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A monoclonal anti-glycoconjugate antibody defines a stage and position-dependent gradient in the developing sympathoadrenal system

The Histochemical Journal volume 24, pages 842–851 (1992)Cite this article

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The expression of complex carbohydrate antigens was analysed in developing sympathoadrenal cells of the rat using monoclonal antibodies that react with unique carbohydrate structures. CC1 and CC4 are monoclonal antibodies that react specifically with β-N-acetylgalactosamine and α-galactose/α-fucose moieties, respectively. CC1-reactive glycoconjugates are expressed in embryonic superior cervical ganglion (SCG) cells as early as embryonic day 15 (E15). CC4 is expressed in the SCG only for a brief period starting at E18 and then disappearing at P5. During their transient period of expression, CC1 antigens are expressed uniformly throughout the SCG at E15–17, but are then restricted to the rostral portion of the SCG from E18 to P4. CC4 is also concentrated in the rostral portion of the SCG between E21 and P4. In the adrenal medulla, CC1 and CC4 antigens display a post-natal onset of expression commencing approximately at P14 and continue to be expressed on a subset of cells which contain tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). The expression of CC1, however, is restricted to phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase-(PNMT)-negative chromaffin cells, whereas CC4 is not. CC1 and CC4-expressing cells appear to be scattered throughout the adrenal medulla without any particular topographic orientation. These findings suggest that the CC1 monoclonal antibody defines a stage-specific differentiation antigen in the sympathoadrenal lineage. Additionally, the CC1 antigen may confer important positional information in the embryonic SCG by distinguishing rostral from caudal neuronal cell bodies.

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    Gerald A. Schwarting, Craig M. Story & Gail Deutsch

  2. Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

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Schwarting, G.A., Story, C.M. & Deutsch, G. A monoclonal anti-glycoconjugate antibody defines a stage and position-dependent gradient in the developing sympathoadrenal system. Histochem J 24, 842–851 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01046356

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Keywords

  • Tyrosine Hydroxylase
  • Chromaffin Cell
  • Adrenal Medulla
  • Carbohydrate Antigen
  • Positional Information