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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Vol. 49, 639-648, May 2001, Copyright © 2001, The Histochemical Society, Inc.

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The Cortactin-binding Postsynaptic Density Protein ProSAP1 in Non-neuronal Cells

Peter Redeckera, Eckart D. Gundelfingerb, and Tobias M. Boeckersb,c
a Department of Anatomy 1, Medical School of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
b Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
c AG Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Anatomy, Westfaelische Wilhelms-University, Muenster, Germany

Correspondence to: Peter Redecker, Abt. Anatomie 1, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany. E-mail: redecker.peter@mh-hannover.de

Proline-rich synapse-associated protein-1 (ProSAP1) is a neuronal PDZ domain-containing protein that has recently been identified as an essential element of the postsynaptic density. Via its interaction with the actin-binding protein cortactin and its integrative function in the organization of neurotransmitter receptors, ProSAP1 is believed to be involved in the linkage of the postsynaptic signaling machinery to the actin-based cytoskeleton, and may play a role in the cytoskeletal rearrangements that underlie synaptic plasticity. As a result of our ongoing studies on the distribution and function of this novel PDZ domain protein, we now report that the expression of ProSAP1 is restricted neither to neurons and interneuronal junctions nor to the nervous system. Using immunohistochemical techniques in conjunction with specific antibodies, we found that, in the CNS, ProSAP1 can be detected in certain glial cells, such as ependymal cells, tanycytes, subpial/radial astrocytes, and in the choroid plexus epithelium. Moreover, our immunohistochemical analyses revealed the presence of ProSAP1 in endocrine cells of the adenohypophysis and of the pancreas, as well as in non-neuronal cell types of other organs. In the pancreas, ProSAP1 immunoreactivity was also localized in the duct system of the exocrine parenchyma. Our findings demonstrate that, in addition to neurons, ProSAP1 is present in various non-neuronal cells, in which it may play a crucial role in the dynamics of the actin-based cytoskeleton. (J Histochem Cytochem 49:639–648, 2001)

Key Words: PSD, shank, CortBP1, actin cytoskeleton, glial cells, choroid plexus, pituitary, endocrine pancreas, pancreatic ducts, apical surfaces


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