| First Author | Kamphuis W | Year | 2012 |
| Journal | PLoS One | Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 8 | Pages | e42823 |
| PubMed ID | 22912745 | Mgi Jnum | J:189978 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5447603 | Doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0042823 |
| Citation | Kamphuis W, et al. (2012) GFAP isoforms in adult mouse brain with a focus on neurogenic astrocytes and reactive astrogliosis in mouse models of Alzheimer disease. PLoS One 7(8):e42823 |
| abstractText | Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is the main astrocytic intermediate filament (IF). GFAP splice isoforms show differential expression patterns in the human brain. GFAPdelta is preferentially expressed by neurogenic astrocytes in the subventricular zone (SVZ), whereas GFAP(+1) is found in a subset of astrocytes throughout the brain. In addition, the expression of these isoforms in human brain material of epilepsy, Alzheimer and glioma patients has been reported. Here, for the first time, we present a comprehensive study of GFAP isoform expression in both wild-type and Alzheimer Disease (AD) mouse models. In cortex, cerebellum, and striatum of wild-type mice, transcripts for Gfap-alpha, Gfap-beta, Gfap-gamma, Gfap-delta, Gfap-kappa, and a newly identified isoform Gfap-zeta, were detected. Their relative expression levels were similar in all regions studied. GFAPalpha showed a widespread expression whilst GFAPdelta distribution was prominent in the SVZ, rostral migratory stream (RMS), neurogenic astrocytes of the subgranular zone (SGZ), and subpial astrocytes. In contrast to the human SVZ, we could not establish an unambiguous GFAPdelta localization in proliferating cells of the mouse SVZ. In APPswePS1dE9 and 3xTgAD mice, plaque-associated reactive astrocytes had increased transcript levels of all detectable GFAP isoforms and low levels of a new GFAP isoform, Gfap-DeltaEx7. Reactive astrocytes in AD mice showed enhanced GFAPalpha and GFAPdelta immunolabeling, less frequently increased vimentin and nestin, but no GFAPkappa or GFAP(+1) staining. In conclusion, GFAPdelta protein is present in SVZ, RMS, and neurogenic astrocytes of the SGZ, but also outside neurogenic niches. Furthermore, differential GFAP isoform expression is not linked with aging or reactive gliosis. This evidence points to the conclusion that differential regulation of GFAP isoforms is not involved in the reorganization of the IF network in reactive gliosis or in neurogenesis in the mouse brain. |
