Title
Lactosamine modulates the rate of migration of GnRH neurons during mouse development
UMMS Affiliation
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center; Department of Cell Biology
Publication Date
2006-08-26
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Amino Sugars; Animals; Cell Count; Cell Differentiation; Cell Movement; Down-Regulation; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Immunohistochemistry; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Knockout; N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases; Neurons; Olfactory Bulb; Olfactory Mucosa; Olfactory Pathways; Prosencephalon; Vomeronasal Organ
Disciplines
Cell Biology
Abstract
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons are derived from progenitor cells in the olfactory placodes and migrate from the vomeronasal organ (VNO) across the cribriform plate into the forebrain. At embryonic day (E)12 in the mouse most of these neurons are still in the nasal compartment but by E15 most GnRH neurons have migrated into the forebrain. Glycoconjugates with carbohydrate chains containing terminal lactosamine are expressed by neurons in the main olfactory epithelium and in the VNO. One of the key enzymes required to regulate the synthesis and expression of lactosamine, beta1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-1 (beta3GnT1), is strongly expressed by neurons in the olfactory epithelium and VNO, and on neurons migrating out of the VNO along the GnRH migratory pathway. Immunocytochemical analysis of lactosamine and GnRH in embryonic mice reveals that the percentage of lactosamine+-GnRH+ double-labeled neurons decreases from > 80% at E13, when migration is near its peak, to approximately 30% at E18.5, when most neurons have stopped migrating. In beta3GnT1-/- mice, there is a partial loss of lactosamine expression on GnRH neurons. Additionally, a greater number of GnRH neurons were retained in the nasal compartment of null mice at E15 while fewer GnRH neurons were detected later in embryonic development in the ventral forebrain. These results suggest that the loss of lactosamine on a subset of GnRH neurons impeded the rate of migration from the nose to the brain.
DOI of Published Version
10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04955.x
Source
Eur J Neurosci. 2006 Aug;24(3):654-60. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The European journal of neuroscience
Related Resources
PubMed ID
16930397
Repository Citation
Bless, Elizabeth; Raitcheva, Denitza; Henion, Timothy R.; Tobet, Stuart A.; and Schwarting, Gerald A., "Lactosamine modulates the rate of migration of GnRH neurons during mouse development" (2006). Schwarting Lab Publications. 7.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/schwarting/7