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Characterization of regulators of G-protein signaling RGS4 and RGS10 proteins in the postmortem human brain

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NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL
卷 57, 期 7, 页码 722-729

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2010.08.008

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Regulators of G-protein signaling; RGS4; RGS10; Human brain; Postmortem changes; Aging; Western blot

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  1. MICINN [SAF 04/02784, SAF 09/08460, SAF 08/01311]
  2. FIS [01/0358]
  3. Basque Government [IT 199/07]
  4. RETICS [RD06/0001/0003]
  5. Basque Government, Spain

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Regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) proteins are a large family of proteins that accelerate GTPase rate of the G alpha subunits and therefore, negatively regulate G-protein signaling. Expression of RGS4 and RGS10 proteins was characterized in human prefrontal cortex attending to methodological (subcellular localization, antibody specificity and sensitivity, postmortem delay (PMD) and storage conditions of the samples) and demographic issues (age and gender of the subjects). Anti-RGS4 (N-16) antibody revealed a unique and specific band of 38 kDa that was highly enriched in the plasma membrane. Anti-RGS10 (C-20) antibody revealed two specific bands of 24 and 27 kDa, corresponding to two possible isoforms of this protein, which were predominantly localized in the cytosol. Antibody dilution and protein linearity studies confirmed the sensitivity of the signal. A large number of samples from 58 individuals presenting well spread PMD, storage time, age of the subjects at the time of death, and male and female distribution were studied. A positive linear relationship between the age and RGS4 immunoreactivity was observed. There was a negative influence of PMD on the RGS10 27 kDa band immunoreactivity but a positive relationship emerged between the PMD and RGS4 immunoreactivity. Storage time of the samples did not have any influence on RGS4 nor on RGS10 immunoreactivity, showing their stability at -70 degrees C. When studying the RGS4 and RGS10 protein expression density in males and females, no significant difference was found between groups. This study demonstrates that RGS4 and RGS10 proteins can be detected by immunoreactive techniques in postmortem human brain cortex. The study provides important matching conditions that should be taken into account in postmortem brain studies of neuropsychiatric diseases. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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