Cellular localization of cytochemically stained acetylcholinesterase activity in adult rat skeletal muscle

1985 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 795-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Alejandro Donoso ◽  
Hugo L. Fernandez
1990 ◽  
Vol 258 (3) ◽  
pp. C578-C581 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Thomason ◽  
F. W. Booth

We have developed a novel technique to incorporate and stably express foreign genes in adult rat skeletal muscle in vivo. Endogeneous satellite cells in skeletal muscle regenerating from bupivacaine damage were infected with an injected retrovirus containing the Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase gene under the promoter control of the Moloney murine leukemia virus long-terminal repeat. Constitutive and stable expression of beta-galactosidase activity was observed in muscle fibers after 6 days and 1 mo of muscle regeneration. Two patterns of expression were observed, diffuse expression within fibers and focal expression associated with the sarcolemma. This technique will allow future experiments with muscle-specific genes and promoters to study the physiological regulation of skeletal muscle gene expression in the intact adult mammal. Furthermore, the technique of stimulating stem cell proliferation to allow retroviral-mediated gene transfer may be generally applicable to other tissues.


2009 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. 1103-1115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maura Francolini ◽  
Giorgio Brunelli ◽  
Ilaria Cambianica ◽  
Sergio Barlati ◽  
Alessandro Barbon ◽  
...  

1993 ◽  
Vol 265 (6) ◽  
pp. C1716-C1722 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Marette ◽  
J. Krischer ◽  
L. Lavoie ◽  
C. Ackerley ◽  
J. L. Carpentier ◽  
...  

The cellular localization of the alpha 2-subunit of the Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase was defined by immunoelectron microscopy, and the effect of insulin on the amount of alpha 2-immunoreactive subunits on the cell surface was quantitated. Two protocols were used for tissue fixation and immunolocalization. Protocol 1 was characterized by fixation with 2% paraformaldehyde, use of a monoclonal antibody, and detection with 3-nm-diameter gold-labeled Fab fragments or 10-nm gold-labeled immunoglobulin G. Protocol 2 was characterized by fixation with 4% paraformaldehyde plus 0.1% glutaraldehyde, use of a polyclonal antibody, and detection with 10-nm gold-labeled protein A. In control muscle, the alpha 2-subunit of the Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase was present at the plasma membrane and in intracellular tubular and vesicular structures located in subsarcolemmal and triadic regions. Acute insulin stimulation increased the number of immunolabeled alpha 2-subunits in the plasma membrane after both fixation protocols. The gain in the plasma membrane ranged from 1.5- to 3.7-fold and was significant at the level of P < 0.005. These results provide morphological quantitative evidence that the alpha 2-subunit of the Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase is present both at the plasma membrane and intracellularly in mammalian skeletal muscle and that insulin acutely increases its abundance in the muscle surface.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Conte ◽  
Adriano Fonzino ◽  
Antonio Cibelli ◽  
Vito De Benedictis ◽  
Paola Imbrici ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
pp. 1113-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce M. Carlson ◽  
Jean A. Carlson ◽  
Eduard I. Dedkov ◽  
Ian S. McLennan

Caveolin-3, a muscle-specific member of the caveolin family, is strongly localized to the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) in adult rat muscle fibers, where it co-localizes with α-bungarotoxin staining. In 24-month-old rats, less distinct staining corresponds with the normal aging changes in the NMJ. After denervation, the pattern and intensity of staining begin to break up as early as 3 days, and by 10 days little staining remains. The functional implications of this concentration of caveolin-3 at the NMJ remain obscure, but it is possible that its absence could account for some of the phenotypic characteristics of individuals with caveolin-3 mutations.


1998 ◽  
Vol 436 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yann Péréon ◽  
Christine Dettbarn ◽  
Ying Lu ◽  
Karin N. Westlund ◽  
Jian-Ting Zhang ◽  
...  

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