau Phosphorylation and Is Reversed with Roscovitine
doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.12.033
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of CDK5 knockdown on pTau immunoreactivity in gp120 Tg mice. Micrographs are representative bright-field images from brain sections of non-Tg, gp120 Tg, Cdk5+/−, and gp120 Tg/Cdk5+/− mice. A–D: Low-magnification view of the neocortex and hippocampus in brain sections from non-Tg, gp120 Tg, Cdk5+/−, and gp120 Tg/Cdk5+/− mice immunostained with an antibody against pTau (PHF-1). E–H: Higher-magnification view shows pyramidal neurons in the neocortex of non-Tg, gp120 Tg, Cdk5+/−, and gp120 Tg/Cdk5+/− immunostained with an antibody against pTau (PHF-1). I: Image analysis shows increased levels of pTau (PHF-1) immunoreactivity in gp120 Tg mice, compared with non-Tg and Cdk5+/− mice. J–M: Higher-magnification view of CDK5 immunoreactivity in pyramidal neurons in the neocortex of non-Tg, gp120 Tg, Cdk5+/−, and gp120 Tg/Cdk5+/− mice. N: Image analysis shows reduced CDK5 levels, expressed as corrected optical density values, in Cdk5+/− and gp120 Tg/Cdk5+/− mice, compared with non-Tg controls. *P < 0.05 by one-way analysis of variance with post hoc Dunnett's test, compared with control non-Tg mice (n = 8 mice per group, 12 months old). **P < 0.05 by one-way analysis of variance with post hoc Tukey-Kramer test, compared with gp120 Tg. Scale bar: 375 μm (A–D); 25 μm (E–H and J–M).
Article Snippet: Membranes were incubated overnight at 4°C with rabbit polyclonal antibodies against CDK5 (C-8, 1:500), phosphorylated CDK5 (Tyr15, 1:500), p35/p25 (C-19, 1:500), CDK1/2 (AN21.2, 1:1000), or cyclin-D (H-295, 1:1000), all from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Santa Cruz, CA).
Techniques: Knockdown, Control