RGD Reference Report - Differential expression of the regulator of G protein signaling RGS9 protein in nociceptive pathways of different age rats. - Rat Genome Database

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Differential expression of the regulator of G protein signaling RGS9 protein in nociceptive pathways of different age rats.

Authors: Kim, KJ  Moriyama, K  Han, KR  Sharma, M  Han, X  Xie, GX  Palmer, PP 
Citation: Kim KJ, etal., Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 2005 Nov 7;160(1):28-39. Epub 2005 Sep 8.
RGD ID: 1599995
Pubmed: PMID:16153714   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.devbrainres.2005.08.003   (Journal Full-text)

Regulators of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins are GTPase-activating proteins which act as modulators of G-protein-coupled receptors. RGS9 has two alternative splicing variants. RGS9-1 is expressed in the retina. RGS9-2 is expressed in the brain, especially abundant in the striatum. It is believed to be an essential regulatory component of dopamine and opioid signaling. In this study, we compared the expression of RGS9 proteins in the nervous system of different age groups of rats employing immunocytochemistry. In both 3-week- and 1-year-old rats, RGS9 is expressed abundantly in caudate-putamen, nucleus accumbens, and olfactory tubercle. It is also expressed abundantly in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells. Quantitative analysis showed that the intensities of RGS9 expression in 1-year-old rats are higher than those in the 3-week-old rats in caudate-putamen, nucleus accumbens, olfactory tubercle, periaqueductal gray, and gray matter of the spinal cord. In contrast, in thalamic nuclei and locus coeruleus, the intensities of RGS9 immunostaining in 3-week-old rats are higher than in 1-year-old rats. In DRG cells, there is no significant difference between the two age groups. These data suggest that RGS9 is differentially expressed with age. Such differential expression may play an important role in neuronal differentiation and development as well as in neuronal function, such as dopamine and opioid signaling.



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Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Rgs9Ratnervous system development  IEP  RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Rgs9  (regulator of G-protein signaling 9)

Objects referenced in this article
Gene Pygm glycogen phosphorylase, muscle associated Rattus norvegicus

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