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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Vol. 51, 903-912, July 2003, Copyright © 2003, The Histochemical Society, Inc.

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Expression of Gap Junction Protein Connexin43 in the Adult Rat Cochlea: Comparison with Connexin26

Toshihiro Suzukia, Tetsuro Takamatsub, and Masahito Oyamadab
a Departments of Otolaryngology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
b Pathology and Cell Regulation, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Correspondence to: Masahito Oyamada, Dept. of Pathology and Cell Regulation, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. E-mail: oyamada@basic.kpu-m.ac.jp

To elucidate whether the two different gap junction proteins connexin43 (Cx43) and connexin26 (Cx26) are expressed and localized in a similar manner in the adult rat cochlea, we performed three-dimensional confocal microscopy using cryosections and surface preparations. In the cochlear lateral wall, Cx43-positive spots were localized mainly in the stria vascularis and only a few spots were present in the spiral ligament, whereas Cx26-positive spots were detected in both the stria vascularis and the spiral ligament. In the spiral limbus, Cx43 was widely distributed, whereas Cx26 was more concentrated on the side facing the scala vestibuli and in the basal portion. In the organ of Corti, Cx43-positive spots were present between the supporting cells but they were fewer and much smaller than those of Cx26. These data demonstrated distinct differences between Cx43 and Cx26 in expression and localization in the cochlea. In addition, the area of overlap of zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) immunolabeling with Cx43-positive spots was small, whereas it was fairly large with Cx26-positive spots in the cochlear lateral wall, suggesting that the differences are not associated with the structural difference between carboxyl terminals, i.e., those of Cx43 possess sequences for binding to ZO-1, whereas those of Cx26 lack these binding sequences. (J Histochem Cytochem 51:903–912, 2003)

Key Words: cochlea, confocal microscopy, connexin, gap junctions, stria vascularis, spiral ligament, spiral limbus, organ of Corti, ZO-1


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