| First Author | Chan SY | Year | 1998 |
| Journal | Oncogene | Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 5 | Pages | 661-6 |
| PubMed ID | 9704933 | Mgi Jnum | J:49156 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:1276786 | Doi | 10.1038/sj.onc.1201970 |
| Citation | Chan SY, et al. (1998) Sex difference in immunostaining of RET in the adult mouse kidney. Oncogene 17(5):661-6 |
| abstractText | The c-ret proto-oncogene encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase which is important for the development of the kidney and the enteric nervous system. During nephrogenesis, c-ret is expressed in the ureteric bud epithelium and later in its derivative, the collecting duct. This takes place during 11-17.5 days post-coitum (d.p.c.) in the mouse and our immunohistochemical study showed that the RET protein co-localized with the transcript. At 18.5 d.p.c. the kidney is fully differentiated. At 18.5 d.p.c., 1 week and 10 weeks old, RET was found in the proximal convoluted tubules, which is formed from the condensed mesenchyme. This suggests that c-ret may also play a role in kidney function. For the 10 weeks old kidney, RET immunostaining in male was concentrated on the basolateral side while female had a stronger staining in the whole cell. Furthermore, cytoplasmic staining was observed in male whereas both cytoplasmic and nuclear staining was found in female. c-ret transcript was detected by RT-PCR, and in situ hybridization showed its expression throughout the kidney. The reason for the sex-specific staining and the role of RET in kidney function remain to be determined. |
